If you find yourself without a primary care practitioner, you aren\’t alone. In our city in Northern Ontario, the cohort of retiring family physicians with larger practices are taking 1.5-2 new graduates to fill their practices. The importance of having a family practitioner is profound. Managing urgent issues, coordinating specialist referrals, preventative health care and… Continue reading Managing Your Health Without A Primary Care Practitioner
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5 Things to Know about Sunscreen
5 Things To Know About Sunscreen Let\’s start with the hard truths and head down from there. Sunscreen, when worn regularly, significantly reduces the development of squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and melanoma. (1)(2) You need to apply the right amount (one shot glass should do the whole body, and reapply every few hours… Continue reading 5 Things to Know about Sunscreen
"Annual Physicals" becoming a thing of the past?
A recent Cochrane Database Review including 251,891 participants, confirmed that health checks have little effect on total mortality, cancer mortality, and unlikely to be beneficial. So why the about-face on the annual physical when your doctor would check you out head to toe, have that listen to your heart and lung, and declare you \”healthy\”!… Continue reading "Annual Physicals" becoming a thing of the past?
Dr. Lorraine Sharp 