Unfortunately, I found myself in that position – attending to a Code Blue, and shortly afterward suffering from accidental shock, becoming a patient in my own hospital’s emergency department.
CSC Policy Change Endangers Health and Lives in Correctional Facilities
In early February, Ontario’s Office of the Chief Coroner held an inquest into the tragic deaths of five individuals in federal custody at Collins Bay Institution due to fentanyl toxicity.
In early February, Ontario’s Office of the Chief Coroner held an inquest into the tragic deaths of five individuals in federal custody at Collins Bay Institution due to fentanyl toxicity.
Beyond Burnout: Why a Thriving Medical Profession Is Essential for Patient Care
For most of my medical career, physician burnout was treated as a personal failing, something to overcome through sheer grit.
For most of my medical career, physician burnout was treated as a personal failing, something to overcome through sheer grit.
From Bombed Refineries to Empty Fridges: A Faraway War Raises Health Concerns at Home
The joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran in late February, and Tehran’s subsequent regional retaliation, has created one of the most significant energy disruptions since the 1970s.
The joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran in late February, and Tehran’s subsequent regional retaliation, has created one of the most significant energy disruptions since the 1970s.
Hantavirus Outbreak Shows We Haven’t Learned the Lesson of Sars-1 or COVID-19
Hope for the best, plan for the worst is a cliché, for sure. But it is way better than hope for the best, plan for the best, which is what the WHO seems to be doing.
Hope for the best, plan for the worst is a cliché, for sure. But it is way better than hope for the best, plan for the best, which is what the WHO seems to be doing.
Shamed to Death: How Stigma, Not Science, Is Killing Canadians With Lung Cancer
Every Wednesday in December, the floor of Christian Finley’s lung cancer clinic disappears, buried under gift bags and boxes. Chocolate. Christmas cards.
Every Wednesday in December, the floor of Christian Finley’s lung cancer clinic disappears, buried under gift bags and boxes. Chocolate. Christmas cards.
The Words We Use: Mental Health Literacy Is Expanding but Not Always Improving
That shift matters. For a long time, people struggled in silence without language that felt accessible or validating. Greater awareness has reduced stigma and opened doors to care.
That shift matters. For a long time, people struggled in silence without language that felt accessible or validating. Greater awareness has reduced stigma and opened doors to care.
People Increasingly Are Turning to AI for Health Questions but Should It Be Trusted?
Instead of opening multiple websites or searching through medical articles, we now can type a question into a chatbot and receive a clear, conversational answer in seconds.
Instead of opening multiple websites or searching through medical articles, we now can type a question into a chatbot and receive a clear, conversational answer in seconds.
Who Owns the Results?
Recent policy shifts, including proposals to expand patient access to diagnostic testing and direct access to results, are altering how patients enter the system.
Recent policy shifts, including proposals to expand patient access to diagnostic testing and direct access to results, are altering how patients enter the system.
The Fabric of Care: It Is Nurses Who Hold Our Health System Together
These observations rarely make headlines. Yet they are often the first signals that something important is unfolding.
These observations rarely make headlines. Yet they are often the first signals that something important is unfolding.
Preventing Alcohol Use During Pregnancy Is a Policy Problem, Not a Personal Failure
If we are serious about preventing FASD and supporting healthy pregnancies, alcohol policy must move from the margins to the centre of prevention efforts.
If we are serious about preventing FASD and supporting healthy pregnancies, alcohol policy must move from the margins to the centre of prevention efforts.
Canada’s Health-Care Systems Are Practicing Disaster Medicine Every Day
Across Canada, clinicians are increasingly working in environments where the demand for care far exceeds the resources available.
Across Canada, clinicians are increasingly working in environments where the demand for care far exceeds the resources available.
I Am a New Doctor; Ford Is Wrong About ‘Basketweaving Majors’
These moments of transition are catalysts for reflection. I remember being 18 and having no idea about what I wanted to do with my life.
These moments of transition are catalysts for reflection. I remember being 18 and having no idea about what I wanted to do with my life.
Alberta Can’t Rely on Immigrant Workers While Denying Them Health Care
Alberta’s government wants to ask voters in a referendum this fall whether newcomers should face new barriers to health care and education.
Alberta’s government wants to ask voters in a referendum this fall whether newcomers should face new barriers to health care and education.
Digital Tools Promise Better Care. Are They Delivering on the Quintuple Aim?
They shape how clinicians document visits, review results, answer messages, coordinate care and communicate with patients.
They shape how clinicians document visits, review results, answer messages, coordinate care and communicate with patients.
Expanding Dementia Prevention and Care Beyond Randomized Control Trials
Randomized controlled trials (RTC) are the gold standard in medicine.
Randomized controlled trials (RTC) are the gold standard in medicine.