Healthcare

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

Why we need to do a better job of convincing others to venture away from urban settings.

The National Advisory Committee on Preventive Health Services is a 14-member group led by Dr. David Keegan, a family physician and a professor at the University of Calgary’s school of medicine.

The association is urging regulators to reject a proposed laxative scheduling change.

According to an influential study published by The Lancet in 2001, one out of 10 patients who go into cardiac arrest will come back with a new core memory.

Whenever my parents asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer was always the same: a pharmacist.

The average number of patients visits that a family physician sees in a year went up 46.8% from 2011 to 2021. The number of lab tests per year increased nearly 70%, while referrals shot up more than 80%.

The program is based on cognitive behavioural therapy, widely considered the first-line treatment for chronic insomnia.