Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMaking hospital food scrumptious, and sustainable
When Ned Bell’s wife was recovering from cancer surgery at Vancouver General Hospital, the unappetizing food she was served left a bad taste in his mouth. So the five-star chef teamed up with his wif…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
ENCORE: The gift of life
In this season of bearing gifts, it’s been said the highest form of giving is the anonymous kind. Heather Badenoch knows that very well. She donated part of her liver to a child she never met in Toro…
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
The Senator's Singer
Former senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Murray Sinclair spent the last four months of his life at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg. He found comfort in the music of Quint…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Should Canada have nurse anesthetists?
Josh Booth has a pitch for Canada: Bring in nurse anesthetists to help deal with Canada’s shortage of anesthesiologists, the doctors who manage sedation before and during surgery. Booth, a Canadian c…
Published on 11 months ago
The power of AI to diagnose rare diseases
Ian Stedman Googled his rash and self-diagnosed a rare genetic condition called Muckle-Wells syndrome. It took him 32 years and almost 200 inconclusive doctor visits. A decade later, he's on a missio…
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
ENCORE: Man Googles rash, discovers rare disease
For decades, Ian Stedman lived with severe rashes, constant joint pain, red eyes and debilitating migraines. He saw dozens of doctors, but no one knew what was wrong with him. So he gave up. But when…
Published on 1 year ago
Psilocybin and accepting death
Pete Pearson, 74, is not ready to die. He was diagnosed six years ago with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which has an average survival rate of 2-3 years after diagnosis. He knows he's on borrowed ti…
Published on 1 year ago
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White Coat, Black Art Introduces | Uncover: Bad Results
They needed certainty. They got chaos. For over a decade, countless people from at least five different countries put their trust in a company offering prenatal paternity tests. It promised clients “…
Published on 1 year ago
Sex medicine doctors are putting women’s health, and pleasure, first
Many women report sexual health difficulties and don’t always know where to go for help. A small cadre of Canadian doctors specializing in women’s sexual health is trying to change that. They’re help…
Published on 1 year ago
As doctors leave, rural nurses struggle
When the last full-time doctor left the small town of Carberry, Manitoba in 2023, the responsibility of providing healthcare was left on the shoulders of nurses. In our second show from Carberry, Dr.…
Published on 1 year ago