ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

• 3/5/2023

  ‘Really worrisome’: Survey suggests some Alberta doctors have anti-Indigenous biases

  Two University of Calgary researchers weren’t surprised when their survey of Alberta doctors showed biases against Indigenous patients, but they were shocked by some of the comments.
• 3/5/2023

  The future of mass vaccination: Ontario study pinpoints best clinic arrangement for efficiency

  The Ministry of Health study, obtained by the Canadian Press through a freedom-of-information request, looked at nine different mass vaccination clinics in the last six months of 2021.
• 3/5/2023

  Alberta health minister says $1,400 car ride pricey, but value for money

  Jason Copping said the private car and driver allowed Dr. John Cowell to take calls and handle sensitive documents while going from Calgary to Edmonton and back in November in order to take in the throne speech at the legislature.
• 3/5/2023

  At risk Canadians should get additional COVID-19 bivalent booster this spring: NACI

  That includes adults 80 and up, those living in long-term care homes and other congregate settings for seniors or those with complex medical needs.
• 3/2/2023

  B.C. premier ‘astonished’ firm got Health Canada approval to make and sell cocaine

  Adastra Labs in Langley, B.C., said in a news release that Health Canada gave it approval on Feb. 17 for an amendment under its controlled substance dealer’s licence.
• 3/2/2023

  Did dioxins spread after the Ohio train derailment?

  But the main pathway that dioxin gets into human bodies is not directly through something burning. It’s through consumption of meat, dairy, fish and shellfish that have become contaminated. That contamination takes time.
• 3/2/2023

  The (medical) funny pages: Spotlight on Dr. Vicki Chan

  Move over Dr. Glaucomflecken, there's a new hilarious ophthalmologist in town
• 3/2/2023

  Ontario’s private surgical clinics: Cheques but no balances when providing healthcare

  If Ontario’s three-step plan to contract out more for-profit surgical and diagnostic centres happens, significant public funds will be diverted towards profit. This will result in huge costs to the health system.
• 3/2/2023

  Calgary woman suing Alberta gov't over opioid restrictions, seeking ‘narrow, individual exemption’

  Ophelia Black, who turns 22 on Thursday, was diagnosed with severe opioid use disorder after she became dependent on the drug as a teen.
• 3/2/2023

  Problem solved: How do you handle negative comments on RateMDs?

  A couple of physicians replied to our question saying that you can pay to have RateMDs comments removed. However, this has not been the case since 2019. The RateMDs website outlines how physicians can flag comments they deem libellous or untrue for RateMDs to review.