General Practice/Family Medicine

U.S. study compares weight gain over the first six months of treatment after starting eight different first-line antidepressants.

Former federal Health Minister Dr. Jane Philpott’s new book outlines a plan to get Canada there.

In April 2024, family physicians learned that the College of Family Physicians of Canada was the victim of a cybersecurity incident detected in October 2023.

Teva Canada is recalling a lot of Teva-Ectosone after it found unacceptably high levels of an impurity in it.

Multi-jurisdictional physician licensure should be tried in other regions.

Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes offers some take-home lessons after being chosen for QI project by her college of physicians and surgeons.

Close to 60% of patients in U.S. national ambulatory survey were prescribed two or more psychotropic medications in 2005, a sharp rise from the 42.6% seen in 1996.

Hinton, Alta. is down to eight family physicians, half of what’s needed for the town of 10,000. And of those remaining, some are working part time or making retirement plans.