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First Responder Psychedelics from 2022-12-09T00:10
Ketamine helped one police officer get through a childhood trauma. Some experts say psychedelics could help people with PTSD but much more research is needed.
ListenThe vaccine whisperer from 2021-03-05T00:10
Dr. Brian Goldman takes us to Sherbrooke, Quebec where a unique program aimed at new parents is reducing levels of hesitancy around childhood inoculations and increasing the rate of vaccination. Th...
ListenManitoba surge from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dr Brian Goldman looks at the reasons behind a surge in cases of COVID19 in Manitoba and how it’s affecting indigenous communities.
ListenWhy this year's flu shot campaign may be a dress rehearsal for a COVID-19 vaccine from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Across the country Canadians have been scrambling to get their annual flu shot -- especially after being told by public health officials that it's vital we stay healthy during the pandemic to reduc...
ListenBeing a medical officer of health during a pandemic from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A conversation with Dr. Deena Hinshaw – Alberta’s Chief Medical Health Officer – and Dr. Eileen de Villa – Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health.
ListenCervical cancer screening advocate’s dying wishes start to take shape from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Karla Van Kessel died of complications caused by cervical cancer on Feb. 17. Until the day she died, the London, Ont. mother of two fought for improved measures to prevent cervical cancer. She spo...
ListenCOVID Confusion from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
For a lot of Canadians, the COVID-19 message is getting increasingly muddled. Dr. Caroline Quach and Dr. Prabhat Jha, both infectious disease experts, talk to Dr. Brian Goldman about cutting throug...
ListenWhy the ER is the last resort for sickle cell patients from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
White Coat, Black Art explores the fear of the ER people with sickle cell disease face. The painful, hereditary blood disorder affects 5-6000 Canadians, mostly people of colour whose ancestors come...
ListenAuthor Emma Donoghue 'spooked' by overlapping narratives between her new novel and COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Pull of the Stars tells the story of three women — a nurse, a doctor and an activist — in war-ravaged Ireland during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic. Emma Donoghue spoke with Dr. Brian Goldman, h...
ListenRunning on Fumes from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dr. Brian Goldman talks to three health-care professionals about the toll the pandemic has taken on them emotionally and physically, and how they feel facing a new increase in cases. Our guests are...
ListenIntroducing: Sickboy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Sickboy podcast is determined to break down the stigma associated with illness and disease. Hosts and best friends Jeremie, Bryan, and Taylor tackle health taboos with people who have experienc...
ListenMentioning the unmentionable from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We’re making mention of the common yet often unmentionable problem: pelvic floor dysfunction. Close to 40% of older women are affected by pelvic floor disorders. This week, this program received a...
ListenHow can I safely return to work during the pandemic? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dr. Lynora Saxinger, an infectious diseases specialist and associate professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton answers how to return to work safely during t...
ListenWhat do I need to know about COVID-19 and blood pressure? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dr. Nadia Khan, an internal medicine specialist and president of Hypertension Canada, joins host Dr. Brian Goldman to fact-check the information — and misinformation —people are seeing online and ...
ListenThe Dose: How can I send my kids back to school safely from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dr Nisha Thampi, medical director of infection prevention and control at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, answers the question: How can I send my kids back to school safely for them and ...
ListenThe Dose: As Canadians hope for coronavirus vaccine, many aren't getting immunized against other diseases from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As scientists race to develop a vaccine to combat the coronavirus epidemic, many Canadian adults aren't getting taking advantage of vaccinations that are already available to protect them against o...
ListenYour mask questions answered from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dr. Brian Goldman and infectious disease expert Dr. Susy Hota explain how masks work and how best to use them.
ListenHow safe are my favourite summer activities like swimming, cottaging and backyard parties? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week Dr. Goldman and Dr. Lynora Saxsinger, an infectious diseases expert from the University of Alberta weigh the risks of summer pass times, from camping and cottaging to swimming, backyard g...
ListenWhat's the best advice for losing my COVID-19 pounds? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Addressing emotional roots of comfort eating key to losing weight gained during the pandemic.
ListenThe Dose: How do contact tracing apps work, and what do I need to know about them? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dr Prabhat Jha, Director of the Centre for Global Health Research, at St Michael’s Hospital, and Professor of epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto answers questio...
