Martha Porado
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- 5/16/2023
By the numbers: Nova Scotia getting 60 new and ‘strengthened’ clinics to bolster primary care
New funding is set to bolster many different types of primary care clinic arrangements, as well as establish new iterations. - 5/16/2023
New guideline discourages use of non-sugar sweeteners for weight control
The World Health Organization's new guideline is based on a systematic review that suggests these artificial sweeteners can have detrimental effects. - 5/11/2023
Downtown Winnipeg project to include healthcare expansion
The project would include a large section devoted to health care and easing the strain on the city's largest hospital, says a source in the Progressive Conservative government. - 5/11/2023
WELL Health launches AI-driven ‘ambient scribe’ tool for doctors
In testing the tool, the company said physicians who’ve used it gave positive feedback about being able to maintain eye contact with patients during visits. - 5/10/2023
Manitoba to pay back licensure fees for docs working there
Manitoba’s Health Minister Audrey Gordon made the announcement on Thursday. - 5/10/2023
Two solutions Docs of BC want immediately to mitigate ED crisis happening ‘across the province’
Doctors of BC's Section of Emergency Medicine says the crisis at Langley Memorial Hospital is not an isolated situation and special measures are needed to address emergency department backlog now. - 5/8/2023
Four acute care hospitals remain evacuated as Alberta wildfires rage
The province declared a state of emergency over the weekend, and about 300 patients from four hospitals are among the some 29,000 Albertans forced to flee. - 5/4/2023
UofT, GSK team up to create chair to bolster vaccine education for pharmacists
UofT's Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy is putting out an open call for applications.
