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	Podcast:		White Coat, Black Art on CBC Radio
	Episode:		Waiting 84 weeks and counting for a new knee
	Category:		Science & Medicine
	Duration:		00:26:39
	Publish Date:		2025-05-23 15:40:00
	Description:		Thousands of Canadians are in line for a joint replacement surgery. Tracey Knowlton is one of them, waiting over 84 weeks for a knee replacement. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Stephen Kwan says long waits are an ongoing, system-wide problem. Health-care policy experts like Tom McIntosh say we know how to make it better and faster for patients, but provincial health leaders need to step up.
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