Philip B. Berger

Where this writer stands

No opinion piece by this writer has been scored on a policy topic yet.

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Recent work

• Opinion | Pandemic, fentanyl and homelessness are a fatal combination. The benefits of prescribing opioids outweigh the risksOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 25, 2021
• Opinion | Kicking people out of Toronto encampments will amplify the public health emergency already endured by homeless personsOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 31, 2021
• Opinion | 2020 brought ugly truths about inequity to the forefront — like how Ontario’s Medical Association still upholds structural racismOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 6, 2021
• Physician incomes at heart of dispute with province: OpinionOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 9, 2017
• Physician incomes at heart of dispute with province: Opinion | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 9, 2017
• Some doctors in OMA dispute fighting for self-interest onlyOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 8, 2016
• Some doctors in OMA dispute fighting for self-interest only | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 8, 2016