Kathleen O'Grady
Kathleen O'Grady is a research associate.
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Health policy
The Canadian health care system is often held up as an example to model or to avoid at all costs in the debates on health care in America, and elsewhere. Yet there are a startling number of misconceptions -- on…
The Canadian health care system is often held up as an example to model or to avoid at all costs in the debates on health care in America, and elsewhere. Yet there are a startling number of misconceptions — on both sides of the partisan divide — about how the Canadian health system actually works, often from experts who should know better. Here are the facts.
1. Doctors are self-employed, not …
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5 things people get wrong about Canada’s health system
Patient voices
It was an ordinary summer day. People were milling on the main thoroughfare, bikes zig-zagging through traffic, cafés and pubs spilling onto the sidewalk, patrons sipping their way through a lazy Friday afternoon. We were ordinary that day too. Just…
It was an ordinary summer day. People were milling on the main thoroughfare, bikes zig-zagging through traffic, cafés and pubs spilling onto the sidewalk, patrons sipping their way through a lazy Friday afternoon.
We were ordinary that day too. Just another family, managing the hectic jumble of kids’ lessons, bills, our careers, endless streams of birthday parties, too little sleep and the occasional date night out.
But it was all shattered with …
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Parenting a child with autism
Conditions and diseases
The holiday season means most of us will be socializing with colleagues and neighbors, friends and family. Chances are good this circle of friendly acquaintances and loved ones will include a child with autism. Why? An estimated 1 in 88…
The holiday season means most of us will be socializing with colleagues and neighbors, friends and family. Chances are good this circle of friendly acquaintances and loved ones will include a child with autism.
Why? An estimated 1 in 88 children are now diagnosed with the neurological disorder, with a four times prevalence for boys. Among other challenges, those with autism often have difficulties with social communication (be it verbally or …
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How to talk to a child with autism
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