ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 2/24/2023
24-year-old Ontario doctor goes viral on TikTok after sharing her path to residency
The resident physician graduated from medical school when she was just 23. - 2/24/2023
Doctor-run PCN system in Alberta gets praise
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in Alberta use funding to hire nurses, counsellors, physiotherapists and other staff depending on their patients' needs. - 2/24/2023
What will happen if the medication abortion challenge in the U.S. succeeds?
In the latest effort to limit abortion access, opponents of the procedure are seeking to ban one of those medications. If they succeed, only one of the pills would be available, but women would still be able to get abortions. - 2/23/2023
Psychodermatology: a new under-recognized sub-specialty in dermatology
Better understanding the context in which skin disease evolves could give patients a new perspective—and quality of life. - 2/23/2023
Podcast: Loneliness is making us physically sick, but social prescribing can treat it
The pandemic may have exacerbated social isolation but it did not invent it. In 2018, the United Kingdom created a ministerial portfolio for loneliness. Japan, where nearly 40% of the population report experiencing loneliness, began a similar position in 2021. - 2/23/2023
Nurse practitioners in B.C. can now assess crisis patients for involuntary admissions
The New Democrat government says it changed the Mental Health Act last spring to help people get care during a mental health crisis, while respecting their legal rights. - 2/23/2023
Five provinces sign health deal but specific targets, timelines still to come
Now that Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have formally agreed to the offer, they will begin negotiating more specific plans. - 2/23/2023
Manitoba government increases funding for seniors' health and social programs
The province is adding $12.6 million a year to a program that helps people co-ordinate and manage their home-care services. - 2/23/2023
Code Grey: Workers, advocates paint a grim picture of healthcare in Niagara
A panel of paramedics, nurses, emergency room doctors, addictions workers, and advocates from the Ontario Nurses Association and the Ontario Health Coalition spoke at the Feb. 9 forum. - 2/23/2023
It's time to make healthcare a federal responsibility
Canadians have long viewed their ability to access healthcare without paying out of pocket as a quintessential Canadian quality. And having provinces run healthcare may have made sense in the days of paper and telegraphs, when integration was nigh on impossible. But today, when integration is paramount to running a healthcare system, it makes no sense.