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Here is a common scenario: picture someone sitting at home, when suddenly their head starts pounding, their eyes start to itch and their heart rate rises. They reach for their phone or laptop to quickly Google what can possibly be wrong.

It’s a good reminder that today’s wonder drug may be tomorrow’s problem drug.

Doctors from the Sunshine Coast, north of Vancouver, have put a notice in a local newspaper letting folks know how they can help.

Expert notes the impact of the huge increase in the use of virtual care on the medico-legal landscape is still not clear.

No quick solutions but it is now clear what steps we need to take to improve things, argues OMA President Dr. Rose Zacharias.

A public long-term care facility with 43 empty beds? Dr. Sohail Gandhi investigates a troubling situation.

Shortages of nonprescription medicines (particularly children's pain medications and cough and cold medicines) appear to be affecting communities across Canada.

Two unusual ER cases leave Dr. Hector Baillie grateful to be in the right place at the right time.