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House Calls, #1027, August 30, 2026: Canadian health care system survey illustrates the contradictions and clear tension between diagnoses of systemic failure and preferred solutions (or non-solutions)
The majority of Canadians, according to this latest survey view our health care system to be in crisis yet offer solutions that have repeatedly failed as if expecting the same remedy will just work this time around. There is also a tinge of hypocrisy within some of these viewpoints that I discuss in my op-ed.…
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House Calls, #1013, May 10, 2026: Perspectives on our chemical soup.
We are exposed to over 100,000 chemicals everyday. Dr. Joe Schwarcz of the McGill Office for Science and Society provides some perspective in his latest article. A interesting study on the acute effects on brain function after using cannabis. Let’s keep some perspective and avoid the media hype about the Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise…
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House Calls, #990, November 9, 2025: The Home Run Derby
As discussed in an earlier edition, one of the primary means of recruiting family doctors into your community is to train students how come from that community. The University of Ottawa Medical school is doing just that. This is a good step in the right direction. The Interim Dean of Medicine, Dr. Melissa Forgie, writes…
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Wednesday House Call September 6, 2017
Wednesday House Call September , 2017 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Discussion about morning sickness and the significance of week 38 for children who have asthma. Your calls about: Treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome Supraspinatus pain in the shoulder The 2 vaccinations for pneumococcal…
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Wednesday House Call July 26, 2017
Wednesday House Call July 26, 2017 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Brian Lilley to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today: Diet fads and the usual obligatory lack of scientific evidence with the stories, Your calls: Lyme disease transmission does not occur between people vegan diets and the over exaggeration and false claims of its…