ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 10/1/2026
Michael J. Fox promoted to companion level of Order of Canada
Rideau Hall says Fox was elevated to the companion level to honour his ‘powerful global advocacy and unflinching honesty about Parkinson’s.’ - 10/1/2026
Tentative settlement in N.S. First Nation class action over non-consensual MRI scans
The lawsuit alleged the defendants were liable for invasion of privacy, acting recklessly and causing distress and anguish. - 9/30/2026
Sexual health educator concerned about this Canadian school district’s focus on abstinence
When the Abbotsford School District extends an invitation to a guest speaker, it asks them to sign a letter acknowledging abstinence as the only way teenagers can be ‘truly safe’ from unwanted sexual outcomes. - 9/27/2026
Emergency meeting of health ministers to discuss federal funding ahead of budget
Provinces and territories have raised concerns about the federal budget, which forecasts an end to some targeted healthcare funding after March 2027. - 9/27/2026
StatCan says fertility rate remains at the all-time low seen the previous year
‘It’s not biological infertility, but it’s the social circumstances that are preventing them from having children.’ - 9/27/2026
Handling patients with health anxiety
Regular check-ins, limiting unnecessary testing and building trust all help. - 9/24/2026
U.S. FDA panel endorses first-of-a-kind cancer blood test from Grail
‘Perhaps my yes is a hopeful rather than an accurate one,’ said Dr. Victor van Berkel of UofL Physicians in Louisville, Kentucky, describing how more research is needed even if the test is rolled out. - 9/23/2026
Grifols says plasma donor safety was not compromised as it works to regain licence
Health Canada halted all collections at Grifols’ Taylor Avenue location on Wednesday after it found compliance problems at the privately run clinic that pays for plasma donations. - 9/23/2026
Old exemption, new exposure: What directors of pre-1954 pharmacy corporations need to know
‘I was not involved’ is not a governance system and other hard truths that pharmacists fulfilling the director role need to keep in mind. - 9/23/2026
This Ontario hospital plans to cut hundreds of jobs amid province-directed budget plan
An internal hospital memo says the hospital network is looking at a $150 million deficit for 2026-27 and has put about 413 union and non-union jobs on the chopping block, with a third of those positions currently vacant. - 9/23/2026
Lead levels . . . in the air?
‘It’s a yellow flag. It piques our interest, it draws our attention and tells us it would be worth looking into further.’ - 9/22/2026
Over 1,500 Quebec doctors call for coroner's inquest into suicides in profession
Five doctors in the province reportedly died by suicide over a five-month period this year.