A Supreme Court case that could change the face of the Canadian health care system
The BC Supreme Court will soon be ruling on a constitutional challenge that may very well change the face of health care in Canada.
Growing income gap poses a health risk to all
Certain Canadian commentators are bringing forth a strange critique of public health, suggesting that physicians and public health experts, charged with caring for the health of Canadians, should not concern themselves with the root causes of illness and stick to a narrow range of health interventions.
Dying badly in Canada
A few days after the Supreme Court of Canada overturned the prohibition against medical aid in dying, I received a note from a wonderful colleague of mine saying that her closest friend’s 53 year old son had just died of spinal cancer.
Is CPR overused? When is it ok for doctors to let someone die?
Will the cost of senior care in Canada one day break the bank? Probably not, contrary to common perceptions.
Getting a grip on the risks of vaccination
Every day when I see patients in my surgical clinic, some are offered a procedure to help them feel better. Whether it is a minor surgery like a tonsillectomy, or something larger scale such as tumor resection, I have a full discussion with the patient regarding the benefits and risks of doing “something.”
When is it ok for doctors to let someone die?
The long overdue public, medical, legal and political debate on end-of-life care is now well underway in Canada. Medical journals and the general press are commenting regularly on the subject…
Five things most Americans get wrong about Canada’s healthcare system
The Canadian healthcare system is often held up as an example to model or to avoid at all costs in the debates on healthcare in this country. Yet there are a startling number of misconceptions — on both sides of the partisan divide — about how the Canadian health system actually works.
Five things most people get wrong about Canada’s healthcare system
A recent court challenge before the British Columbia Supreme Court threatened to change the rules of the game for the Canadian healthcare system — should the challenge have made its way to the Supreme Court of Canada and found success there.
