ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 4/11/2024
Circumcision has protective effects against HPV in men
Protection may extend to female partners, suggesting prophylactic potential. - 4/10/2024
B.C. moves to accelerate process for thousands needing a family doctor
While nearly 410,000 people have been connected to a physician since 2018, there are another 310,000 who remain on the Health Connect Registry. - 4/10/2024
Ontario won’t divulge total fines for hospital patients refusing transfers to LTC
A law enacted in 2022, known as Bill 7, requires hospitals to levy fines of $400 a day on patients who can be discharged but need long-term care and are refusing to go to a home selected for them. - 4/9/2024
As federal budget approaches, putting healthcare money to work is what Canadians want and need: CMA
Dr. Kathleen Ross, CMA president, calls for solutions like team-based care, pan-Canadian licensure and a national health workforce strategy. - 4/9/2024
Health minister compares dentists’ ‘fears’ on dental-care program to medicare rollout
With less a month before seniors registered in the federal program are set to begin accessing service, the minister defended his government’s back-and-forth discussions with dentists. - 4/9/2024
Burnout: Why don’t family doctors just cut back their hours?
Cutting back hours as a family doctor results in a cascade of negative consequences, argues Dr. Nadia Alam. - 4/9/2024
Ontario to support opposition bill to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic
Last June, the province rejected calls from an inquest into the deaths of three women at the hands of their former partner to formally declare intimate partner violence an epidemic. - 4/9/2024
Feds launching $500M fund for youth mental health
During the 2021 election campaign, the Liberals promised a similar fund for post-secondary institutions. - 4/9/2024
‘I’m not paying it’: Family furious over $400/day hospital fine for not moving to LTC
A few weeks ago, Michele Campeau faced what seemed like an impossible decision: move her mom from a hospital bed to a long-term care home the family hated or pay $400 a day to remain at the healthcare facility. - 4/8/2024
Social prescribing: giving a name to whole-person care
Dr. Dominik Nowak outlines how the Centre for Effective Practice and other resources can help clinicians connect patients to non-clinical services and programs.