ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 3/24/2024
Incurable but not hopeless: How hope shapes patients’ awareness of their advanced cancer prognosis
How physicians communicate a prognosis can have a major impact on how a patient handles that information. - 3/24/2024
Physician compensation: are OHIP payment increases the only solution?
Ontario should consider doing like Doctors of BC which provides physicians over $6,900 annually if they save with RRSP or pension plan. - 3/24/2024
Alberta premier says province paid $25K hotel bill from social services provider
CBC has reported a stroke patient was recently discharged from the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton and taken to a Travelodge south of the city that couldn’t accommodate his wheelchair and where he was fed fast food and no one properly cared for his hygiene. - 3/24/2024
Kate’s diagnosis could prompt others to get tested, seek treatment: cancer society
The princess released a video statement Friday after intense worldwide speculation about her health, saying that following successful abdominal surgery in January. - 3/24/2024
Ontario hospitals, LTC homes spent nearly $1B on agency staff last year
However, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said the use of agency staff has actually gone down in Ontario. - 3/24/2024
Naturopathic doctors aren’t solution to primary care crisis: doctors, health experts
British Columbia, along with the Northwest Territories, has the most extensive scope of practice for naturopathic doctors in Canada, including the ability to prescribe drugs and be certified to administer vaccines. - 3/23/2024
Shingrix supply problems worry pharmacists
Quebec pharmacists are warning of increasing supply difficulties that are forcing them to cancel appointments. - 3/21/2024
Between Hana and Mana, our income has gone
As tax season approaches, my wife and I delve into our finances, only to be met with dismay which brings to mind a proverb. - 3/21/2024
Cheers to health? Uncovering myths around the health benefits of moderate drinking
The commonplace belief that moderate drinking can be beneficial to health can be traced back to the 1980s when researchers found an association suggesting that French people were less likely to suffer from heart disease. - 3/21/2024
‘Stay the hell away from our kids’: Holland warns big tobacco about nicotine pouches
Health Minister Mark Holland accused Imperial Tobacco of exploiting a loophole to get Health Canada approval for its oral nicotine pouch by branding it as an aid to quit smoking.