Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchENCORE: Power of attorney - a cautionary tale
When Mary Jarratt's brother, Billy, had a debilitating stroke at the age of 58, she was thrown into the role of power of attorney. That meant making significant decisions on Billy's behalf, including…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Bringing the emergency department to the trauma scene
When he's not working in the ER, Dr. Nicholas Sparrow spends his spare time in a surprising way. He responds to critical threat-to-life calls as a volunteer through the Kootenay Emergency Response Ph…
Published on 11 months ago
What do 'Ask your doctor' ads actually accomplish?
Companies are spending big bucks advertising weight-loss drugs like Rybelsus and Ozempic. But in Canada, "reminder ads" can give only the medication's name, not what it's for, telling people to ask t…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
This school's for family docs only
A first-of-its-kind medical school, part of Queen's University in Ontario, is recruiting and training students with the sole intention of graduating family doctors. But can it prepare them for the da…
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Healthcare at the food bank
Every two weeks, tenants of a Toronto Community Housing high-rise benefit from an on-site food bank. It's run by an embedded healthcare team, to build trust and get people the help they desperately n…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Overheated: Behind the scenes
A behind-the-scenes chat about the making of the CBC collaboration "Overheated" where White Coat, Black Art, What on Earth, and Quirks and Quarks explore how heat is affecting our health, our communi…
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
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 11 months, 4 weeks ago
ENCORE: Taking on the anti-science movement
Pediatrician and vaccine scientist Dr. Peter Hotez warns the anti-vaccine movement has morphed into a dangerous anti-science force. In The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science: A Scientist's Warning, Hotez sa…
Published on 1 year ago
ENCORE: Pregnant with epilepsy
The CBC’s Julianne Hazlewood takes us on a familiar journey that for her is filled with uncertainty and peril. Julianne is in the late stages of pregnancy. She also has epilepsy. For additional suppo…
Published on 1 year ago