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Michelle Cohen, MD
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Let’s talk about a common, problematic way that we conceive of “health.” Too often we equate the absence of illness with morality. This leads down many bad paths both on
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A thread about things male doctors have said to me about the #GenderPayGap and sexism in medicine."I do not think the FFS system discriminates against female physicians. I believe it
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UPDATE: this naturopath has removed her ad and apologized for not knowing that "family medicine" is a distinct medical specialty and not simply health care terminology to be borrowed and
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What happens when certain types of medical work become synonymous with women’s work? This excellent paper by @ElainePelley & @Molly_Carnes explores the trend of gender segregation in medical specialties and
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Canada may have closed its physical border to the growing American disaster, but in the online world, disinformation is borderless and flowing freely. Allow me to demonstrate: Politics & Dysinfo
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Let’s talk about some new #COVID19 dysinfo. In the past few wks, the claim that wearing a mask is medically harmful has been making the rounds. The argument is that
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The history of public health is also the history of women in health care. Let’s take a moment to reflect on how the discipline of public health arose out of
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Full disclosure: I work in a FHT and am therefore receiving a stable income. I'm taking a small hit because some of my income is fee-for-service, but I have colleagues
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Expecting doctors to fund health infrastructure (our offices) out of fee-for-service billings was always a bad idea, and now we're seeing why. The govt needs MONTHS to adopt new phone
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"One of the federal government's concerns has to do with allocating supplies for Indigenous communities."Why is this needed?If the H1N1 flu is any measure, Indigenous communities are very vulnerable. Indigenous people
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