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Iris Gorfinkel

Iris Gorfinkel

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

We’re blaming our overstuffed ERs, excruciating surgery waits and family doctor deserts on exactly the wrong people
05.03.2026 9

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

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

We’re blaming our overstuffed ERs, excruciating surgery waits and family doctor deserts on exactly the wrong people
05.03.2026 10

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

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

13.02.2026 10

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

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

05.02.2026 8

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 7

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

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

23.01.2026 10

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

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

19.01.2026 10

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 9

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

Reducing Ontario health care waits: Six solutions avoiding privatization pitfalls

10.01.2026 10

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

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

26.12.2025 10

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

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

25.12.2025 30

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

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

19.12.2025 10

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

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

06.12.2025 9

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

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

28.11.2025 6

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

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

08.11.2025 8

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

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

07.11.2025 10

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

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

10.10.2025 10

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

Too many Canadians are leaving ERs before getting assessed

06.10.2025 10

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 6

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

Politics is opening the door for preventable diseases to return

11.09.2025 8

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

Ontarians with ADHD are waiting years for a diagnosis. Their problems don’t end there

05.09.2025 10

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

Ontario’s ADHD crisis: Years-long waits, lost potential and lives on hold

04.09.2025 10

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

When it comes to marketing alcohol to teens, the fox has been left guarding the henhouse

22.08.2025 7

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

Home-care in Ontario can’t keep up — and it’s getting worse

01.08.2025 9

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

Homeless encampments always trigger despair, but Ford’s government is adding deep shame to the mix

18.07.2025 7

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

Yes, it’s ‘natural,’ but cannabis use poses serious mental health risks to teens

23.05.2025 10

The Star

Iris Gorfinkel

Yes, it’s ‘natural,’ but cannabis use poses serious mental health risks to teens

22.05.2025 10

St. Catharines Standard

Iris Gorfinkel

The measles outbreak shows why we need a vaccine registry

06.05.2025 10

The Globe and Mail

Iris Gorfinkel