ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 4/22/2013
ONA president to Tim Hudak: Demonizing nurses will backfire
It’s fascinating to see PC Leader Tim Hudak’s choice of words in his attempts to dehumanize Ontario’s registered nurses and other union members. - 4/22/2013
Beware high heart rate
- 4/22/2013
New legislation to tackle narcotics overuse in P.E.I.
P.E.I.’s health minister, Doug Currie, plans to table new legislation on Friday to address the alarming increase in the prescribing and dispensing of narcotic pain killers. - 4/22/2013
Colleges: Who will watch the watchers?
- 4/21/2013
This isn’t your grandfather's healthcare system
We need to have an adult conversation about healthcare. The healthcare "doomsday clock" is ticking and we don't have the luxury to put this off any longer. In order to help kickstart the conversation, I thought I'd weigh in with five things I'd do if I were in charge. These are by no means the only changes we need to consider implementing in order to save our healthcare system from imploding, but they'd be a good start. Doing nothing is not an option. We've already wasted too much time pretending everything's all right. - 4/21/2013
SCENE: Dancing for charity
- 4/21/2013
Why you don’t need the one-concern-per-visit rule
You can have an efficient office and offer better care without this risky limitation - 4/21/2013
Behind bars: Changing attitudes about prison health
Dr. Ruth Elwood Martin has seen progressive initiatives blossom in jail settings, but Canada needs to go much further to improve health equity - 4/21/2013
U.S. authorities say beware the 'cinnamon challenge'
The “cinnamon challenge” might sound like an innocuous test, but U.S. authorities are sounding the alarm over what’s become a trending prank on YouTube.