ListenGiving birth during the height of a pandemic: a reporter's diary from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
CBC reporter Marika Wheeler reveals what it's like to have one of the most joyful events in your life happen during one of the most stressful times in history. Marika delivered her second child at ...
ListenUnlocking Bryson’s dad: CBC podcast host says son taught him a lot about fatherhood from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dr. Brian Goldman talks to Keith McArthur, the creator and host of the CBC podcast "Unlocking Bryson's Brain.” McArthur’s son Bryson has a severe genetic disorder that’s so rare it took nearly a d...
ListenA New Normal: As COVID-19 restrictions are loosened, Canada must do more to protect vulnerable groups, expert says from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Across the country, declining rates of COVID-19 infections have led to cautious plans to relax physical distancing and gradually open up businesses. This week on White Coat, Black Art, Dr. Patrici...
ListenPeople with disabilities left out of the conversation about coping with COVID, advocates say from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Although the coronavirus poses higher-than-average risk to people living with disabilities, they say they’ve largely been left out of the conversation on how to cope during the pandemic and feel th...
ListenAmid pandemic, opioid crisis ‘isn’t going away’ and will ‘kill more Canadians,’ says Dr. Daniel Kalla from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dr, Goldman speaks to Vancouver ER physician and author Dr. Daniel Kalla. Kalla's latest novel The Last High tracks the search for a deadly supply of fentanyl. Kalla also discusses his prescient pr...
ListenHow virtual therapy is helping people cope with pandemic’s emotional strains from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
As patients struggle with their mental health during the pandemic, many are turning to online therapy. Dr. Goldman speaks to Vancouver psychologist Christine Korol who has been a leader in virtual ...
ListenKeep calm and carry on? Promote resilience for better outcomes, says CAMH psychiatrist from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We hear from listeners about their current struggles and approaches to mental health during the pandemic and Dr. Kwame McKenzie talks about how we can look to the past for examples of how to build ...
ListenThe Plight of Personal Support Workers during COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A Personal Support Worker says she felt 'obliged' to go back to work despite experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. The worker, who has been a PSW for a decade in long-term care homes, told White Coat, Bl...
ListenI'd rather sleep on the street': Homeless cancer patient scared to stay in Toronto's shelters amid COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Robert Boast, a homeless 60-year-old Toronto man with incurable prostate and colon cancer, told White Coat, Black Art that he is more frightened of catching COVID-19 than dying from cancer. Dr. Nah...
ListenSidelined patients reject being 'collateral damage' during COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Canada’s provinces and territories began postponing elective medical and surgical procedures days after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Patients fearful for their health say advocating for care m...
ListenNo Visitors Please : Families grapple with new COVID-19 policies that leave them cut off from vulnerable loved ones in hospital from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Since the World Health Organization declared COVID19 a pandemic, hospitals across Canada have kept most visitors outside the sliding doors. There are a few exceptions, such as when you're giving b...
ListenIntroducing Unlocking Bryson's Brain from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Bryson seems like a perfectly healthy baby. But soon doctors confirm his parents’ worst fears: something is wrong with Bryson’s brain. Despite dozens of tests over nearly a decade, doctors come up ...
ListenFrom the frontlines: What it's like to treat COVID-19 patients, and what it's like to be a doctor infected with COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Canadians are doing their bit to control the spread of COVID-19 through physical distancing. The idea is to stay far away from a sometimes-deadly virus to which we’re not immune. You can’t do that ...
Listen"I thought, this virus is not going to get me, what are you talking about?" - Dr. Joseph Finkler, on getting COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Extended interview with Vancouver ER physician Dr. Joseph FInkler who is now recovering from COVID-19. He admits thinking that he was "invincible" before he got the virus, and describes what it was...
ListenOntario seniors living in COVID-19 infected care homes frightened and lonely from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Residents living in Long Term Care homes tell us what it's like to be locked down, lonely and isolated during a Covid outbreak.
Listen'This isn't Halloween candy': Infectious disease specialist cautious over drugs touted as COVID-19 treatment from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This month U.S. President Trump hailed two drugs as potential treatments for COVID-19. Infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch weighs in on the hype and the reality behind these medications.
