ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 11/1/2022
Rural Ontario communities hit hard by ER closures, hospitals face staff challenges
The South Bruce Grey Health Centre, which runs the Chesley hospital, closed the community's emergency room in early October, citing “critical nurse shortages.'' - 10/31/2022
Antibody treatment tested as new tool against malaria
Malaria killed more than 620,000 people in 2020 and sickened 241 million, mainly children under 5 in Africa. - 10/31/2022
Alberta NDP says B.C. doctor deal a wakeup call to Smith to knock off pseudo science
Rachel Notley says the pay deal shows the race is on for scarce talent in the health field and that the organizational chaos and anti-science bent of Smith's government is setting Alberta back. - 10/31/2022
Deciphering the food factor
The thought occurred to me the other day that I’m in danger of becoming a Red Queen—you know, needing to run faster and faster just to stay in the same spot. - 10/31/2022
Psoriasis drug reduces ‘bad fat’ in people with psoriasis
Several cardiometabolic markers also reduced. - 10/30/2022
Why I resigned from the Government of Canada’s Expert Panel on Medical Assistance in Dying
I believe that the Expert Panel was over before it started. - 10/30/2022
Indiana drugstore worker held in 2017 killings of teen girls
Richard Matthew Allen, 50, was arrested Friday on two murder counts in the killings of Liberty German, 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, in a case that has haunted the Indiana city of about 3,000 people. - 10/30/2022
Case report: False nails and a hand rash
An uncomfortable hand rash case at Dr. Robert Dickson's clinic reiterates the need to plan ahead when travelling. - 10/30/2022
CLINICAL QUIZ: An unusual dermatologic neoplasm
A 47-yr-old male, presented with a three-month history of a lump below the right eyelid. It was slowly getting bigger. Lump was excised under local anaesthetic. - 10/30/2022
B.C. offers doctors new pay model, including $135,000 raise, to target health crisis
One in five B.C. residents don't have a family doctor and the compensation model aims to recruit and retain more family doctors.