ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 6/21/2023
Fire department called to assist dying patient in N.S. hospital with no doctor
A patient died in Middleton, Nova Scotia after experiencing cardiac arrest at a hospital where no doctor was present. - 6/21/2023
Risk of cannabis addiction higher for young men, people with anxiety: StatsCan survey
A study by Statistics Canada reveals that 4.7% of cannabis users in the country are at risk of developing an addiction to the drug. - 6/21/2023
Fears for LGBTQ mental health, as flood of online hate spills into real world
Fae Johnstone, a transgender activist featured in Hershey Canada’s International Women’s Day campaign, experienced severe online harassment, including death threats and the release of her personal information. - 6/21/2023
Why pain seems worse at night
Why do patients feel the pain more intensely at night? What does science have to say about it? - 6/20/2023
Dear CFPC Board: Provide business training to family physician residents
Rather than expand family medicine residency to three years we should fix the residency program rather than simply extending it with an additional year of training, argues Dr. Sohail Gandhi. - 6/20/2023
Case report: Cellulitis or allergy?
A concerning insect bite on a patient at Dr. Robert Dickson's walk-in clinic requires some combination therapy. - 6/20/2023
The challenges of inefficiency in the healthcare system
The 'system' is us and we need to pull up our sleeves and start cleaning up the mess, says Dr. Irith Lebovich. - 6/20/2023
Mental health, addiction, suicide prevention standards introduced in Canada
The Health Standards Organization (HSO), an Ottawa-based non-profit, is seeking to develop national guidelines for mental health, addictions treatment, and suicide prevention in Canada. - 6/19/2023
Demystifying diabetes: an interview with Certified Diabetes Educator Dr. Fairuz Siraj
In an effort to shed light on some of the most commonly searched questions about diabetes, and to debunk common misconceptions on this topic, I spoke with fellow pharmacist, and Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE), Dr. Fairuz Siraj on the Friendly Pharmacy 5 channel. - 6/19/2023
Can care delivered at site of major traumas improve outcomes?
A Toronto team of doctors is studying the feasibility of pre-hospital critical care teams