All some people want for Christmas is a family doctor. A report released earlier this month from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows...
Author - Vamini Selvanandan
Dr. Vamini Selvanandan is a medical doctor, a proponent of healthy public policy and an engaged citizen. She provides health care in small towns and rural communities to improve the health and well-being of Albertans. She is Chair of the Canadian Public Health Association and past-president of the Bow Valley Primary Care Network.
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Climate change is a health crisis
As we cope with extreme heat waves and unpredictable wildfires this summer, it is hard to deny that climate change is a reality. With record setting high...
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Avoiding low-value healthcare: sometimes less is more
You can’t get enough of a good thing. Or can you? In Canada, we use public funds to pay for diagnostic tests, surgeries and many medical treatments so it is...
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Is our government working for Albertans?
This month marks a year since the United Conservative Party won the provincial elections under Danielle Smith. Affordability and health care were the top...
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Housing is a human right
With asylum seekers dying waiting for shelter space in Mississauga and single mothers denied rental housing in Halifax, Canada’s lack of affordable housing is...
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We are sick of sick notes
There is one thing doctors and patients can readily agree upon: we both hate sick notes. Patients loathe waiting long hours in overcrowded waiting rooms to...
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Overconsumption drives our environmental crises
We live in a time of multiple environmental crises: global warming, natural resource depletion, pollution and biodiversity loss. Far from being unrelated...
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Destabilizing Alberta’s Healthcare System
If you were already worried about our province’s health care system, you now have far more cause for concern. And if you weren’t worried before, it is time to...
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