3/19/2024 One of my patients—a trans man—told me he left urgent care because of how embarrassing an interaction with the doctor there became. Luckily, his subsequent trip to the ER and laparoscopic appendectomy went well.
2/14/2024 Loneliness is now compared to smoking 15 cigarettes a day in terms of its impact on mortality.
2/6/2024 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith took it upon herslef to prescribe new rules for the complex world of caring for transgender and gender diverse youth in Alberta. The trouble is, she’s not a doctor.
1/31/2024 These bits of well-worn, so-called wisdom are notions I just can't bring myself to believe.
1/24/2024 It can be a balancing act trying to get the right answer on whether to screen a patient. Dr. Ted Jablonski outlines 12 pieces to this puzzle.
1/18/2024 Dr. Ted Jablonski constructs a 'super' Canadian doctors from the skills each province exemplifies most strongly.
1/4/2024 Patients ask us for advice. They demand ‘medical clearance’ to embark on elaborate plans of self-flagellation. They tell us what they are going to do, whether we agree or not.
12/19/2023 Speculating on the potential health woes of this North Pole legend.
12/8/2023 Reflecting: A doctor’s journey from initiation to culmination
12/3/2023 Our premier in Alberta loves to throw out (crazy) ideas and watch the response—many of them considered highly contentious, polarizing, and their legitimate implementation improbable. But she puts them out there nonetheless and gets tongues wagging.
11/21/2023 The New York Times has a new puzzle that I, like many, am obsessed with—and it's exactly like being an MD.
11/6/2023 My patient looks at me like I am an insolent child. ‘They’ve been banned, they’re dangerous.’
