André Picard is the public health reporter at The Globe and Mail, and the author of three bestselling books.
Mr. Picard has received much acclaim for his writing, including the Michener Award for Public Service Journalism.
He is also a five-time nominee for the National Newspaper Award, Canada’s top journalism prize.
Dragging medicare into the 21st century
More than 50 years after the introduction of universal health care, we need a new approach to our most important social program – and a commitment to putting the interests of the patient first
Baby boomers, beware the hepatitis C epidemic
Hepatitis C is a public-health crisis and Canada must take it seriously
Why cutting health care for asylum-seekers makes no sense
Ottawa is targeting interim benefits for refugee claimants using a cynical and misleading story line
Mental-health strategy calls for complete overhaul, $4-billion commitment
Commission’s long-awaited national strategy says system needs a complete overhaul to meet needs of patients and their families
Time to discuss risks of surgical meshes
Possible complications include infections, pain during intercourse and urination, and injuries to the bowel, bladder and vagina
Violence and mental illness: case of Norway's Breivik reveals our prejudices
While questions whirl around the sanity of Norway’s most notorious figure, his case reveals the stark prejudice, stigma and circular logic surrounding mental illness
Jimmy Carter’s successful war against tropical diseases
Guinea worm disease is on track to be the second disease ever vanquished, and Jimmy Carter’s simple goal is to see his quest’s completion
Health agency had lost support of aboriginals, ministry says
Key native groups took issue with NAHO’s structure and ‘governance issues,’ according to a spokesman for Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq
Harper’s disregard for aboriginal health
Chopping funding to the National Aboriginal Health Organization sends a disheartening message about the Conservative government’s priorities
Canada's fertility law needs a reset
The Assisted Human Reproduction Act and the agency that oversees it are based on outmoded and misguided thinking
