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Top Health Stories for 2012: Dr. Brian's Picks

Monday, December 31, 2012 | Categories: Dr. Brian's Blog |

When it comes to listing the top health stories of the year, medical breakthroughs often get the most attention.  But in 2012, it's the ones...

Big Brother is Watching? Secret Recordings of MDs

Wednesday, December 19, 2012 | Categories: Dr. Brian's Blog |

Last month, the National Post's Tom Blackwell reported that a growing number of hospitals say patients and their families are secretly recording doctors and nurses....

Nurse's Death Following DJ Hoax: What We Can Learn

Tuesday, December 11, 2012 | Categories: Dr. Brian's Blog |

The two Australian radio DJs behind the royal hospital prank-call say they are heartbroken over the death of one of the nurses who took their...

Hotspots Mailbag

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 | Categories: Dr. Brian's Blog |

Last week's show was all about medical hotspots.  The people who live in hotspots visit doctors and hospitals way more than the people who live...

Grapefruit Should Come With a Warning Label

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 | Categories: Dr. Brian's Blog |

Some things just aren't meant to go together.  Doctors have long known that a combination of two or more prescription drugs can sometimes be lethal....

Sully Sullenberger: Lessons from My Hero

Friday, November 23, 2012 | Categories: Dr. Brian's Blog |

This week on White Coat Black Art, I talk about some of the amazingly good things that have happened since I delivered a TEDxToronto talk...

Hospital Parking: More from Ottawa + Mailbag

Wednesday, November 21, 2012 | Categories: Dr. Brian's Blog |

Our rebroadcast of last season's show on hospital parking generated more emails from you and an update from Ottawa.  Hit the jump below to gauge...

Generic OxyContin: No, Thanks

Tuesday, November 20, 2012 | Categories: Dr. Brian's Blog |

Later this month, the patent on the opioid drug OxyContin is set to expire.  Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq could have slammed the door on...

Risky Medicine: Mailbag

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 | Categories: Dr. Brian's Blog |

This week's show on risky business in health care generated some heartfelt reaction from you.  The central thesis of the show is that patients and...

Fast Treatment for Mental Health Patients in the ER: A start

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 | Categories: Dr. Brian's Blog |

Twenty percent of Canadians will experience a mental illness during their lifetime.  Many of them will wind up in the Emergency Room.  In the past,...

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