Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPublic pain, private care: Why one woman is paying to walk again
How much would you be willing (and able) to pay to get your knee or hip replaced? Calgarian Linda Slater's knee pain became unbearable during her two-year wait to see an orthopedic surgeon. She drain…
Published on 7 hours ago
ENCORE: What do “Ask your doctor” ads accomplish?
Companies are spending big bucks advertising weight-loss drugs like Rybelsus, seeing huge potential in capitalizing on the popularity of Ozempic. But in Canada, so-called "reminder ads" can give only…
Published on 1 week ago
ENCORE: The battle rapper who battled colon cancer
As a rapper, Bishop Brigante was no stranger to on-stage battles. We met up with the then-45-year-old when he was battling Stage 4 colon cancer, which he said was caught too late. Bishop wanted Canad…
Published on 2 weeks ago
ENCORE: Sex medicine doctors are putting women’s health, and pleasure, first
Many women report difficulties with orgasms, low libido or pain around intercourse. And given that many have never even learned much about their genitals, they don’t always know where to get help. A…
Published on 3 weeks ago
ENCORE: The family doctor recruiting game
Attracting a family doctor to work in a community is challenging, with fewer physicians choosing family medicine. That's why Cheryl Gnyp, the recruiter for Castlegar, B.C., needs to stand out. She us…
Published on 4 weeks ago
ENCORE: The kidney transplant waiting game
Judith Morrison needs a kidney. While she's on dialysis, her sister Catherine is putting out a public plea for a living donor. But the search has been hard. And if they do find a donor, the sisters s…
Published on 1 month ago
ENCORE: Nursing as occupational hazard
One morning as she arrived for her hospital shift, Winnipeg nurse Jennifer Noone was assaulted outside the staff entrance, leaving her with a bad concussion and PTSD. Rather than stay silent, she too…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
ENCORE: The Unshakeable MD
At 28 years old, Dr. Soania Mathur was building her medical practice and expecting her first child. Then, she was diagnosed with Young-Onset Parkinson’s Disease. She tried to ignore her diagnosis for…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
ENCORE: Hot as hell
How far would you go to test your body in extreme heat? Ironworker apprentice Britnee Miazek travels hundreds of kilometres to Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario for a gruelling experiment t…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
ENCORE: The toll of cannabis-induced psychosis
When Kalpit Sharma started smoking high-THC weed several times a day, he thought he was just “living his life” as a university student. But then, he started hearing voices. Researcher Dr. Daniel Myra…
Published on 2 months ago