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- 6/14/2023
Ontario coroners looking to unionize over working conditions and upcoming reforms
Currently, family doctors should be going to patients’ homes if they die suddenly with a known health problem. But about two million Ontarians are without a family physician and a doctor might refuse to attend a scene. - 6/14/2023
Former medical health officer sentenced to 5 1/2 years for child sex assault
At the time of the arrest in 2021, Dr. Albert de Villiers was the chief medical officer of health for B.C.’s Interior Health, following his previous work as the top public health doctor in northern Alberta. - 6/14/2023
Ontario hospital workers awarded more pay after Bill 124 found unconstitutional
Ontario hospital workers, not including registered nurses, are set to get an additional 3.75% and 2.5% in wage increases over two years. - 6/13/2023
VEXAS syndrome: little known, but more frequent and serious than expected
Symptoms often confused with other rheumatic or hematological diseases, but different treatment required. - 6/13/2023
Myalgic encephalomyelitis and fibromyalgia: a new screening test
A team from Quebec has developed a PCR test that diagnoses these two diseases with similar symptoms. - 6/13/2023
Targeting allergies to better prevent or treat osteoarthritis?
New study shows having allergic asthma or eczema could increase the risk of developing osteoarthritis. - 6/13/2023
It’s a medical practice, Jim—but not as we know it
Artificial intelligence is already fundamentally changing how some doctors work, but will it really combat burnout? - 6/13/2023
President of Doctors Nova Scotia says new contract key to physician recruitment
Dr. Colin Audain won’t discuss details but says the new deal should include competitive compensation and address work-life balance—critical issues for doctor recruitment and retention. - 6/13/2023
Statins for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
The 2021 CCS dyslipidemia guidelines recommend statin therapy for certain higher-risk primary prevention patients. - 6/13/2023
Changes cut wait times for mental health counselling by 79% in N.W.T.
The model for delivering mental health and addictions recovery services is designed to meet people’s needs with the least intensive and most effective options.