March 11, 2024 Cardiology Unless I am missing something, I have ethical concerns about the EpiDose study because people cannot give verbal or written consent to participate.
March 1, 2024 Cancer/Oncology One hospital’s push to bring genetic cancer testing to more Black women
February 27, 2024 General information Can your doctor dump you as a patient for going to a walk-in clinic? No, but in Ontario, if you are signed-up to your family doctor’s practice, your family doctor will have to foot the bill for your walk-in clinic visit.
February 26, 2024 Epidemiology Measles travel advisories, New Canadian Pharmacare not covering the cost of Ozempic for people with type 2 diabetes, and a possible new treatment pathway for people suffering from Crohn’s disease.
February 12, 2024 Health Policy ‘We have a very large problem’: Why Ontario is dealing with syphilis rates it hasn’t seen in decades
February 7, 2024 General information I have encountered some pharmacists who provided unsolicited and inappropriate patient management advice because they did not have all the details. I respect their expertise in their specialty; so too that it be reciprocated.
February 5, 2024 Emergency Medicine Are people with non-urgent problems clogging up Ontario ERs? Here’s what the data shows
January 26, 2024 Cancer/Oncology Some physicians advocating renaming low-grade cancers as “not cancer”. I do not think this is the correct path to take. It seems a bit patronizing presume how patients will respond to the news of their diagnosis.
January 22, 2024 Allergy/Immunology A Canadian school has eased its nut ban, but it’s not a given others will follow
January 18, 2024 Clinical Research How Long Does It Take to Get COVID-19? Here’s What a New Study Says