Discussions

Editorial: The How-To Issue
For young or experienced doctors, this issue is about the skills you don’t learn in school.
The retirement gig
Closing in on one year retired, I wonder about other retired docs: How do you spend your retirement time? Have you taught the old doc new tricks? Regrets, have you had at least a few?

Is Justin Trudeau really a Quebecer?

Quebec has refused to sign the Reciprocal Medical Billing Agreement. Due to Ottawa’s inaction, Quebec patients are forced to pay directly when they require out-of-province medical care.
Poll: What should be done about protesters outside of hospitals?

Take our news poll: What should be done about protests in front of hospitals against mandatory COVID-19 vaccines and vaccine passports?
The importance of financial health in preventing physician burnout

Physicians have experienced increased stress and burnout due to the pandemic. Financial health is an important and often overlooked factor to consider in improving physician well-being.
Tales on the Fringe: A stage in an MD’s life?

I’m an emerging playwright who loves to perform. COVID has been devastating to live theatre with most productions cancelled, put on hold or boldly moving on with virtual performances.
Unusual cases

Someone once told me, “If you don’t put a rare disease on your differential diagnosis, you will never see one,” and he was right.
Neurologists making housecalls in blizzards

What drives you crazy about depictions of doctors on-screen? I'll start.
When media and politics run a pandemic response

How much vaccine hesitancy and COVID conspiracy-theory propagation comes from the fact that most people don’t feel like they have reliable, trustworthy sources for their information?
Many Canadians uncomfortable with private healthcare: poll

Healthcare is on the mind of Canadians and politicians as the September 20 election looms