Patient Lifestyle

What to tell people who claim to have tried everything without success.

In the dead of winter, keeping up with life can seem impossible. Stop feeling guilty about taking time outs — there are pluses to practising strategic slothfulness

A new study came out last week that further explained why it is that while exercise does burn calories, it doesn't help with weight management nearly enough to be fair.

Travellers to Central and South America warned of infection and possible association with microcephaly in newborns.

In a Medical Post survey from last spring, 61% of the 588 Canadian family physicians, pediatricians and psychiatrists polled said their patients had asked them how much screen time was healthy. While a clear answer has been elusive (studies have yet to determine an obvious threshold after which spending time in front of a screen becomes harmful), almost every one of those doctors surveyed (98%) agreed that children under 12 in particular are spending "too much time" looking at screens.