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Common Cold, Flu, Allergies, or COVID-19?

Farheen Khan (Get Well Clinic)

As the nights come earlier and the mornings become cooler, some of us have already started to experience sniffles, sneezing, and sore throats. Each year, as we start to f...

Advil or Tylenol?

What should I take if I have a cold or flu?

Ava Kavianpour (Get Well Clinic)

Which should I take? Which is better? What’s the difference? These are questions you’ve probably asked yourself that led you ...

Why does my doctor not include Annual Physicals anymore?

There is evidence that annual complete physical checkups in healthy individual (with no symptoms) do not significantly improve their risk of disease or death. Since 2012, the Ontario government revamp...

Rapid Weight Loss versus Slow and Steady

Is your New Year's resolution to get back in shape and lose weight?

If you feel guilty about your holiday feast indulgences, you may be tempted to jump on to the latest diet craze, head to the gym, or ...

Broken Health System Needs Support

Our health system needs more funding, team-based primary care, reduced administrative burden for family doctors, and better digital integrated EMR's.

Virtual Care Does Not Replace In-Person Care

CBC News

Changes to OHIP funding for virtual care in response to the pandemic experiment with virtual-first confirm that in-person care is preferred over virtual-only care.

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