Q: “I’ve thought that the soda tax idea in New York is a great idea. I’ve read some things where ethics people have rejected the idea. Why not tax soda?” A: My economics classes were a long time ago, but I ...

Q: As a surgeon, I don’t know how much the things I use cost. It would be interesting to know the price of the medicine and equipment I use. What I don’t know is what the ethical concerns would be. A: ...

I once dated a woman who was discussing the untimely demise of a friend’s relationship due to infidelity. During that conversation, the kind in which people harshly judge the unfaithful party, she dropped a bomb. She confessed that she always ...

Due to the illness of a family member, I have spent the vast majority of the past two years visiting many different hospitals. From Swift Current General in Saskatchewan to London Ontario’s Health Sciences Centres and St. Joseph’s, I’ve been ...

Q: “I am curious as to what your thoughts are on individuals giving food to the homeless. I used to give them a granola bar or a piece of fruit (whatever I happened to have in my lunch), but a ...

“We’ve had many angry patients say to us, ‘This is discriminatory’ and I say, ‘Yes, it is’ But I still won’t do it,” said Arthur Leader, co-founder of the Ottawa Fertility Centre. The facility where he works will not ...

Q: I read an article in a major daily newspaper about how breastfeeding is over-promoted and not really that good for a baby. But people tell me that I should be breastfeeding my baby and they always imply I’m wrong ...

Question from Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, SK. "I read that some paramedics in Kingston were suspended from the job because they refused their flu shots. Should they be made to get flu shots?" Up until 2000, paramedics were immunized against polio, ...