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CBC News3 months ago 7:08 3 months ago 7:08 Advocates worry police will come down hard on already vulnerable communities, doing more damage than helping the cause. 'We cannot police our way out of this pandemic,' palliative physician Dr. Naheed Dosani said. Recommended for you

Posted: Jan 13, 2021 11:17 PM ET | Last Updated: January 14 People are seated on a bus in Toronto’s Jane and Finch neighbourhood amid the COVID-19 pandemic.(Evan Mitsui/CBC) Ontario's new stay-at-home order could mean more police in some communities than residents are used to seeing, and activists are raising concerns about how that extra enforcement might affect low-income, racialized neighbourhoods. Dr. Naheed Dosani, a palliative physician and health justice activist, said Black, Indigenous and other racialized communities in low income neighbourhoods are more at risk of catching COVI...

Coronavirus: Quebec doctor’s death by suicide sends shockwaves through Canada’s medical community © Provided by Global News Dr. Karine Dion, 35, died by suicide Jan. 3, 2021. The death of a Granby, Que., emergency physician has sent shockwaves throughout the Canadian medical community. Dr. Karine Dion, 35, who was also the mother of a young son, died by suicide earlier in January. Her family said it was the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic that led to her death. "Her family and her husband have gone public with this death to let the public know the immense distress that health workers a...

Study: Culture plays a critical role in perception of palliative care in South Asian populations When dealing with a life-limiting illness, palliative care can improve the quality of life for patients and families. However, for many people, the fear of "end of life" care prevents them from exploring it. A recent study from William Osler Health System (Osler) and McMaster University examined awareness of palliative care in the South Asian community and found that culture plays a critical role in the perception of palliative care. This perception, in turn, affects whether or not patients will b...