White Coat, Black Art with Dr. Brian Goldman

Vitamin D has been touted as a "wonder treatment" with a lot of health benefits. But what can vitamin D actually do for my health? This week on The Dose, Dr. Peter Lin, a Toronto-based family physician, speaks about what the research shows, dosage amounts, and much more.

Childhood neglect and abuse can lead to serious health problems in adults. Toronto psychiatrists Dr. Bob Maunder and Dr. Jon Hunter are calling for radical change to deal with this national epidemic in their new book, "Damaged: Childhood Trauma, Adult Illness, and the Need for a Health Care Revolution."

Since the first days of the pandemic, people who have recovered from the coronavirus have complained of long COVID symptoms. There’s still a lot to learn about the condition, but researchers are looking for answers. We spoke with Manali Mukherjee, assistant professor of medicine at McMaster University and affiliate scientist with the Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton.

This year's allergy season has come early in parts of Canada, with some specialists saying there's growing evidence to suggest a connection to climate change. We spoke with Dr. Anne Ellis, professor of medicine and chair of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at Queen's University.

The sixth wave of COVID-19 has seen an increase in hospitalizations and more ICU admissions. What’s different this time is that we have a new medication called Paxlovid that can keep at-risk people out of hospital. We hear all the details on Paxlovid from Kelly Grindrod, a pharmacist and associate professor at the school of pharmacy at the University of Waterloo.

COVID-19 case counts are once again climbing in many parts of Canada along with hospitalizations. This week, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommended that a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine be given to all Canadians ages 80 and up. We hear from Dr. Lynora Saxinger about fourth doses.

Jeremie Saunders has cystic fibrosis but is relieved provinces are lifting Covid restrictions because he can get back to a higher quality of life. The Sickboy podcast host hopes people who had “road rage” at public health measures become kinder toward others, especially if they’re immunocompromised.

Psychedelics are no longer just illegal street drugs. A lot of research has come out about their benefits as treatments for people with mood and other mental health disorders. So what do we know about how psychedelics can treat mental illness? We hear from Dr. Robert Tanguay, clinical assistant professor at the University of Calgary and Chief Clinical Medical Officer at the Newly Institute.

Maryam Mahdavi, a first-year psychology and music student at McGill, is paired with Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng, an Ottawa ICU physician and healthy living advocate. He helps Maryam break out of her COVID sedentary lifestyle and move past the loneliness brought on by pandemic isolation.

Countries in the European Union are seeing a steep rise in COVID-19 cases, just weeks after lifting COVID-19 measures. Meanwhile, in most parts of Canada, pandemic restrictions are being eased. So, should we still wear a mask? We hear from Jason Tetro, microbiologist and author of The Germ Files.

In the first of a 3-part series called The Recovery Sessions, where each episode we pair a person struggling to find their footing post-pandemic with a health care professional, we meet Kealey Pringle, who craves company but has anxiety about lifting restrictions.