ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 2/19/2024
The challenges facing new family physicians
A FP trainees’ plea for change that she sent to local media in Sudbury, Ont. – the place she hoped would have been home. - 2/19/2024
South Korean doctors walk out to protest medical training push, causing surgery cancellations
Trainee doctors collectively walked off their jobs Tuesday to protest a government push to recruit more medical students. - 2/19/2024
Racism and cultural beliefs can affect organ donations in some communities: doctors
Dr. Jagbir Gill, a nephrologist at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, said South Asian Canadians have a 50%-to-77% lower likelihood of getting a kidney transplant. - 2/19/2024
‘No backup plan’: Funding for HIV self-testing kits ending in March
The program co-ordinator at CAYR Community Connections in Ontario says the take-home tests are crucial to connecting with people as Canada’s HIV infections climb. - 2/19/2024
RECALL: APO-Mometasone nasal spray recalled due to potential bacteria contamination
APO-Mometasone nasal spray is prescribed for allergy symptoms in children, for sinusitis in patients aged 12 and older, and for nasal polyps in adults. - 2/19/2024
Brain wave-powered tech allows Canadian kids ‘trapped in their own bodies’ to play
The Brain Computer Interface program at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto develops technology that allows dozens of physically disabled children to use their minds to move and play. - 2/19/2024
Mental health minister says ‘safer supply’ drug concerns rooted in ‘stigma and fear’
The Public Health Agency of Canada said drug overdoses killed an average of 23 people each day last year. - 2/15/2024
Governments can improve patient, physician health by reducing ‘red tape’
CMA president Dr. Kathleen Ross and Dan Kelly of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business recently made the case for a nationwide effort combating excess paperwork in healthcare. - 2/15/2024
Pharmacies around the world: Luzern, Switzerland
Hands up if you make a point of checking out local pharmacies when you travel? - 2/15/2024
Actually, Ontario does NOT have a shortage of family physicians . . .
Dr. Sohail Gandhi argues family doctors should be paid for doing admin work.