White Coat, Black Art

White Coat, Black Art

By CBC

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.

Recent Episodes

Lung cancer isn’t just for smokers

6 Mar 2026

Unmasking AuDHD

27 Feb 2026

He was approved for MAID — but died waiting in a Catholic hospital

20 Feb 2026

ENCORE: Primary care for all: Lessons from Denmark

13 Feb 2026

The young stroke survivor that health care forgot

6 Feb 2026

The rise of paid menopause care

30 Jan 2026

'The canary is dead': Frontline staff on Alberta's ER crisis

23 Jan 2026

The MD with over 2,000 patients, but no permanent residency

16 Jan 2026

The real truth about burnout

9 Jan 2026

ENCORE: The true science behind living longer

2 Jan 2026

The lowdown on in-flight emergencies

26 Dec 2025

Why an ER doctor spoke up — and sued

19 Dec 2025

Desperate measures: Behind Quebec’s unprecedented healthcare reforms

12 Dec 2025

Testicles outrank ovaries—and other reasons women wait so long for gynecologic surgery

5 Dec 2025

The air rescue team reinventing first responder support

28 Nov 2025

This Vancouver hospital is transforming addiction treatment

21 Nov 2025

ENCORE: Virtual doctors for real ERs

14 Nov 2025

How to make a health-care complaint and get results

7 Nov 2025

Diabetes care on wheels

31 Oct 2025

One in three Canadians is obese, and it’s not about willpower

24 Oct 2025

BONUS: He was censored by the U.S. government. What that means for food research

24 Oct 2025

A patient complaint that actually led to change

17 Oct 2025

ENCORE: One town's fight to reinstate healthcare

10 Oct 2025

Dr. Brian Day wants more private health care

3 Oct 2025

Giving mental-health emergency patients a room of their own

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The doctor Brampton needs

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The human face of 'AI psychosis'

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Public pain, private care: Why one woman is paying to walk again

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ENCORE: What do “Ask your doctor” ads accomplish?

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ENCORE: The battle rapper who battled colon cancer

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