ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 4/17/2023
Galen Weston to step back from Loblaw’s day to day operations as company announces new CEO
Canada’s largest grocer and drugstore chain said Tuesday the chief executive of Denmark’s leading grocery retailer Salling Group A/S, Per Bank, will join the company in early 2024. - 4/17/2023
Why doesn't Canada make its own baby formula when we have the raw ingredients?
Canada has a surplus of the main ingredient for infant formula, but without a market for the product, dairy producers say a lot of it is either going to waste or being sold on the cheap as animal feed. - 4/17/2023
U.S. crackdown on fentanyl trade underway as Canada vows ‘public health approach’
The timing of this year's Cross-Border Crime Forum is still unconfirmed, but U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas are expected to attend. - 4/17/2023
UPDATED: Memo tells Saskatchewan hospital staff not to talk to elected officials: NDP
The Saskatchewan NDP says healthcare workers are being muzzled after employees at a small-town hospital were told in an internal memo not to speak with elected leaders about their concerns. - 4/17/2023
‘Follow up with your family doctor in 1 to 2 weeks’
It’s a knee-jerk default discharge phrase. It’s a catchall punt of responsibility and liability. And dear colleagues, we need you to think twice before ever saying it again, says Dr. Adam Stewart. - 4/17/2023
‘May cause serious side-effects’: How medical school admissions can perpetuate inequality and reward privilege
We are medical anthropologists who have researched social and cultural dimensions of medical education. As teachers, we have worked with thousands of undergraduate pre-meds. - 4/17/2023
GSK signs deal to buy Canadian drug developer Bellus Health for US$2 billion
Bellus is developing a treatment for refractory chronic cough. - 4/16/2023
Problem solved: I need help charting. Any advice for using a scribe?
'We (doctors) are now at risk of not “hearing” our patients’ stories. I am in the process of trialling Mutuo speech recognition. It transcribes the patient-clinician interaction, using machine learning.' - 4/16/2023
What family docs need to know to fight Canada's drug crisis
We all know it's happening—but are family physicians well-versed enough on the issues to help patients with opioid-use disorder? - 4/16/2023
The (pharmacy) funny pages: When your pharmacist goes over to the dark side
Your weekly dose of giggles!