By Shannon Sampert addiction, alcoholics, Canadian homeless, health risks, homeless, homeless shelters, national poverty strategy, poverty, Public health, safe environments, wet shelters
Tailoring a program to tackle homelessness and alcoholism saves lives Maybe it’s time we woke up and realized that how we’ve been dealing with a certain segment of homeless people in this city just isn’t working. You probably know the ones I mean: you pass by them if you walk downtown on your way […]
By Phil Emberley and Wendy Levinson abused medications, addictive, addictive medications, health, health advice, health risks, medical costs, medically necessary, over prescibed, over-prescribing, prescribed drugs, risks
A version of this commentary appeared in the National Post, Montreal Gazette and Vancouver Sun Sleep doesn’t come easy as we age. Take Ilsa; she is a 78-year-old recent widow. Since her husband passed away, she has slept poorly. A recent hospitalization and the disorienting bright lights and noises of the inpatient ward made her […]
By Katherine McGilton and John Muscedere Canadian Frailty Network, Canadian health, Canadians, frailty, health, Health care systems, health risks, living with frailty, medically frail, older adults, seniors, social supports
Older Canadians say their top priorities are better coordinated care systems and more community and home-based supports Today, over one million Canadians are medically frail — approximately 25 per cent of those over age 65 and 50 per cent past age 85. The aging of Canadian society and the growing number of older adults living […]
Par George D. Carson et Wendy Levinson birth, cervical screening, cesarean birth, childbirth, health, health advice, health risks, labour and delivery, medical costs, medically necessary, over-prescribing, pregnancy, risks, unnecessary care, unnecessary medical treatments
Une version de ce commentaire est parue dans Le Soleil Voici un des faits sans doute des plus surprenants : l’accouchement est la principale cause d’hospitalisation chez les Canadiennes année après année. Plus de 350 000 bébés sont nés dans les hôpitaux canadiens l’an dernier, et l’intervention chirurgicale la plus fréquente dans les hôpitaux est l’accouchement par césarienne : on en […]
By George D. Carson and Wendy Levinson birth, cervical screening, cesarean birth, childbirth, health, health advice, health risks, labour and delivery, medical costs, medically necessary, over-prescribing, pregnancy, risks, unnecessary care, unnecessary medical treatments
A version of this commentary appeared in the Toronto Star, Canadian Healthcare Network and the Winnipeg Free Press Here is, perhaps, a surprising fact: Birth is the most common reason that Canadian women are hospitalized each year. There were over 350,000 babies born in hospitals across the country last year. And the most common in-hospital […]
By Wendy Levinson health, health advice, health risks, knowledge, medical costs, medically necessary, over-prescribing, risks, unnecessary medical treatments
How we can improve patient outcomes and stop wasting health care resources in the process A version of this commentary appeared in the CBC News, the Huffington Post and the Victoria Times Colonist Each year, there are at least one million unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures done in Canadian health care settings. This means that […]
By Wendy Levinson health, health advice, health risks, knowledge, medically necessary, over-prescribing, risks
If you knew that virtually the entire medical community was talking about an issue causing risk and harm to patients across the country, wouldn’t you want to know what it is and take part in the conversation?
By Matthew Herder Canada’s healthcare system, Canadian healthcare system, health risks, knowledge, publicly funded healthcare system, risks
Recently federal and provincial health ministers agreed to create a working group to explore how to improve Canadians’ access to pharmaceutical drugs. In the wake of this, there is new optimism that pharmacare, publicly funded and universally available to Canadians, might one day come to pass.
By Brian Rotenberg Canada Health Act, Canada’s healthcare system, Canadian healthcare system, health, health advice, health risks, knowledge, medically necessary, over-prescribing, publicly funded healthcare system, risks, viruses
I am privileged to help patients deal with a variety of common disorders such as ear infections, pharyngitis and sinus inflammation. People suffer a great deal from these problems, especially when they are in the acute phase.
By Brian Rotenberg antibiotic prescription, antibiotics, Canada’s healthcare system, Canadian healthcare system, children, health, health advice, health risks, over-prescribing, risks, viruses
I am privileged to help patients deal with a variety of common disorders such as ear infections, pharyngitis and sinus inflammation. People suffer a great deal from these problems, especially when they are in the acute phase.