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Biography

Blair Bigham is a Toronto-based multimedia journalist, scientist and resident emergency physician. He was a Global Journalism Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs. His work has appeared in the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, the New England Journal of Medicine and the Canadian Medical Association Journal, among others, and he frequently appears on CBC Radio. He has worked in health care settings on five continents and has responded to emergencies in urban, rural, and remote settings on helicopters, boats, and vehicles that could generously be described as pick-up trucks. He witnesses the relationship between wealth and health on a daily basis, and reports on the undertold stories of patients, healthcare providers, and the systems that help or fail them.

Content

Total articles 128

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  Ontario nurses protest over patient ratios in the wake of IJB investigation

  By Stacey Kuznetsova, Demar Grant, Blair Bigham

  Apr. 04, 2025

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  Behind the Reporting: Physician/Journalist Blair Bigham reflects on Ontario nursing investigation

  By Blair Bigham

  Apr. 02, 2025

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  Ontario nurses raising alarm over high patient loads that put patients at risk, internal reports reveal

  By Demar Grant, Blair Bigham, Robert Cribb Verified

  Feb. 27, 2025

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Canadian Medical Association Journal

The Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) is a peer-reviewed medical journal established in 1911. It serves as a key platform for sharing medical research, clinical reviews, and health policy analysis in Canada. CMAJ publishes original research across various medical disciplines, including epidemiology and clinical trials, and features expert commentaries on healthcare policy and ethics. CMAJ provides both open-access and subscription-based content aimed at healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers. It includes clinical reviews that offer updates on diagnosis and treatment, as well as a sister journal, CMAJ Open, which focuses on research with direct clinical or policy relevance. The journal has a rich history of contributing to medical scholarship and continues to address contemporary health issues, including pandemic response and health equity.