ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 10/13/2021
Ontario government urges doctors to provide in person visits over virtual
A joint letter from the chief medical officer of health, a senior government bureaucrat and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario says COVID-19 should no longer pose a barrier to in-person practice. - 10/13/2021
Pharmacy Leader Amy Lamb: "Creating safe spaces for my patients to heal has been my primary goal."
Pharmacists have many hats, and your personal strengths and motivations help you leverage these diverse roles into meaningful careers. The role I will serve today may be vastly different from the role I serve next year, and certainly 10 years from now. The problems are endless, but the solutions, and subsequent opportunities for pharmacists, are as well. - 10/13/2021
Vaccinating Hamilton’s homeless, one block at a time
I overcame an entire lifetime of avoiding responsibility, moving on from any job when things stopped being fun, and allowed myself to be voted in as the lead physician of the Shelter Health Network Physicians Group. It will be a couple of hours a week they said, no big deal they said . . . - 10/13/2021
Solve my problem: How do you best balance teaching responsibilities with patient care and clinic admin work?
We asked physicians how they're able to make time for both of these key responsibilities. - 10/12/2021
Amazon Pharmacy is coming. Will you be ready?
What do you feel when you hear Amazon Pharmacy is coming to Canada? Fear? Frustration? Annoyance? Perhaps you feel excited because you are curious to try the service? - 10/11/2021
Merck asks U.S. FDA to authorize promising anti COVID pill
All other FDA-backed treatments against COVID-19 require an IV or injection. - 10/11/2021
A look at the Texas abortion law's swift impact, and future
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a one-page order Friday night, reinstating a Texas law that prohibits abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity, usually around six weeks—and before some women know they're pregnant. - 10/11/2021
Civil rights lawyer wants Quebec permit system for doctors declared unconstitutional
Earlier this week, Health Minister Christian Dube reduced the number of new family doctors allowed to practise in Montreal and increased the number who can work in nearby suburbs, leading to calls of political interference from the Opposition.