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Medicine needs three things to survive, argues Dr. Shawn Whatley: civility, logic and free speech.

As the pandemic drags on into its third (!!!) year, here are a few lessons learned that have helped me to not just cope, but thrive

My daughter had spent some time in Central America. The day she came home, she wasn’t her usual buoyant self. “I’m not hungry," she said, "and I have a sore tummy.” I learned that no parent should be in the position of being father and doctor to his adolescent child.

The page opened up and the first thing I saw was “expired”! I immediately checked my pulse. Once I recovered from the shock of this misleading and preposterous clinical opinion, I realized what this was.

Self-care has always been a necessity and not a choice. In the past when I failed to meet that necessity for myself, the consequences manifested as extreme stress, doubt, burnout, and an overwhelming desire to quit.

This is the year you're going to get the paperwork under control. All it takes is a plan and some discipline.

Dr. Ted Jablonski offers his top 10 Canadian event highlights.

Insults and threats from bullies, bots, anti-vaxxers and others unhappy with what the science indicated all took aim at doctors on Twitter this year.