Practice Tips

Family and a love of medicine keep Dr. David Rapoport ticking, even after a sextuple bypass

The search for an Alberta doctor who went missing on a swollen river near Fort McMurray has been called off.

Information, honesty and support can go a long way in easing this stressful time

U.S. chain Duane Reade hit with $40 million lawsuit after former pharmacist allegedly performed a “manual mammogram” on tourist.

The five years before and after retirement are a crucial time for financial and lifestyle goals

EDMONTON | A "remorseful" Alberta doctor was handed a 12-month suspension and will have to "undergo further assessments" after admitting to the college that he had an affair with a patient.

Statement developed because of concerns regarding azithromycin use.

In my last post I argued how fear is pervasive in medical practice and how it prevents doctors from practising the best medicine. Now I want to explore how fear leads to practising "defensive medicine," which leads to harming the patient.

Fewer full-time nurses will be assisting surgeons in the operating rooms of the Montreal General Hospital as part of a second phase of budget cuts, The Gazette has learned.