ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 11/3/2019
Female doctors are good for your health, we need to support them
In Canada, female doctors have 31% higher odds of suicidal ideation than their male colleagues, according to a 2018 Canadian Medical Association survey - 11/3/2019
Patients lacking English need equal access to interpreters across Canada: doctor
Waking up with worsening pain had Surjit Garcha worried, but the red blisters on her stomach were so alarming that she went to her neighbour's home to try and explain, in her limited English, that she needed help. - 11/3/2019
Jagmeet Singh weighs in on racist incident in Shoppers Drug Mart
The incident was filmed late last month is a Burnaby pharmacy - 10/31/2019
Why we don’t have enough doctors
Canada’s physician population is growing faster than the patient population, yet we’re still struggling to address their needs - 10/30/2019
Saskatchewan spending $10 million for more surgeries, decrease wait times
The Saskatchewan government says it will spend $10 million to help reduce wait times for some surgeries. - 10/30/2019
Why aren't more doctors buying into telemedicine?
A Medical Post poll found 60% of doctors need better reasons to adopt virtual care technologies; here's what different provinces and one company are offering to help convince them - 10/30/2019
Court challenge of Ontario's vaccination law unlikely to succeed: experts
The non-profit organization Vaccine Choice Canada as well as five mothers are challenging a law that would force them to vaccinate their children unless they obtain a medical exemption - 10/30/2019
Medical education needs reform to reduce physician burnout: FMF panel
The 'hidden curriculum' might be one of the top drivers of burnout among young doctors and trainees - 10/30/2019
Updated Canadian Thoracic Society guideline on pharmacotherapy for COPD
Provides guidance and recommendations to optimize pharmacologic therapy for patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease