White Coat, Black Art

Stories and conversations about Canadian healthcare from an emergency room AI summary

CBC Visit website › Health & Fitness · EN · 59 episodes · latest 2026-11-13

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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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The growing risks of sports betting

2026-11-13 · 27 min

Online sports betting is booming across Canada, but so are concerns about the harm it can cause. We check in with Noah Vineberg – a recovering compulsive gambler we spoke with four years ago – to find out how he’s doing…
20 years of pain: A woman veteran’s search for answers

2026-11-06 · 27 min

Ill-fitting equipment in the military took a toll on Wanda Motard, worsening an existing health condition. She’s lived with chronic pain for 20 years, as well as the effects of military trauma, and has struggled to get…
The daughter who secretly helped her mom die - then spoke out (via See You in Court)

2026-11-03 · 31 min

In 2009, Kay Carter asks her daughter to help her die. Assisted suicide is illegal in Canada, and 89-year-old Kay has spinal stenoisis — a painful degenerative disease. So she and her daughter, Lee Carter, covertly plan…
A ‘massive change’ in Canadian health care

2026-10-30 · 27 min

Alberta has a new law allowing eligible surgeons and anesthesiologists to perform publicly funded and private-pay surgeries. This dual practice is a first for Canada. Alberta politicians believe it will reduce wait…
Her son suddenly changed. She wants a diagnosis

2026-10-23 · 27 min

Wendy Wittenberg’s son, Ebel, completely changed after a brief illness. He went from being a confident 10-year-old who loved school, to having separation anxiety, mood swings, and OCD symptoms. Wendy is confident he has…
A bold plan to change PEI’s relationship with alcohol

2026-10-16 · 27 min

Ask any Islander and they'll likely tell you that heavy alcohol use on PEI is ingrained. "It's a reality of our culture and our socializing," says Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison. But she's determined…
Lung cancer isn’t just for smokers

2026-10-14 · 27 min

Pope Leo XIV, who isn’t known to be a smoker, has been diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma. In this episode, Toronto father Winhan Wong shares his journey with that same disease. He was diagnosed nine years ago and was…
He has 2,000 patients. Why was permanent residency so hard?

2026-10-09 · 27 min

Dr. Michael Antil left North Carolina in mid‑2023 with his wife and kids, driven out by an increasingly conservative political climate and COVID-era hostility toward doctors. He’s now a family physician to over 2,000…
Pap parties, hugs and primary care for Black women

2026-10-02 · 27 min

For Black women in Nova Scotia, getting basic health care can be a real struggle – so the Nova Scotia Sisterhood, a primary care clinic in Dartmouth, takes a different approach. Detailed intakes lead to everything from…
When Canadians go abroad for surgery, who should pay?

2026-09-25 · 27 min

Farley Yuras, 74, traveled to Poland to have both knees replaced after the wait in Edmonton became unbearable. He and his wife say that because of long delays, Alberta should reimburse people who leave the country for…

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Oldest episode in feed: 11/2020 · over 6 years
Typical length: 27 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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