A man who has put on twenty pounds over a decade generally knows it, and generally has a plan involving January. What he is less likely to know is whether any of it matters medically,…
A lab report is an awkward document. It arrives through a portal or in the mail, dense with abbreviations, decimal places and reference ranges, with a handful of values marked high or low in a…
For most of the last several decades syphilis was something Canadian physicians read about rather than diagnosed. That has changed. Rates have climbed substantially across Alberta and elsewhere in the country in recent years, including…
Kidneys are among the few organs that give no warning at all until a great deal of function has already gone. There is no ache, no change in how much a man passes, and no…
Back pain is close to universal in physical trades. Most men who lift, climb, twist under equipment or spend twelve hours in a truck seat will have at least one episode that stops them for…
High blood pressure is almost always found by accident. A man goes in about a sore shoulder, or for a driver's medical, or to have a cut looked at, and the cuff reading comes back…
Grief is a natural and deeply personal response to loss, affecting individuals in ways that can be both profound and unexpected. Whether stemming from the death of a loved one, the end of a significant…
