Healthcare

The policy says hair should only be cut when medically necessary, such as for head trauma and brain or head surgery.

In what’s known as embryo adoption, Lindsey and Tim Pierce used a handful of donated embryos that have been frozen since 1994 in pursuit of having a child after fighting infertility for years.

Along the way to passing the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada exams and navigating the Canadian pharmacy landscape, I have learned valuable lessons about perseverance, time management and the importance of community, among other things.

The province is also shifting the dose schedule as of the end of July from two doses to one dose for people ages nine to 20.

You may ask, why am I presenting ‘strange cases’ to an audience of primarily family doctors?

Not infrequently at our walk-in clinic, we see a patient who has suffered a laceration—self-inflicted or in an accident.

Researchers found no evidence of the long-held belief that young adults sit at a plateau after reaching peak lung development.

As a physician who has witnessed this crisis unfold over 40 years of practice, I believe we need to examine why increased funding alone may not be sufficient to address the depth of our current crisis.