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A 17-year-old patient and his parents came to me with a problem that’s becoming far too common in Doug Ford’s Ontario

A 17-year-old patient and his parents came to me with a problem that’s becoming far too common in Doug Ford’s Ontario
02.07.2026 10

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

A 17-year-old patient and his parents came to me with a problem that’s becoming far too common in Doug Ford’s Ontario

A 17-year-old patient and his parents came to me with a problem that’s becoming far too common in Doug Ford’s Ontario
01.07.2026 20

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

Doug Ford’s ‘Protect Ontario’ ads are a scam trying to hide the damage he’s doing

25.06.2026 10

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

Doug Ford’s ‘Protect Ontario’ ads are a scam trying to hide the damage he’s doing

25.06.2026 20

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

Doug Ford is shutting down the legislature for 35 weeks while Ontario’s health system burns

18.06.2026 10

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

Doug Ford is shutting down the legislature for 35 weeks while Ontario’s health system burns

18.06.2026 10

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

Every dollar invested in physio saves $4 in care — so why is Ford freezing funding?

11.06.2026 20

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

Every dollar invested in physio saves $4 in care — so why is Ford freezing funding?

11.06.2026 20

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

There is no excuse for putting a patient in seclusion for 20 years

04.06.2026 20

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

There is no excuse for putting a patient in seclusion for 20 years

04.06.2026 20

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

How Doug Ford’s policies could jeopardize Ontario’s health care system

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28.05.2026 10

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

How Doug Ford’s policies could jeopardize Ontario’s health care system

28.05.2026 20

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

Ontario’s auditor general is wrong about AI scribes: they let me focus on patients, not screens

21.05.2026 30

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

Ontario’s auditor general is wrong about AI scribes: they let me focus on patients, not screens

21.05.2026 30

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

When a doctor is stripped of his licence for sexually abusing patients but is acquitted of criminal charges

08.05.2026 40

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

When a doctor is stripped of his licence for sexually abusing patients but is acquitted of criminal charges

08.05.2026 30

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

How Doug Ford’s health laws are breaking the nurses and doctors who care for you

30.04.2026 40

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

How Doug Ford’s health laws are breaking the nurses and doctors who care for you

30.04.2026 40

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

This Ford government ‘fix’ won’t get high schoolers back to class

23.04.2026 50

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

This Ford government ‘fix’ won’t get high schoolers back to class

23.04.2026 50

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

Doug Ford’s push for secrecy is putting the health of Ontarians at risk

13.04.2026 20

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

Doug Ford’s push for secrecy is putting the health of Ontarians at risk

13.04.2026 20

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

Doug Ford’s 2026 budget is designed to make ER wait-times worse

01.04.2026 30

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

Doug Ford’s 2026 budget is designed to make ER wait-times worse

01.04.2026 60

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

Unhappy young adults are showing up in Canada’s happiness index and my family doctor waiting room. Doug Ford isn’t helping

26.03.2026 40

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

Unhappy young adults are showing up in Canada’s happiness index and my family doctor waiting room. Doug Ford isn’t helping

26.03.2026 50

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

I’m a doctor. Here are five overlooked ways the Ontario government is making our ERs more crowded, not less

18.03.2026 50

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

I’m a doctor. Here are five overlooked ways the Ontario government is making our ERs more crowded, not less

18.03.2026 50

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

I’m a doctor. Here are five overlooked ways the Ontario government is making our ERs more crowded, not less

18.03.2026 50

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

If toys caused this much harm, we’d ban them. Why does social media get a free pass?

12.03.2026 30

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

If toys caused this much harm, we’d ban them. Why does social media get a free pass?

12.03.2026 40

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

We’re blaming our overstuffed ERs, excruciating surgery waits and family doctor deserts on exactly the wrong people

05.03.2026 50

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

We’re blaming our overstuffed ERs, excruciating surgery waits and family doctor deserts on exactly the wrong people

05.03.2026 60

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

Why Ontario’s measles outbreak highlights our need for a vaccine registry

13.02.2026 40

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

Canada’s most dangerous drug has been identified, and it’s not opioids

05.02.2026 30

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

RFK Jr.‘s misguided health polices can harm Canadians, so why have our medical experts been silent?

29.01.2026 20

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

Prefer a woman family doctor? She’s likely paid less — and giving more

23.01.2026 30

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

Canadian kids will feel the fallout from RFK Jr.’s slashing of routine vaccines

19.01.2026 30

The Globe and Mail

Iris Gorfinkel

As a doctor, this U.S. health policy scares me and Ontario kids are in the blast radius

16.01.2026 40

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

Reducing Ontario health care waits: Six solutions avoiding privatization pitfalls

10.01.2026 40

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

The crumpled piece of paper that changed my patient’s life

26.12.2025 30

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

The crumpled piece of paper that changed my patient’s life

25.12.2025 50

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

Ontario relies on pharmacists to prescribe drugs — but can we trust the diagnosis?

19.12.2025 30

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

Ontario’s family doctor crisis: Here is what the auditor general’s report got wrong

06.12.2025 40

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

Alberta is turning public hospitals into private businesses. Will Ontario follow?

28.11.2025 30

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

The price Ontarians’ pay for the lack of access to their medical records

08.11.2025 30

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

The price Ontarians pay for the lack of access to their medical records

07.11.2025 20

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

How politics, not science, is putting vulnerable patients and health care workers at risk

10.10.2025 40

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

Too many Canadians are leaving ERs before getting assessed

06.10.2025 30

The Globe and Mail

Iris Gorfinkel

As the family doctor and nursing shortage gets worse, here is an innovative solution that will help

25.09.2025 30

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel