Canada is the only developed country with universal health care but no national pharmacare program. In the recent throne speech, the federal Liberals pledged to change that. But Canadians have heard this before from our government with little action to date. It is time that we hold them to their promise. Drugs account for theContinue reading “National Pharmacare: A prescription for change”
Category Archives: Health
Impact of COVID-19 on children
Seniors are at highest risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19 infection but children may suffer effects from the pandemic over an entire lifetime. The direct impact of COVID-19 on children is usually asymptomatic or mild infection with only rare hospitalization or ICU admission. But, the impact of school closures, economic shutdowns and socialContinue reading “Impact of COVID-19 on children”
Public policy determines health and well-being
If you have read my previous commentaries, you may have found yourself wondering why a medical doctor would write about public policy. In the first twenty years of my career, I worked in clinics, emergency rooms and intensive care units. Sometimes, it seemed that no matter how hard I worked or how much I caredContinue reading “Public policy determines health and well-being”
Confidence during the COVID-19 Crisis
In times of crisis, we reap the benefits of the society we have built around us. This is why knowing that I live in Canada lets me sleep better at night. Although the novel coronavirus causing the global pandemic is virtually identical in all parts of the world, it is having dramatically different consequences inContinue reading “Confidence during the COVID-19 Crisis”
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