Primary Care Provider

The position statement released Friday says atherosclerosis—or plaque buildup in the arteries, including cholesterol—starts in childhood and is a key driver of heart disease and stroke.

Dr. Tom Bell argues that simple professional collegiality between physicians is dwindling—and that's horrible for them and their patients.

Many organizations and governments are invested in the idea of physicians as commodi-ties, as interchangeable parts of a plug-and-play medical machine.

‘We’re getting funding to bring on more people and attach more Ontarians, but if you don’t actually stabilize the workforce you have and stabilize the capital space that you have, you’re very limited in terms of being able to sustain attachment.’

Across Canada, 82.8% of respondents reported having access to a family doctor, nurse practitioner or primary care setting—but in some jurisdictions, the figure was as low as 62.6%.

Empowering women in pharmacy.

At our walk-in clinic, I recently was asked to see a patient with a ‘sore foot.’ The patient had not complained, but his family had noticed a lesion on the sole of his foot and insisted that he seek medical advice.

Nation has public health and health-care delivery under a single national social security agency.

Dr. John Crosby outlines his predictions in medicine for 2026, from two-tiered healthcare to ER wait times.

Dr. Jabir Jassam argues our focus on entry points is failing patients—and that shifting from ‘encounters’ to ‘ownership’ can help the system.