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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Men\’s Health Week
Men\’s Health isn\’t just for men. In my family practice office, it is common for either partner to bring up concerns about the other\’s health. Sometimes, this includes concerns around difficulty getting or maintaining an erection. During this year\’s Men\’s Health Week, I want to bring light to a common and treatable condition called erectile… Continue reading Men\’s Health Week
World No-Tobacco Day!
Hi! My name is MacKenzie Ludgate and I am a 4th year medical student at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine and have the opportunity to contribute to Dr. Sharp’s blog! May 31st is World No Tobacco Day so I thought it was a good topic to dicuss. Smoking cigarettes is the most common form… Continue reading World No-Tobacco Day!
"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 