As the idiom goes there are only two things in life that are certain: death and taxes. To this end I highly recommend André Picard's new...

My ethics article was picked up by Healthydebate. Check it out at this LINK

The daily new COVID counts have dropped and stabilized but have not fallen to “0”. Given that we have been in code red for three and a...

It has been over three years since multiple media outlets reported on a private Winnipeg clinic charging Manitobans for essential health...

We are in the second, and probably not the last, wave of the COVID roller coaster and the following excuse for not releasing more...

The following correspondence was sent to the Government of Manitoba (Minister of Health and official health critic), the College of...

Patrick Mahon: Messengers' Series: Satellite II (2018-19) The following links are to a reputable (Royal Society of Canada) article on...

Wild and Wooly by Mandy Stephen (Edmonton) Remember when Manitoba went 13 days without a COVID case? What happened? It is a given that no...

First of all, my deepest condolences to friends and family who have lost loved ones to COVID. This is especially poignant for those whose...

Source: Adelaide circa 2019 After working as a public health officer for over a decade I can attest to the fact that Public Health has...

The Progressive Conservatives party has held power in MB since 2016. Ideologically they are about fiscal austerity, reducing the deficit,...

“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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...