Commentary
For Residents
Disability in medicine: My experience
What does a doctor look like?
Commentary
Medication-induced rhabdomyolysis
Patient presents to the emergency department with myalgia, left upper and lower extremity numbness, and weakness.
Commentary
More on psilocybin
I would like to remark on “Psychedelics for treating psychiatric disorders: Are they safe?” (Current Psychiatry, December 2022, p. 14-22, doi:10....
Opinion
Geriatrician advises on use of vitamin D supplementation, lecanemab, and texting for her patients
There is growing awareness of the impact of social isolation on health outcomes, particularly among older adults.
Commentary
Not all white coats are doctors: Why titles are important at the doctor’s office
“Patients need great quality care, and there are many different types of providers that can provide that care as part of the team.”
Opinion
Canadian Task Force recommendation on screening for postpartum depression misses the mark
The task force recently recommended against screening with systematic questionnaires, noting that benefits were unclear and not a particular...
Opinion
The loss of letters
Upon my skinny, adaptable desk the other day sat a white envelope that was hand addressed to me. It was postmarked more than 2 weeks before.
Opinion
How to talk with patients in ways that help them feel heard and understood
How do we make sure that we are doing a good job connecting and communicating with our patients?
Commentary
Simulating psychoanalysis: A review of Freud’s Bones
This new video game is uniquely designed as interactive entertainment simulating psychoanalysis.
Opinion
Mood disorder? Assessment in primary care
Primary care may be the first setting for a child to present with mood symptoms.
Commentary
A remote mountain bike crash forces a doctor to take knife in hand
An emergency medicine doctor stops mountain biking to help a man lying on a trail, not moving but occasionally breathing.