Health

For a country whose alcohol consumption is relatively modest (compared to that of most developed nations), the release of Canada’s dramatically lowered national drinking guidelines – issued in January, 2023, generated headlines around the world, […]

At this week’s regular Wednesday luncheon with my five retired buddies, among other topics, we spent some time discussing one of my colleague’s recent cataract surgery, the very impressive return of his eyesight and the […]

Last month, my wife complained of an unexplained onset of right-sided chest pain… most severe in the lower rib cage area. I listened to her story and examined her, but I failed to come to […]

For many of us, especially snowbirds and those without a regular family doctor, the retention of personal health information, medications, laboratory results, imaging details and immunizations is extremely important, yet many do not have such […]

While most prescribed or over-the-counter drugs we may take are meant to help or prevent certain illnesses, there is an ever-increasing problem in the incidence of drug reactions and adverse side-effects, or drug interactions. Each […]

Although there are hereditary factors which may determine how healthy our heart will be, there are a number of well-recognized determinants for maintaining a healthy heart as we get older. Those who might already have […]

Is Canada getting its money’s worth out of its publicly funded health-care insurance system? This is the question that surfaced out of a recent analysis by the Fraser Institute which concluded that a typical family […]

The pandemic has caused a significant impact not just on our medical, diagnostic and surgical needs, but also on the preventive components of our medical care such as immunizations, annual health assessments and screening measures […]

Following my university and post-graduate training in family medicine in the mid 60s, I finally achieved my goal of becoming a family physician and establishing my practice in a small community where a general practitioner […]

Among the many restrictions in our daily lives resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, there may be significant limitations in our access to medical services to which we have become accustomed. For persons without any acute […]