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Exciting Preventative Medicine Initiative

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The math finally adds up: It’s cheaper to pay for rent than for an ER bed. 📉🏥 Toronto’s UHN is launching a $1 million fund to prove that housing is a clinical intervention. When 100 patients account for 4,300+ ER visits, the system is broken. By providing stable housing, we aren’t just saving lives—we’re saving the healthcare system millions. Led by Dr. Andrew Boozary and the Gattuso Centre for Social Medicine, this program treats housing as a “social determinant of health.” By preventing evictions and providing stable homes, UHN is reducing ER overcrowding and improving long-term recovery for the city’s most vulnerable. This video breaks down why prescribing housing is the most cost-effective way to fix the Ontario healthcare system. 🇨🇦 Is “Social Medicine” the future of Canada? Let’s talk below. 👇 #toronto #housing #health #healthcare #fyp @Andrew Boozary MD @University Health Network

♬ original sound – The Gritty Nurse (Amie Varley)

“Voice of an Angel”

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“Amanda Visconti tunes her acoustic guitar and warms up her vocals, as the 25-year-old singer-songwriter prepares for her audience at Miami Cancer Institute, as a member of the Art in Medicine program.” Click here to read the full article.

Does Time Heal?

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It is often said that time heals everything. Whether this be an abrasion on one’s arm, a bout of the flu or the emptiness one can feel upon the passing of a loved one, it matters not. For every ailment that we humans experience, the common “healer” is deemed to be time. However, what if time is not the healer we assume it to be? What if time plays another role instead?

In a blog posting, Dr. Amit Sood discusses this idea. In particular, he explores whether time can heal as well as increase suffering. Click here to read Dr. Sood’s article.