Tom Yun

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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

3/13/2025
Trudeau and premiers agree to enhance mobility for doctors and other professionals
As it currently stands in most provinces, physicians who are licensed to practice in one province have to go through a lengthy application process with a plethora of paperwork and pay thousands of dollars in fees in order to practice in another province.

Tom Yun
3/6/2025
Key things for physicians to keep in mind about women patients as they age
The medical community has made great strides in women’s health in recent years. But even today, gaps persist, and certain conditions are still commonly overlooked in women patients.

Tom Yun
3/6/2025
Leasing vs. buying a car: What physicians need to know
When it comes to shopping for a vehicle, is it better to buy or lease? That all depends on the type of vehicle, your driving patterns and how long you intend to keep your vehicles.

Tom Yun
2/11/2025
What these provinces are getting right on healthcare interoperability
During one of the panel discussions at IHE North America Connectation in Toronto last week, policy leaders from B.C., Alberta and N.B. came together to share success stories and challenges when it came to digital health interoperability.

Tom Yun
2/6/2025
Federal health data interoperability legislation in limbo, but Canada Health Infoway remains optimistic
Bill C-72, the Connected Care for Canadians Act, would have provided a regulatory framework for data exchange and prohibit health information technology vendors from data blocking.

Tom Yun
2/3/2025
Provinces worry over healthcare recruitment as federal government slashes skilled immigration numbers
The federal government is cutting spaces for the provincial nominee program in half for all provinces and territories that offer the program.

Tom Yun
1/19/2025
‘Real struggle’: Pharmacists in Alberta facing double-whammy in 2025 with provincial cuts and PrescribeIT fees
With the Alberta government cuting billable services and PrescribeIT now charging a 20 cents per prescription, here’s how pharmacists in the province are managing.

Tom Yun
1/16/2025
‘No brainer’: Alberta doctors react to the new physician compensation model
It’s been a month since Alberta announced a new compensation model for family doctors, and physicians say they’re optimistic about the program, with a few caveats.

Tom Yun
1/8/2025
Stuck in limbo: What doctors need to know about the proposed capital gains tax changes
Since the higher capital gains inclusion rate has yet to pass into actual law, doctors can choose to file their taxes with the old rules—but there’s a catch.

Tom Yun
1/5/2025
Trudeau prorogues parliament, putting proposed capital gains changes in limbo
Now that prorogation has killed the tax measures that were stalled in Parliament, there is a possibility that these proposals could be dead for good if the government falls before reintroducing them.

Tom Yun