Discussions

After an abnormal MoCA test, the patient wouldn’t follow up for further assessment. Now Dr. Jabir Jassam wonders if he has a duty to report to the Ministry of Transportation out of drive-safe concerns.

Virtual versus in-person is a false dichotomy, argues Dr. Dominik Nowak. Remote and in-person care both serve different purposes, for different people, at different points in their health journey.

It's known as the most depressing time of the year. Cold, snowy, no holidays in sight. Many experience the winter blues, and for those who already suffer from depression, this can be a particularly difficult time.

Unlike someone who has never known a different world, on my worst days, I struggle to accept the present reality.

In Canada, a conservative estimate is that long COVID has affected 100,000 to 150,000 people so far, although the studies assessing prevalence have serious methodologic flaws.

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I start each of my visits, after I listen to their reason for coming, with THE QUESTION: “What’s your situation with coronavirus, are you a recovered patient or are you fully immunized?”

If Darwin were here today, he might observe a certain resentment among other viruses at all the attention COVID-19 has managed to garner.