ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 6/6/2023
How to stay healthy as wildfire smoke spreads across large swaths of Canada
As wildfires continue to rage in parts of Western and Central Canada, the smoke is blanketing cities and communities far away from the blazes and triggering air quality alerts. - 6/6/2023
‘On floors for resuscitation’: ER staff say recruit more doctors, nurses or risk worse conditions
Dr. Michael Howlett of the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians said overcrowding in emergency departments has worsened. - 6/6/2023
Beyond the white coat: A symphony of love
After undergoing eye surgery Dr. Jabir Jassam discovers that the power of love transcends physical changes. - 6/5/2023
You're HIRED! Getting ahead of pharmacy staffing
While many pharmacy owners are looking to scale back, automate, or even eliminate the need for employees, other pharmacy owners are still facing the hiring challenge, even as the pandemic emergency has lifted. - 6/5/2023
Staff at Nova Scotia Health, IWK hospital affected by online security breach
Nova Scotia’s minister of cybersecurity estimates that 100,000 people have had personal information stolen. - 6/5/2023
We’ve reached a watershed moment where we’re not going back to the way things were: CMA president
Dr. Alika Lafontaine talks about pan-Canadian licensure and improving the working environment for doctors. - 6/5/2023
Pandemic babies’ developmental milestones: Not as bad as we feared, but not as good as before
Scientists and physicians raised concerns early in the pandemic, pointing out that increased parental stress, COVID infections, reduced interactions with other babies and adults and changes to health care could affect child development. - 6/5/2023
Merck sues U.S. government, calling plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices ‘extortion’
Merck said in a complaint filed Tuesday that the program does not involve genuine negotiation. - 6/5/2023
B.C. officials push back against safe supply critics and their ‘polarizing rhetoric’
‘Safe supply is an alternative to the poison that is available on the street,’ said B.C.’s representative for children and youth, Jennifer Charlesworth. - 6/5/2023
$154M put up to improve healthcare services across Manitoba's north
Anticipated to cost about $39 million, the province said the new clinic will replace two aging, undersized sites currently in use.