“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief...

First a recap. People with chronic stomach aches may be suffering from a treatable infection called Helicobacter pylori gastritis which i...

Sculpture by John Hooper - St John NB After I read a recent CBC I-Team story on Personal Care Home (PCH) inspections in Manitoba I felt c...

Follow the link for a thought provoking CBC documentary (The Divided Brain) on left versus right brain thinking and how each side functio...

Why do health care workers work at multiple facilities? It may be that workers have to cobble together multiple part time or causal posit...

There have been stark international differences on managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Strategies range from strict state driven lock downs ...

I recently read a book by a Winnipeg Dr. recounting his experiences with working with the homeless at Siloam Mission (Wisdom from the Hom...

There appears to be a plan in place to manage variable wait times for UBT. In the short term blitzes at various hospitals will be done to...

In an abundance of caution during the election period I am repeating my disclaimer which can be found on the home page: The views and opi...

I came across this video on LinkedIn and I had to share it!

The Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health Care (CADTH), via the Pan Canadian Oncology Drug Review process, has recently re...

July 6, 2019 I followed up with the Mb Medical Director for Dynacare and MB Health. MB Health replied promptly and said that they would p...

I have had the privilege to teach medical and graduate students about critical appraisal of the medical literature, health technology ass...

Strokes are the third leading cause of death in Canada (Statistics Canada 2011) and, as the saying goes, "time is brain"! MB is the last ...

An example of failed execution in Manitoba’s health care system. What part of this is “patients first”? People with chronic stomach aches...

I am engaging Manitobans in a dialogue about health care. I am most interested in how health policy decisions impact your quality of life...