Listen'These are historic numbers': How one Toronto hospital is preparing to battle COVID-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
North York General Hospital, one of Toronto’s busiest health-care facilities, is preparing for an influx of COVID-19 patients as the number of infections continues to climb day after day across the...
ListenWe need to talk more about death, says U.K. palliative care expert who's witnessed thousands die from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Author and physician Dr. Kathryn Mannix says health-care workers have to get comfortable with having frank conversations with patients when death is imminent, so they can be prepared.
Listen'Undignified' 100-year-old hospital gown design in desperate need of redesign, doctor says from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Likening the 100-year-old hospital gown to a prisoner's orange jumpsuit, a prominent British doctor says the "alien, open-at-the-back garment" is in desperate need of a redesign.
Listen"I've saved somewhere between 750 and 800 people" from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dr Brian Goldman takes you into the single-room occupancy hotels of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. His guide is Jeremy Bell, a member of TORO (Tenant Overdose Response Organizers). As a drug user a...
ListenHow complex care services delivered to rural areas became a 'life-changer' for this family from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Tucker family lives in Orillia, Ont., whose hospital is home to a clinic specializing in complex care for children living in remote parts of Ontario.
ListenShould I worry if my BMI is too high? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
INTRODUCING THE DOSE: Having a high BMI is supposed to be a call to get serious about your health by losing weight. But recent studies say BMI can be inaccurate and misleading. So should you worry ...
ListenPay-as-you-go health care: Uninsured people in Canada face sky-high bills, delays in treatment from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Most Canadians take universal healthcare for granted - secure in the knowledge that all you have to do is walk into a clinic or hospital and you will be treated. For some half a million people who...
ListenChoosing cancer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Producer Lise Hosein tells her story as a patient diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancerUntil recently, treatment meant getting surgery to remove the thyroid glands. Now doctors are discovering th...
Listen'We aren't going to hide the fact that this is what we do': How abortion doulas are breaking down stigma from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Lack of funding, distance, a patchwork of provincial laws and stigma are some of the barriers facing women seeking abortions in Canada, says Shannon Hardy, who volunteers as an abortion doula.
Listen'Stand up for yourself': Amid coronavirus outbreak, nurse reflects on living through SARS in 2003 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In 2003, nurse Susan Sorrenti contracted SARS while working at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital. As a similar virus prompts health warnings in China and around the world, Sorrenti recalls her gruelli...
ListenThe DUDES Club from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Nearly 3 out of 4 Canadian men live unhealthy lifestyles. The DUDES Club on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside shows that with the proper support, men can take better care of their mental and physical h...
ListenWriter's block, neurosis and empathy: A rare look at Dr. Oliver Sacks early career from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Lawrence Weschler's memoir 'And How are You, Dr. Sacks' recounts his 30-plus year friendship with the famed neurologist and author, Oliver Sacks.
Listen'I didn't think I could have a baby': Toronto pregnancy clinic supports women with disabilities from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Christine Lumilan wasn't sure she'd ever become a mother. The Toronto woman knew that having cerebral palsy, diabetes and polycystic ovaries could make pregnancy challenging. When she unexpectedly ...
ListenRead two chapters and call me in the morning: The White Coat Black Art book club from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Three guests bring a book that touched them personally, and says something important about heath care
ListenScreened Out: Do Canada’s breast cancer screening guidelines put 40-something women at risk? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Twenty percent of women who are diagnosed with breast cancer are in their forties. But Canadian screening guidelines say little about what women at that age should be doing to stay on top of the “b...
ListenHarm reduction from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dr. Brian Goldman talks both as a parent and as a doctor about teenagers and harm reduction. It's a practice that focuses not on abstinence, but minimizing harm and potential danger.
Listen'It was terrifying': Teen who collapsed after vaping is now sounding the alarm to her peers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
E-cigarettes were heralded as a means to help adult smokers quit. But a recent Health Canada survey found nearly one in four students in grades 7 to 12 have vaped. According to the U.S. Centers for...
ListenCertain she was 'bound to die in addiction,' this mum is now drug-free thanks to mother-child rehab program from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Quebec-based residential treatment program helps mothers build their confidence and skills as a parent
ListenFrom victims to advocates from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Dr Brian Goldman takes an unflinching look at how medicine has treated people with developmental disabilities, and what's being done to remedy the cruelty of the past.
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