Discussions

Perimenopause can be tricky, with some symptoms more easily eased than others. But there is plenty of help to offer our patients.

An FP shares how a message on a T-shirt helps patients shed shame, feel seen, and begin to understand that their suffering reflects deep sensitivity, care and resilience—not weakness.

Most of us know Albert Einstein’s famous equation, E = mc2. It struck me that a similar formulation could describe the enjoyment of life, in relationship to medical care, quantity and quality.

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When patients are informed, engaged, proactive and use the health system appropriately health systems perform better. In contrast, passive and non-adherent patients who misuse healthcare will strain health systems.

One or two skin tags in one thing, but Dr. Robert Dickson wonders what triggers formation of a plethora of skin tags (or seborrheic keratoses) in certain individuals.

As clinicians, we are trained to respond to what we can see, measure and treat. But what about the exposures we can’t?

Antibiotic resistance is one of the biggest health threats we face today. It’s often blamed on the overuse of antibiotics, and for a good reason. But there’s another major factor quietly driving this crisis that doesn’t get as much attention: low vaccination rates.