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White Coat, Black Art

White Coat, Black Art

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Trusted ER doctor Brian Goldman brings you honest and surprising stories that can change your health and your life. Expect deep conversations with patients, families and colleagues that show you what is and isn't working in Canadian healthcare. Guaranteed you’ll learn something new. Episodes drop every Friday.

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Episodes
  • ENCORE: The toll of cannabis-induced psychosis

    ENCORE: The toll of cannabis-induced psychosis
    Jul 4 2025

    When Kalpit Sharma started smoking high-THC weed several times a day, he thought he was just “living his life” as a university student. But then, he started hearing voices. Researcher Dr. Daniel Myran shares the science behind stories like Kalpit’s – and why young men are particularly at risk for concerning mental health outcomes.
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    27 mins
  • ENCORE: The Senator's Singer

    ENCORE: The Senator's Singer
    Jun 27 2025

    We're replaying this episode in honour of National Indigenous History Month. Former senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Murray Sinclair spent the last months of his life at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg. He found comfort in the music of Quinton Poitras, a Métis musician with Artists in Healthcare Manitoba who played his favourite songs. Niigaan Sinclair says that even though his father was in a lot of pain, the music helped him feel joy in the moment.
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    27 mins
  • As Dr. Theresa Tam steps down, she urges Canada to stand strong on public health

    As Dr. Theresa Tam steps down, she urges Canada to stand strong on public health
    Jun 20 2025

    Dr. Theresa Tam steps down this week after eight years as Canada’s chief public health officer. Best known for leading the COVID-19 public health response, Tam tells Dr. Brian Goldman in a sit-down interview that Canada urgently needs a national vaccine registry to better manage outbreaks like measles, and must do more to support science and fight misinformation.
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    33 mins
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