Discussions

When Rick Siemens from Lethbridge, graduated from the University of Alberta, he quickly realized that many of his patients with diabetes were struggling with their condition.

Medical Director of Critical Care at the Michael Garron Hospital talks about the crucial steps he feels are needed to solve the nursing staff shortages in the province.

News over dysfunctional emergency rooms all across the country has been swirling for weeks. So what do we actually need to do to fix it?

Although my vacation plans didn’t go as expected, I learned about the value of preventative care. 

To understand forced organ harvesting, it is useful to consider a hypothetical scenario: a patient in Canada with end-stage heart disease is in need of a life-saving cardiac transplant.

I was a mere 27 years old when I started in private practice. This sounds like a bygone era.

Older adults may take longer to adjust to changes in altitude or humidity, and be more prone to motion sickness, jet lag, insomnia and constipation.

Dr. Alykhan Abdulla offers up a form letter for patients in a time when ERs are closed due to staffing shortages and the healthcare system is struggling to meet patient expectations.