General Practice/Family Medicine

Doctors who trained in Newfoundland and Labrador are like high school graduates waiting by the phone for someone to ask them to the prom.

During the pandemic many patients stopped coming to clinics for one-day coughs and simple cases that probably didn’t need a doctor. How should we think about those cases going forward, Dr. Jabir Jassam wonders.

The free program is delivered through Maple—a Canadian virtual-care platform—with primary care providers from the province.

Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta's vaccination rate means it is well positioned to handle the variant, allowing the province to loosen gathering restrictions.

Dr. Jabir Jassam writes about the trials of having a colleague who seems to always give patients everything they ask for.

Ontario physician experts predict a difficult January for the healthcare system as the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant spreads.

In Quebec, Health Minister Christian Dube said the spread of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus in the province may be underestimated, and all positive COVID-19 tests Tuesday will be screened for the new variant.

A virtual ER visit over the weekend was one of the best healthcare experiences my family's ever had.