September 21, 2023 General information Life is for living and not obsessing over striving for immortality a la The Man Who Thinks He Can Live Forever. He would be the only human in the history of our species to accomplish this if he succeeds. Good luck with that.
September 20, 2023 Emergency Medicine Children + e-scooters = High Speed Pedestrians. Health Canada report reviews the stats and a pediatric ER expert weighs in on the injuries they have seen and provide advice on how to reduce the risk of harm.
September 7, 2023 General information Moderna Says Its New COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Against the BA.2.86 Variant
September 1, 2023 General information Family doctors are swamped enough that they do not have time to be the Ticketmaster center to provide prescriptions for free museum passes.
August 31, 2023 General information Nearly half of dog owners are hesitant to vaccinate their pets. Some believe their dogs will develop autism. I kid you not.
August 30, 2023 General information Diagnostic puzzle solved when live, wriggling worm pulled from brain of woman hospitalized with ‘mystery illness’
August 18, 2023 General information @billcarrolltalk and I discuss the present health care crisis in family medicine. 2 million Ontarians can’t find one and how diplomacy/rhetoric by representative physician organizations will lead to zero positive change and no new ideas.
July 28, 2023 General information A short synopsis of how body responds to extreme heat and how certain disease states and medications can increase a person’s risk of harm.