Arif Siddiqui

Contributor

Arif Siddiqui is the Lead for Data Discovery at the Institute for Better Health at Trillium Health Partners, he’s also an Adjunct Professor at the School of Engineering Technology and Applied Sciences at Centennial College.

3174 Contributions
by Timothy Caulfield

Vaccine safety, politics and the nocebo effect

The nocebo effect has an important role to play in vaccine uptake and safety. We must vigorously counter the misinformation and political spin that helps to fuel the accelerating vaccine concern vortex.
by Indu Subramanian

Decades after it was declared eliminated, I fear the heartbreaking, avoidable consequences of measles

Fatal encephalitis from measles technically and biologically could be abolished as a human disease. Yet, I fear the downstream consequences of what the anti-vaccine movement could bring.
by Maddi Dellplain

How health care works in Canada: What to know ahead of the federal election

With voters heading to the polls on April 28, we figured it’s time for a refresher on how health policy is made and where the parties stand.
by Elaine Hu

No physician should be punished for advocating for life-saving services during the toxic drug crisis

As a young doctor-in-training, I feel obligated to speak out against Island Health's unethical treatment of Jessica Wilder.
by Jackie Manthorne

Want to know where we are with cancer care? Don’t ask Ontario

A provincial election and talk of tariffs have taken up much of Ontario’s attention recently but we shouldn’t lose sight of that other problem: health care.
by Macha Lopez

Public health is dead. As artists, we share some of the responsibility

As a writer who lived with Long Covid for two years, today more than ever, I think it is essential for artists to acknowledge and challenge a pandemic-shaped cultural vacuum.
by Alykhan Abdulla

How to deal with a bully

Dealing with a bully – especially one as duplicitous and manipulative as U.S. President Donald Trump – requires a strong foundation of mental resilience, strategic thinking and collective action.
by Emily Gwun-Shun Lennon

End of substance use and addiction program funding ‘very, very short-sighted’

On March 31, the federal funding for 22 safer supply initiatives across the country expired. Unless provinces step in, many patients will be left with few options.

by Anser Daud Peter Zhang

In the face of growing uncertainty, Canada needs to double down on innovation

As our nation navigates economic and social uncertainties, safeguarding and enhancing our health-care system will be crucial to ensuring a healthier future for all Canadians.
by JP Eskander

Trade tensions and the case for homegrown health tech

The consequences of inaction are too significant to ignore. This is our opportunity to secure our health-care future. We cannot afford to waste it.
by Danyaal Raza

Health, wealth and no one left behind

Like the early days of COVID-19, tariffs have the country rallying together and governments promising decisive action to help us weather the storm.
by Maurice Feldman

Ontario must address the autism crisis. 60,000 children are waiting for care

Despite billions allocated for autism services, many families are still waiting – sometimes for years. To fix Ontario’s autism services, we should redirect resources toward programs that have been proven to work.
by Ibrahim Mohammad Jacky Lee

With skyrocketing cost of living, now is the time for Ontario to opt into pharmacare

With the cost of living skyrocketing in Ontario, our patients continue to make difficult decisions – whether to pay for food, rent or medications.
by Gaibrie Stephen Jessica Cuppage

The case for AI in health care: Efficiency or patient connection?

AI is neither inherently good nor bad – it is a tool. The responsibility lies with us as clinicians to ensure its adoption strengthens, rather than diminishes, the humanity of care.
by Lyne Filiatrault Arijit Chakravarty T. Ryan Gregory

Without an independent COVID inquiry, we are doomed to ‘rinse and repeat’ past errors

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest global health-related disaster in living memory. Yet, Canadian governments have refused to hold an independent COVID-19 inquiry into the pandemic response.
by Lisa Machado

To make health care better, we must hold on to our rage

We have perhaps gotten too used to hearing about health care underfunding and staffing issues. But we can't afford to stop talking about it.

by Duff Sprague

New models of care are nice but funding is what we need

By aligning compensation for primary care professionals with the value they provide and ensuring fair recognition of their contributions, the health-care system can build a stronger, more equitable foundation moving forward.
by Joss Reimer

Why health care should be the ballot box issue this election

Canadians have a lot to worry about right now. But as we vote in the government that will see us through this unprecedented time, health care must be core to the government agenda.
by Maddi Dellplain

Health care and the Canadian election: What experts are hoping to hear

Canadian health-care leaders will be listening closely to what our federal politicians have to say on the campaign trail. This is what they hope to hear from candidates this election.
by Chris Bonnett

Preferred pharmacy networks – innovation or inertia?

Preferred pharmacy networks present a controversy that pits two essential providers – pharmacies and drug insurers – against each other.

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