Reading Time: 4 minutes In a democracy, politicians need to balance various interests. Indigenous needs can’t always come first
Tag: University of Manitoba
The diet shell game
Reading Time: 4 minutes Stick to the evidence when reporting on – and endorsing – food studies. We need real solutions to obesity and Type 2 diabetes, not book sales
Hiring consultants to fix health-care systems doesn’t work
Reading Time: 4 minutes Too often, politicians wrongly assume that the leaders of health organizations are unwilling and unable to bring about bold reforms
Waiting for emergency care – how long is too long?
Reading Time: 4 minutes New study sheds light on an old problem in Canada’s hospitals and suggests that strategies to shorten wait times should be considered
Why I continue to get the flu vaccine for myself and my children
Reading Time: 3 minutes The vaccine doesn’t fully protect from the flu – it’s one of many strategies, like frequent hand washing, adequate rest and a balanced diet
Why Manitoba needs to invest in its children
Reading Time: 3 minutes Unless troublesome infant mortality rates and the number of children in care are addressed, Manitoba’s economic productivity will lag
A tax on sugar-sweetened beverages not the answer to obesity
Reading Time: 3 minutes To tackle obesity in Canada, we need strategies that offer health education and support, not another tax on the poor
Why we need a made-in-Canada approach to assisted suicide
Reading Time: 3 minutes As Canadians weigh in on Bill C-14, some will say it has gone far enough. Others will insist it must go further
Assisted suicide roll out fraught with peril
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canadian health facilities not equipped to deal with physician-hastened death
Assisted suicide for those with mental illness a risky proposition
Reading Time: 3 minutes Who but those who have experienced it can appreciate the soul-crushing anguish of mental illness?