Arnav Agarwal

Contributor

Arnav Agarwal is an internal medicine resident physician at the University of Toronto and an incoming fellow in general internal medicine at McMaster University. He has parallel interests in clinical epidemiology, narrative writing, medical education and health advocacy.

81 Contributions
by Eddy Lang Arnav Agarwal

Overdiagnosis: Good intentions gone bad

Overdiagnosis is a problem that's been recognized for decades, but in the last 10 years research has proven that early detection does not always mean better outcomes. Overdiagnosis can sometimes cause physical, psychological or financial harm. But there are things that both physicians and patients can do to help prevent it.
by Arnav Agarwal Pooja Gandhi

Health Care in Hues: Standing Strong Against Misinformation

Physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other allied health professionals continue to wade through rapidly evolving evidence to provide care to patients and keep the health-care system upright.
by Pooja Gandhi Arnav Agarwal

Health Care in Hues: Confusion remains a pandemic threat

Mixed messaging has been rampant throughout the pandemic and continues today. This has threatened public confidence in political and scientific leadership.

by Pooja Gandhi Arnav Agarwal

Health Care in Hues: Walk a Mile in Their Shoes

Where we as physicians and health-care providers strive to provide holistic care for our patients, our ability to impact their health and well-being is rooted in our ability to understand their perspectives and day-to-day challenges.
by Arnav Agarwal

Pooja – Speech Language Pathologist
by Rishi Bansal Arnav Agarwal Seema Marwaha

Bearing witness to the lived experiences of the pandemic’s essential workers

Storytelling is a powerful act. The onset of the pandemic last March led to an outpouring of memories from the 2003 Toronto SARS epidemic, inspiring the launch of our own story telling series, Faces of COVID.
by Pooja Gandhi Arnav Agarwal

Health Care in Hues: Navigating Changing Tides

Our latest installment of Health Care in Hues, a monthly feature that uses art to comment on the state of health care in Canada.
by Arnav Agarwal Pooja Gandhi

Health Care in Hues: The Vaccine Waiting Game

Our latest installment of Health Care in Hues, a monthly feature that uses art to comment on the state of healthcare in Canada.
by Pooja Gandhi Arnav Agarwal

Health Care in Hues: 2020 in Review

We end 2020, however, with hope as impressive scientific advances have allowed the rapid production and dissemination of highly effective vaccines – and the opportunity to turn the page to an optimistic 2021.
by Pooja Gandhi Arnav Agarwal

Health Care in Hues: Our Wild Ride

The pandemic continues to dominate medical, public health, economic and societal scenes internationally, and many countries are continuing to experience the multi-faceted adverse effects of COVID-19.
by Graham Hudson Rebecca Cheff Mylini Saposan Arnav Agarwal

COVID-19 exposing cracks in our universal healthcare
by Arnav Agarwal

Rida Tul-Zahra – Resident
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Amanda – Internal Medicine Resident
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Ambika – Internal Medicine Resident
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Sally – Internal Medicine Resident
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Rafael – Resident Physician
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Umberin – MD
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Nikita – Resident Physician
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Brandon – Resident Physician
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Corrie – Resident Physician

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