Tom Yun

Author Profile

Tom Yun is Toronto-based journalist for the Medical Post and Pharmacy Practice + Business. He has covered a wide range of topics in healthcare, including expanding scope of practice, disciplinary cases and the controversy over PrescribeIT.

Prior to joining the Canadian Healthcare Network, Tom was a digital writer/producer at CTV News and a breaking news reporter at the Toronto Star. His bylines can also be found at the Globe and Mail, Maclean’s, Canadaland and U of T News. As a student journalist for the Varsity, Tom was the first to break the news on the Jordan Peterson controversy in 2016, which subsequently became international news.

In his spare time, Tom enjoys road-tripping across North America, exploring new restaurants around the city and hanging out with his cat Wisteria.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

7/3/2025
Walmart Canada sees ‘very positive’ feedback for pharmacy clinics as company eyes expansion
Nearly two months after Walmart launched its first pharmacy clinic in Canada, the retail giant says it has received ‘very positive’ feedback from patients and is carefully monitoring the further expansion of pharmacists’ scope of practice.

Tom Yun
7/2/2025
How many asymptomatic STI cases are sneaking under the radar?
In a pilot study where four Nova Scotia community pharmacies were allowed to offer self-testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea, test positivity rates were three-to-seven times higher than expected.

Tom Yun
6/19/2025
Minor ailment claims in Ontario disproportionality coming from corporate-owned and urban pharmacies
A new study has found that found that corporate-owned pharmacies represented close to two-thirds of minor ailment services claims. In addition, the vast majority of the claims were from pharmacies in urban areas.

Tom Yun
6/18/2025
Give us your patient records or lose your license, tribunal tells doctor under investigation for COVID-19 conduct
Dr. Sonja Sophia Kustka, who is accused of issuing improper COVID-19 mask exceptions and ivermectin prescriptions, had refused to hand over unredacted patient records to the college, citing privacy rights.

Tom Yun
6/16/2025
How does misinformation impact the work of clinicians? A doctor, a pharmacist, an NP and a pollster weigh in
A new survey has found that healthcare providers are spending the equivalent of nearly an entire day per week managing the impact of health misinformation.

Tom Yun
6/15/2025
How one hospital in northern Ontario slashed its average violent incidents per month
Following the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, violent incidents at hospitals across Canada have risen to shocking levels. But one northern Ontario hospital has managed to bring the incidents down to less than half of its monthly target.

Tom Yun
6/4/2025
Toronto-based startup develops app to help screen for skin cancer with AI and virtual care
Got a weird lesion on your skin? Unsure about a new mole? A new app from a Toronto-based company can help patients determine if it’s a cancer concern—with the help of artificial intelligence.

Tom Yun
6/2/2025
Why Ontario is spending $300M to expand primary care teaching clinics
In early May, ahead of the release of the 2025 Ontario budget, the Ford government announced it will be investing up to $300 million build and expand 17 community-based primary care teaching clinics.

Tom Yun
5/22/2025
Feel the burn, not the burnout: Doctors cycle from Toronto to Montreal to raise money for emergency medicine research
The team braved hundreds of kilometres of headwinds and pouring rain, all in support of one of the most overlooked areas of medical research.

Tom Yun
5/4/2025
From cat-sitting to finding housing: How recruiters in rural Nova Scotia welcome new doctors
In rural Nova Scotia, the job of recruiting physicians and other healthcare workers can sometimes entail having to cat-sit—even if you’re allergic to felines.

Tom Yun