Unsure as to which specialty I wanted to pursue in residency training, and with one elective already under my belt, I wrestled with the options before me.
Body Autonomy: Our Right to Health
As a doctor in Canada, I never thought that I would have to worry about reproductive rights for my daughters.
As a doctor in Canada, I never thought that I would have to worry about reproductive rights for my daughters.
CMA’s Apology to Indigenous Peoples Rings Hollow
The apology itself comes across as performative and the trigger warning misses the mark.
The apology itself comes across as performative and the trigger warning misses the mark.
Tackling the Sepsis ‘Beast’: New Treatment Aims to Save Lives
I am so full of gratitude that I have volunteered for the Sepsis Canada LiFTING Program. As a patient partner, the patient perspective has never been more valued than it is today.
I am so full of gratitude that I have volunteered for the Sepsis Canada LiFTING Program. As a patient partner, the patient perspective has never been more valued than it is today.
Drug Decriminalization Did Not Increase Overdose Deaths, Analysis Shows
Though the increase in overdose deaths coincided with the adoption of Measure 110, the state’s Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, the authors of the study showed that the flood of fentanyl into Oregon’s unregulated drug market drove the increase in Oregon’s overdose deaths.
Though the increase in overdose deaths coincided with the adoption of Measure 110, the state’s Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act, the authors of the study showed that the flood of fentanyl into Oregon’s unregulated drug market drove the increase in Oregon’s overdose deaths.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind? What the Experts Say We Need to Know about COVID-19 as We Head Indoors
Some degree of relief seems warranted. Generally speaking, despite widespread infection, COVID cases are contributing to fewer hospitalizations on average than in previous years.
Some degree of relief seems warranted. Generally speaking, despite widespread infection, COVID cases are contributing to fewer hospitalizations on average than in previous years.
Fossil Fuels Make Us Sick: Let’s Ban Ads That Greenwash the Issue
As physicians and medical learners, we are trained to diagnose the condition and prescribe a remedy. The diagnosis in this case goes beyond the obvious “climate change.” At the heart of this crisis lies the burning of fossil fuels.
As physicians and medical learners, we are trained to diagnose the condition and prescribe a remedy. The diagnosis in this case goes beyond the obvious “climate change.” At the heart of this crisis lies the burning of fossil fuels.
The Urgent Need for Reception Centres for Refugees in Ontario
According to the UN Refugee Agency, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Ontario received 48 per cent of all asylum claims in Canada between April and December 2023 – the highest of any province or territory.
According to the UN Refugee Agency, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Ontario received 48 per cent of all asylum claims in Canada between April and December 2023 – the highest of any province or territory.
Politics and Vaccine Misinformation: A Horrifyingly Bad Mix
Fast forward to the summer of 2024 and it has become clear that those beliefs haven’t dissipated. On the contrary, they have increased and spread.
Fast forward to the summer of 2024 and it has become clear that those beliefs haven’t dissipated. On the contrary, they have increased and spread.
Excuse Me for Living: MAID, Autonomy and Feeling Like a Burden
How many of us 1990s teens will, at the end of our life, say a version of “excuse me for living” with absolute sincerity?
How many of us 1990s teens will, at the end of our life, say a version of “excuse me for living” with absolute sincerity?
Nursing Is Harm Reduction: Providing Care in the Midst of Our Overdose Crisis
People who use substances, their families and the communities around them need us to use every tool at our disposal to provide compassionate care and maintain community safety. Those tools include prevention, treatment, recovery services – and harm reduction.
People who use substances, their families and the communities around them need us to use every tool at our disposal to provide compassionate care and maintain community safety. Those tools include prevention, treatment, recovery services – and harm reduction.
Bridging Generational Divides in Medical Education: Gen Z Med Students’ POV
Medical training is notoriously challenging, with responsibility and stress levels increasing with each passing year. It compares to the stress of starting a new job every few months while being the least informed contestant in a never-ending Jeopardy episode.
Medical training is notoriously challenging, with responsibility and stress levels increasing with each passing year. It compares to the stress of starting a new job every few months while being the least informed contestant in a never-ending Jeopardy episode.
We Need to Keep Talking About Public and Private Health Care
At four public town halls, 17 patient- and physician-focused sessions and through surveys, we heard from more than 10,000 Canadians on the health-care system they desire, and what they believe is the best way to close the gap with the health system we have.
At four public town halls, 17 patient- and physician-focused sessions and through surveys, we heard from more than 10,000 Canadians on the health-care system they desire, and what they believe is the best way to close the gap with the health system we have.
What Is ‘Normal’? Lab-Based Inequity in Hematology
As clinicians, we rely heavily on reference ranges to define and interpret disease in daily practice.
As clinicians, we rely heavily on reference ranges to define and interpret disease in daily practice.
Facing up to Life’s Challenges
In 2020, my father unexpectedly passed away from a heart attack while playing the sport he loved most, the sport he introduced me to when I was only 9: Badminton.
In 2020, my father unexpectedly passed away from a heart attack while playing the sport he loved most, the sport he introduced me to when I was only 9: Badminton.
Staying Ahead of the Curve – Fentanyl, Xylazine and the Growing Syndemic
There are few people across North America who are unaware of the ongoing opioid epidemic.
There are few people across North America who are unaware of the ongoing opioid epidemic.