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Ontario Medical Association estimates that there is a backlog 16 million medical services including mental health support, surgeries, cancer screening, monitoring of chronic disease, MRIs, and CT scans amongst the myriad of other services.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 10, 2021 Source:Ontario has a backlog of nearly 16 million medical services: Ontario Medical Association
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Quebec proposes one Covid vaccine for those who were previously infected without any substantive evidence to support such a policy change.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 21, 2021 Source: Quebec recommending just one vaccine dose for people previously infected with COVID-19
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Ontario hospitals alerted to prepare for a spike in COVID-19 patients as hospital ICU admissions approach capacity affecting ability to meet increasing demands for both COVID and non-COVID-related care
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 16, 2020 Source:Ontario tells hospitals to activate emergency plans as number of COVID-19 patients spikes
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Canada will have to wait in line for coronavirus vaccine while other countries receive it first. What policies were in place that allowed them to have the manufacturing infrastructure to supply their citizens with earlier access?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 25, 2020 Source:Trudeau warns COVID-19 vaccine will come later to Canada than other countries
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Sunday House Call, #765, November 15, 2020: But they said it in a press release. It must be true!
Sunday House Call, #765, November 15, 2020 Topics today include: The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine press release. How the media and governments ran with it when basic information was not provided. Why you cannot rush this process. References: Pfizer Releases Exciting Vaccine Effectiveness Datum. (Datum Is The Singular Of Data) Pfizer vaccine sparks hope and questions…
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The unintended health consequences of shutting down/delaying health services during the pandemic are starting to bubble to the top. The slow boil may become a roiling one.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 29, 2020 Source:At least 35 Ontarians died waiting for treatment after hospitals were cleared for COVID-19
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Wednesday House Call, October 9, 2019: It’s election time and no one is seriously talking about health care
Wednesday House Call, October 9, 2019: It’s election time and no one is seriously talking about health care Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. We talk about the dire outlook for our health care system. Politicians keep kicking the ball down the road because of their…
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Central health care planning contributes to no paramedics being available for ambulance calls.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 8, 2019 Source:‘Level zero’ crisis turning deadly, city warns
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How the same old solutions and approaches will not repair the problems with hallway medicine and our health care system in general
Health Headlines Commentary for September 12, 2019 Source:$4.25M new funding aims to reduce hallway medicine in Ottawa