Physician Columns

Cigarettes are making a comeback—with Gen Z taking the lead. Research from as recently as 2021 found 21% of physicians smoke. Do you?

After a wake-up call early in her career, this physician traded crazy-long workweeks for a balanced life.

I thought my life after fully recovering from an eating disorder would be smooth.

Dr. John Crosby discusses his tips on how to say no and set boundaries with patients and co-workers.

A return from sabbatical reveals a truth: patients readily grant doctors the grace that medical culture ruthlessly denies them.

May 1 marks National Physicians' Day, coinciding the the birthday of Dr. Emily Stowe—the first female doctor to practice medicine openly in Canada and one of the early founders of the women's suffrage movement.

Weakening board expertise through the exclusion of non-physician directors risks undermining the OMA’s influence and accountability at a critical turning point.

See what your colleagues say. Take our weekly doctor poll.

There’s a critical difference between professional advice and voting authority in physician governance.

Inside the emotional, clinical and systemic costs of today’s medical-legal reality.