6/6/2024 There are so many concepts applied to other areas of work, from finance to entertainment, that could be readily applied to medical care. Just imagine . . .
5/29/2024 What do all of these cases have in common? Therapeutic success, patient satisfaction and drugs being used off-label for treating conditions they have no official indication for.
5/6/2024 Most specialists have more business than they can handle—but what if you did need to market your practice?
4/15/2024 U.K. pediatrician Dr. Hilary Cass just released a systematic review, finding there to be ‘a lack of high-quality research’ that puberty blockers can help young people with gender dysphoria. I work with these patients—here’s what I see as a clinician.
3/26/2024 CaRMS season is upon us again and I find myself reflecting on my days as a med student and as a mentor at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine.
3/19/2024 One of my patients—a trans man—told me he left urgent care because of how embarrassing an interaction with the doctor there became. Luckily, his subsequent trip to the ER and laparoscopic appendectomy went well.
2/14/2024 Loneliness is now compared to smoking 15 cigarettes a day in terms of its impact on mortality.
2/6/2024 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith took it upon herslef to prescribe new rules for the complex world of caring for transgender and gender diverse youth in Alberta. The trouble is, she’s not a doctor.
1/31/2024 These bits of well-worn, so-called wisdom are notions I just can't bring myself to believe.
1/24/2024 It can be a balancing act trying to get the right answer on whether to screen a patient. Dr. Ted Jablonski outlines 12 pieces to this puzzle.
1/18/2024 Dr. Ted Jablonski constructs a 'super' Canadian doctors from the skills each province exemplifies most strongly.
1/4/2024 Patients ask us for advice. They demand ‘medical clearance’ to embark on elaborate plans of self-flagellation. They tell us what they are going to do, whether we agree or not.
