2/9/2023 Researchers have been working on better understanding the impact of chronic traumatic encephalopathy—but the money-making machine of professional football doesn't seem to care.
2/1/2023 Efforts to commemorate Bobby Hull—a true innovator in the game of hockey but undeniably a toxic person—got me thinking about how physicians can best handle patients with hateful views that can even spill over into violence.
1/20/2023 I learned more about myself working part-time jobs than I ever did going to school.
1/4/2023 It’s the New Year and patients will invariably quiz you about what resolutions they should make to be healthier and happier.
12/20/2022 Here are 20 (hilarious) questions about medical specialities. Some answers are rather facile, others a bit more challenging and obscure. If they were all straightforward everyone would get them all right. And that’s no fun!
11/28/2022 I recently stumbled upon a research paper: “Depictions of penises in historical paintings reflect changing perceptions of the ideal penis size” I love to write fiction, but honestly, it would be hard to make this stuff up. Spoiler alert, the paper has a predictable climax.
11/16/2022 The in-person registration for this year's Family Medicine Forum didn't come close to pre-pandemic participation levels. Is in-person CME going to be able to evolve with the times?
11/4/2022 I have known many patients over the years with very significant chronic illnesses and disabilities who seem quite oblivious to them.
10/7/2022 It's not difficult for physicians to have a bad attitude about the challenges we face as practitioners today. But I'm looking to maintain my glass-half-full energy.
10/3/2022 I am a very busy physician who is fully booked on clinic days. My last patient is booked at 4:45 p.m. and I rarely leave after 5:30 p.m. I leave with all my charting done.
9/6/2022 New research designed to update Canada’s drinking guideline has discovered that there are no health benefits, only dangers from alcohol. Well that’s a sobering statement!
8/30/2022 Dr. Ted Jablonski has three vanity plates of his own, and has many suggestions for different specialties of MD who might want to add a little humour to their daily commute.
