General Practice/Family Medicine

Why you should never take nutrition advice from a centenarian
It’s a cliche of reporting on people who reach 100 years of age, or even 110, to ask them some variation of the question: ‘What did you do to live this long?’
Cost of living: If your patients can’t afford as much fresh produce, are canned veggies or frozen fruit just as good?
Many of your patients are likely facing tighter and tighter budgets—so how can they make nutritious choices for cheap?

The retirement glidepath

Having had the privilege to re-write so many patients epilogues through his care, Dr. Hector Baillie reflects on the complicated task of creating his own.
Children and heat: Extreme temperatures mean everyone from public health pros to primary care needs to pay more attention

Schools are still in session, and as Ontario experiences a lengthy heatwave, a pediatrician talks about the impact of extreme heat on kids, especially those in classrooms with no air conditioning.
I disagreed with the Ministry of Health’s stance on fax machines—and I did it in song

Toronto FP Dr. Mel Borins doesn’t want to ‘axe the fax’ and took the grand tradition of protest songs to express his love of all things analogue.
A federal report says youth smoking rates at an all-time low—so which Canadians are still lighting up?

The Report of the Second Legislative Review of the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act found Canada is getting closer to its goal of having fewer than 5% of Canadians smoke by 2035.
Why eating seasonally could mean a healthier diet

How following food through the seasons can change up what you’re eating—and why that change is a good thing.
Millions take antidepressants for chronic pain—but there’s little evidence the most commonly prescribed drugs work

Our review of studies investigating the effectiveness of antidepressants at treating chronic pain found that there is only evidence for one drug.
World's first weekly insulin injection coming to Canada in 2 weeks, manufacturer says

Insulin icodec, which will be sold under the brand name Awiqli, is the first once-a-week basal insulin injection in the world and it will be available across the country starting June 30.
Why are doctors responsible for DTC forms?

College of Family Physicians of Canada president Dr. Mike Green says his organization is asking the federal government to take this burden off doctors' hands.

Why you should never take nutrition advice from a centenarian

Cost of living: If your patients can’t afford as much fresh produce, are canned veggies or frozen fruit just as good?

The retirement glidepath

Children and heat: Extreme temperatures mean everyone from public health pros to primary care needs to pay more attention

I disagreed with the Ministry of Health’s stance on fax machines—and I did it in song

A federal report says youth smoking rates at an all-time low—so which Canadians are still lighting up?

Why eating seasonally could mean a healthier diet

Millions take antidepressants for chronic pain—but there’s little evidence the most commonly prescribed drugs work

World's first weekly insulin injection coming to Canada in 2 weeks, manufacturer says

Why are doctors responsible for DTC forms?