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- 7/18/2023
B.C. doctors perceive a heavy hand in new act governing health professions
Penalties for speaking out? The Medical Post’s B.C. columnist looks at the impact of the new Health Professions and Occupations Act - 7/18/2023
Sometimes the truth is unbearable
Because of the delays in one patient's healthcare, her cancer had spread to bone and lung. She had wasted 18 months on the waitlist. I have hundreds of stories like this. - 7/18/2023
Alberta moves to decentralize healthcare delivery, 15 years after centralizing it
The decision sets in motion a reversal of government policy that began almost 30 years ago when then-premier Ralph Klein collapsed more than 200 health boards and agencies into 17 regional health authorities. - 7/18/2023
Ontario boosts pediatric healthcare funding by $330M a year
The government says it will allow children’s hospitals to significantly increase staffing and provide more services. - 7/17/2023
Boy who died from asthma amid wildfire smoke is ‘face of climate crisis,’ doctor says
Dr. Melissa Lem, says Carter Vigh’s death underscores the urgent need to better protect vulnerable people from the effects of wildfires and other climate change-driven emergencies. - 7/17/2023
A Dutch court convicts a man of assisting in at least 10 suicides by selling a deadly drug online
The Netherlands was the first nation to legalize euthanasia. A 2002 law allowed physicians to end the lives of patients under strict conditions, either by administering a fatal dose of drugs or giving the patient the drugs to take. - 7/17/2023
Groups want timely, accessible data on cancer to help improve outcomes
The Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer say in a report that other gaps in the data include risk factors to guide cancer prevention efforts, patients’ experiences and social determinants of health. - 7/17/2023
Pets of pharmacy: Sidor
Lucky pharmacy student Emily has this energetic fluffball to share her nature walks, hikes and swims. - 7/17/2023
The (medical) funny pages: What would you add to this sandwich?
Your weekly dose of giggles! - 7/16/2023
B.C. promises $3M to expand program that partners cops with healthcare providers
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the program aim is to connect people in crisis to the appropriate services in their community and take pressure off stretched police resources.