Stitches: The Journal of Medical Humour

Regular columns accounted for a large part of the magazine's content, containing material sent in from regular authors. There were 6 contributors to the columns section, each with their own brand of wit and sarcasm.

The following articles are listed by their article name.

A column by Dr John Cocker appeared in the first 150 issues consisting of news, views and often off-beat humour.

Authored by psychiatrist Lara Hazelton, Bad Advice for Better Living was changed to Best Evidence for Worst Practices in Spring 2006. Hazelton lends her psychiatric advice to questions sent in by her unsuspecting readers.[1] She is a Halifax psychiatrist who has written for a number of medical publications.

Written by Dara Behroozi, a physician in Vancouver, Dr. Dara's Diary chronicles the adventures of the doctor in his office, through a wide variety of subjects ranging from interactions with his patients, to the happenings of his family life, to his experiences boating. Behroozi's humour often places a certain spin on his practise, and his writing style often allows the reader to laugh along while becoming a part of it. Dr. Dara's Diary always follows a five-section structure, beginning with "Monday", the first day of the work week, to "Friday", the day before the weekend. He always ends his articles with the phrase: "Have a(n) [adjective] week".

Claire Moran contributes to Stitches for the article Impatient Patient. As a "self-confessed hypochondriac",[2] Moran writes on general issues such as children, disease (humorously), and on one occasion, predictions of the year 2003. As her article's title confirms, Moran is a patient, not a doctor.

Written by Steve Kaladeen, a physician in an Ontario hospital, Red Tape follows a fictitious version of his own self.

Introduced in January 2004, Alistair Munro writes about the (often cocky) adventures of MacRuaraidh. Pronounced "MacRorie", this student of a six-year undergraduate course (Medical school) "incorporated every Celtic gene in existence into his personal appearance".[3] Following MacRuaraidh's adventures, we see the author's take on a student who clearly shouldn't have made it through medical school, but did.

A relatively new column written by Francis D'Andrade, The Money Doctor focuses on a humorous take on financial situations, and often offers lighthearted advice for the common doctor. Although suggested by the column's name, D'Andrade is not a physician. Not to be confused of course with Ireland's Money Doctor, John Lowe - an authorised financial adviser and former banker whose best selling book "The Money Doctor Finance Annual 2010" is the 5th edition of the book.