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  • Here we go again

    Quebec FP Dr. Vincent Demers argues that now that the pandemic finally seems to be under control, some media and politicians have resumed their favorite topic which attracts clicks and votes: doctor bashing.
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  • Virtual meeting burnout, anyone?

    To say that I am sick and tired of virtual meetings and conferences would be a vast understatement. In fact, I think the most appropriate classification would be that they are actually eroding my mental and physical wellbeing.
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  • FDA approval of controversial Alzheimer’s drug could delay discovery of more promising treatments

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved aducanumab, the first treatment that aims to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. But approval of the drug has provoked mixed reactions from the scientific community.
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  • We can never let down our guard

    The delta variant is on the loose. Only 20% of eligible persons Canadian have been fully vaccinated. Alberta plans to lift all restrictions on July 1. Unexpected surges have occurred in Vietnam, Taiwan, and Singapore. We should never let down our guard if we are to avoid a fourth wave of this pandemic
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  • Cheers!

    I thought I should share some thoughts about alcohol, that colourless, odourless liquid that, when flavoured with various ketones and esters—becomes part of the national diet.
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  • POLL: What is the top thing Canada can do to help vaccinate the world?

    So, what is the top thing Canada can do to help vaccinate the world? Vote on what you think in our weekly news poll.
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  • Tone deaf CFPC fails its members, embarrasses itself

    Dr. Sohail Gandhi argues that the recent Canadian Family Physician editorial titled “Family medicine is not a business” is insulting to the work family doctors are doing every day during the pandemic and that the assertions in it by the author Dr. Roger Ladouceur are baseless in their attacks on family doctors.
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