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New Ontario Autism program lays bare the realities of our health care system’s rationed care model.
Health Headlines Commentary for February 7, 2019 Source: Parents angered by changes to Ontario autism program aimed at cutting wait list
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Wednesday House Call, February 6, 2019: Autism treatment and changes to funding model in Ontario
Wednesday House Call, February 6, 2019 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: The Ontario Government releases new funding model for Autism management and treatment. We talk about the Measles outbreak in the Northwest US. Your calls about differentiating learning disabilities from autism spectrum disorder and…
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New vaping regulations from Health Canada will have a difficult time turning the tide against teen use.
Health Headlines Commentary for February 6, 2019 Source: Health Canada plans new measures to curb vaping by young people
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With Ontario’s misguided rush to centralize health care management, smaller and effective health agencies will disappear and their roles will be usurped.
Health Headlines Commentary for February 5, 2019 Source: Experts criticize Ontario proposal to overhaul health-care system, centralize patient care
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Sunday House Call, #682, February 3, 2019: E-cigarettes have their place, just not for people who have never smoked.
Sunday House Call, #682, February 3, 2019: E-cigarettes have their place, just not for people who have never smoked. Topics today include: A study from the New England Journal of Medicine that showed e-cigarettes to be more effective helping people quit than other methods like nicotine replacement patches or gums. Your calls about: Popping noises…
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Creating a “super-ministry” to oversee our health care system will not produce the desired outcome. It has not in the past and it sure won’t in the future.
Health Headlines Commentary for February 1, 2019 Source: About 1,000 patients in hospital hallways on any given day: report
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More celebrity advice that should be refuted then ignored.
Health Headlines Commentary for January 31, 2019 Source: Don’t follow J. Lo’s ‘unhealthy’ 10-day no carb and sugar challenge
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Providing the latest information about the risk and benefits of screening mammograms for women over 40 will assist the decision-making process.The decision will always be with the patient.
Health Headlines Commentary for January 30, 2019 Source: Canadians respond to call to ‘get mad’ over new guidelines for screening breast cancer Reference: Screening for breast cancer with mammography Quantifying the Benefits and Harms of Screening Mammography My commentary about this.
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