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House Calls, #947, November 17, 2024: Should People Be Running For Kover?
President-Elect Trump’s choice for secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services has led to a lot of commentary on what the health outcomes will be for the country. Your Calls and Comments: A myriad of comments about vaccines, conspiracy theories, and health care system critiques.
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Sunday House Call, #737, May 3, 2020: The “#Infodemic”. A conversation with @CaulfieldTim about the explosion of #COVID19 pandemic misinformation.
Sunday House Call, #737, May 3, 2020: : The “Infodemic”. A conversation with Tim Caulfield about the explosion of COVID19 pandemic misinformation. Although snakeoil, the peddlers of scientific misinformation, and conspiracy theorists have been aplenty prior to the pandemic, it seems to have entered hyperdrive now. Many who promote evidenced-based principles are working overtime to…
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Sunday House Call, #709, September 15, 2019: Cheap generics lead to worldwide drug shortage
Sunday House Call, #709, September 15, 2019: Cheap generics lead to worldwide drug shortage Topics today include:The Economist writes this week about how cheap generic drug prices have lead to global shortages because they have become unprofitable to produce. Governments looking to create pharmacare programs will likely make the situation even worse. Your calls about…
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Sunday House Call, #582, August 7, 2016: Health Care death by a thousand cuts
Sunday House Call, #582, August 7, 2016: Health Care death by a thousand cuts Topics today include: Dr. Dworkin is joined by Dr. David Jacobs as they discuss the new OMA agreement and how it will affect your access to health services. Moving on to caller’s questions, he gives advice on the idea of…
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Physician awareness of massive cost of medical supplies helps produce hospital savings
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 30, 2015 Source: Showing surgeons ‘massive’ cost of disposable supplies leads to big savings for hospitals
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Sunday House Call, #507, October 19, 2014 – Ebola risk in perspective with Dan Gardner
Sunday House Call, #507, October 19, 2014 Topics today include:An interview with Dan Gardner, award-winning author of Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear”. We discuss the fear that had been generated by media reporting of Ebola in North America and the political and public reaction. Should we be surprised by the reaction? What psychology…
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Sunday House Call, #445, June 23, 2013: Ain't Nobody Got Time for That
Sunday House Call, #445, June 23, 2013: Ain’t Nobody Got Time for That Topics today include: Your comments on the plight of an 8 year-old boy suffering from severe mental illness and the inability of Behavioural Disorders Clinic at CHEO to sway from their protocols hence leaving him and his family to wait.