Why this U.S. doctor is moving to Canada
I’m a U.S. family physician who has decided to relocate to Canada. The hassles of working in the dysfunctional health care “system” in the U.S. have simply become too intense.
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.
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…
Why Canadian hospitals outperform U.S. hospitals
In many countries, bereaved families get condolence cards and flowers. In the U.S., the survivors are also deluged with hospital bills and insurance paperwork. That paperwork isn’t merely an insult. It costs U.S. society a fortune.
Backgrounder: Surgical wait times for publicly funded health services in Canada
Public opinion polls show many Canadians worry about surgical wait times. Anecdotal media reports and heated political debates encourage this worry. But the question remains: Are Canadians waiting too long for surgery?
How to fight ‘Fearbola’ in Canada
‘Fearbola’ is the recent term being used to describe widespread public fears of an Ebola outbreak in the United States. ‘Fearbola’ is said to spread easily through conversation or even from simply seeing images and videos about Ebola. While we in Canada might feel immune to ‘Fearbola’, sadly, we are not.
Doctors at St. Mike’s launch project to address root causes of poor health
Sara Mojtehedzadeh.
The Toronto Star
