ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 5/18/2023
New health deal needs transparent monitoring and evaluation process to make sure healthcare outcomes improve
This year, the feds have pledged $198 billion to improve the healthcare system. Patients for Accountable Healthcare will be watching closely for improvements in the four key areas outlined. - 5/18/2023
Prince Edward Island will need about 1,200 more health workers by 2032: forecast
Health Intelligence says its forecast is based on the province’s plan to reform the health-system by adding more nurses, doctors and pharmacists to the network. - 5/17/2023
The potential and pitfalls of hospital-at-home programs
Hospital-at-home programs have yet to take off in Canada, though they have many benefits, especially for certain kinds of patients. - 5/17/2023
Newfoundland and Labrador is creating a new role: Manager of Physician Relations
Recruitment for the new role has started and is expected to be filled this by coming summer. - 5/17/2023
Healthcare union head blasts Manitoba health minister for ‘actively ignoring’ them
On Tuesday, the Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals held a rally on the steps of the Manitoba Legislative Building, as they continue to push for a new collective bargaining agreement. - 5/17/2023
Elizabeth Holmes loses latest bid to avoid prison and gets hit with $452 million restitution bill
Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes appears to be soon bound for prison after an appeals court Tuesday rejected her bid to remain free while she tries to overturn her conviction in a blood-testing hoax that brought her fleeting fame and fortune. - 5/16/2023
How our healthcare stacks against the best worldwide
All factors considered, our healthcare system isn’t all that broken and there are viable fixes. - 5/16/2023
YouTube sends gun videos to 9-year-olds: ‘It’s not the kids. It’s the algorithms,’ study finds
When researchers at a nonprofit that studies social media wanted to understand the connection between YouTube videos and gun violence, they set up accounts on the platform that mimicked the behavior of typical boys living in the U.S. - 5/16/2023
Is Health Canada transparent enough about how it monitors drug safety?
Doctors who prescribe drugs, pharmacists who fill prescriptions, researchers who study drug safety and especially patients who take the drugs all should have a right to know how safety is being monitored.