ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 9/5/2010
CMA urged to study impact of HST
Working group on issue reports that best chance for relief is to lobby for tax rebates - 9/5/2010
CMA ‘transformation’ blueprint a tough read
By the time its many reforms achieve consensus among key health players, it may be time for many new ones - 9/5/2010
Canadian MDs confused about hormone therapy
First impressions based on incomplete data from Women’s Health Initiative study continue to influence physicians’ prescribing - 9/5/2010
Be careful when predicting an imminent death
Having a prepared speech for this difficult situation and recommending saying goodbye just in case may help family - 9/2/2010
Targeted agent looks promising in treating pediatric brain cancer
Drug works on ‘Sonic hedgehog pathway’ found in medulloblastomas, other cancers - 9/2/2010
Surgery rated tops for prestige in survey of Aussie med students
Dermatology ranked highest for ‘lifestyle friendliness’ among specialties - 9/2/2010
Small Manitoba town boots doctors from clinic
Physicians say they were blindsided by decision - 9/2/2010
Sex life improves for smokers who quit
Male smokers with erectile dysfunction were more likely to improve if they broke the habit - 9/2/2010
Reprimanding physicians: a study of contrasts
In Canada, physicians have far less clout than in the U.S. The loss of power, I reflected, is most evident in how physicians are reprimanded, often not by their peers but by administrators and ancillary health-care workers. - 9/2/2010
Past abortion linked with higher preterm birth risk
Whether link is associative or causative is not clear, but researcher suggests procedural trauma may result in sensitivity