Surgery

79 articles
by Maddi Dellplain

The Plan to Stay Open: Relief for our beleaguered health-care system or a move to further privatization?

Ontario’s Plan to Stay Open, a five-point strategy aimed at “health-care system stability and recovery,” has been the subject of much debate since its final release in August. We asked a panel of experts what they thought about the plan. Here's what they had to say.
by Idil Abdillahi Anne Rucchetto

College must act to ensure equitable health-care outcomes for women, marginalized communities

Differences in surgical outcomes between men and women may be part of a larger gendered public health crisis.
by Anne Borden King

Our Surgeries, Ourselves

Columnist Anne Borden King combines meticulous research with moving reflections about living with breast cancer to expose an overlooked form of medical paternalism and explore the thought-provoking relationship between one’s body and most intimate self-image.

by Robyn McClelland

She was jilted at the neurosurgery altar but found true love in pediatrics

A doctor reflects on her passionate romance with neurosurgery, her devastating break up on Match Day, and how she then found a soulmate in pediatric intensive care.
by Safina Adatia

Gender and medical specialty choice – have we made progress?

Gender differences in medical specialty choice persist. Here are the factors that play a role in these imbalances – and how residency programs can attract more female applicants.

by Michael Fralick John Fralick

Episode 23 – Rapid Fire!
by Paul Taylor

Choosing the best option for hip surgery
by Timothy Jackson

Cracking the code for surgical success
by Paul Taylor

Will COVID-19 affect my cancer surgery?
by Michael Fralick John Fralick

Surprise! We’re back…and talking all things cardiovascular…
by Paul Taylor

Can surgery lead to cognitive problems?
by Kieran Quinn Laura Walker Anthony Maher Daniel Maughan

Too Much to Ask? Wait Times for Hip Fracture Surgery and Clinician Denials of Patient Requests
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