General Practice/Family Medicine

As ticks move north, Canadian doctors need to watch for more than just Lyme

Blacklegged ticks are disease vectors carrying infections you might know less about.
Amp up deprescribing? Sure, but docs and pharmacists need to learn to cooperate

While deprescribing has had momentum over the last few years, its implementation faces some obstacles.
New stats: StatCan releases first information about 2SLGBTQ+ people with disabilities

The Canadian Survey on Disability collected information on 2SLGBTQ+ persons for the first time, asking what ages they were, what disabilities they were most likely to have and what barriers they faced.
POLL: Doctor, do you take supplements?

Supplements can be incredibly useful for treating patients, for everything from gut health to peripheral neuropathy.
Case report: 'Neurodermatitis,' aka, stress-induced dermatitis

Many dermatoses we see may have as their cause—or at least are aggravated by—stress-induced scratching.
Doctor: Learn from your elders!

As a young doctor, Dr. Eric Grief discovered that the most profound lessons in medicine came from old patients.
A decade of communicating

Dr. Howard Goldstein reflects on the 10 years he's been writing for the Medical Post—and the continued importance of communication skills in the medical profession.
It’s (well past) time to review the Canada Health Act

Dr. Sohail Gandhi argues the act should allow deductibles because without them you take away the responsibility for using a service properly.

Nova Scotia verifying accuracy of lengthy family medicine wait-list