Thousands of TikTok rants, viral tweets, a change.org petition signed by more than 36,000 women and peer-reviewed studies have all documented the grossly insufficient pain relief offered for IUD insertions by practitioners. So why isn't Canadian medicine changing?
It is coming up on 25% of Ontarians lacking a family doctor and the solution, Dr. Sohail Gandhi says to Ontario’s premier, is a raise of 35% for comprehensive care family physicians.
I find it frustrating that, even as I am asked to make presentations to share my expertise at national cardiovascular conferences, practitioners rarely consider my recommendations for preventative and potentially life-saving cardiovascular measures.
There are two things certain in life: death and taxes. If our patients die, how important is it that we convey to next of kin an accurate cause of death?