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  • Retired but not expired

    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.
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  • When self-care is self-preservation

    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.
    Dr. Ginevra Mills
  • All in the family

    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.
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  • New Year’s resolution: How to love paperwork in 2022

    This is the year you're going to get the paperwork under control. All it takes is a plan and some discipline.
    Dr. John Crosby
  • Being a doctor on Twitter in 2021

    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.
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  • 2021: another lost year?

    Dr. Ted Jablonski offers his top 10 Canadian event highlights.
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  • CMAJ letter regarding the hijab: apologies and lessons

    Dr. Sherif Emil's statement regarding his CMAJ letter on the hijab where he explains why he wrote the letter in the first place.
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  • Five things to know about prescribing walking aids

    There is still stigma associated with the use of walking aids—here three clinicians offer up some tips some physicians may not know.
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