ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 5/1/2023
Heads up B.C. docs: Your older patients are about to start getting Driver Medical Examination Reports again
Since being put on pause, the program has made a few changes. - 5/1/2023
Healthcare among top issues as Alberta election campaign gets underway
Here’s a look at what are expected to be key issues for voters and what leaders have been promising. - 4/30/2023
Ontario adds more mental health learning to school curriculum
Education Minister Stephen Lecce said the government will also spend $26 million over the next two years to provide mental-health resources to students over the summer, so their support isn't interrupted by the school break. - 4/30/2023
‘If we don’t understand, we can’t really change’: Studying Saskatchewan mass killer
A forensic psychiatrist and other experts discuss the usefulness of a psychological autopsy in the wake of the attacks on the James Smith Cree Nation. - 4/30/2023
Frustration grows over wait on OxyContin maker’s settlement
More than a year after OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a tentative settlement over the toll of opioids that was accepted nearly universally by the groups suing the company, money is still not rolling out. - 4/30/2023
‘Finger pointing’: U.S. national drug shortages are still hammering certain patient groups with no clear end in sight
In recent months, unexpected demand spikes, manufacturing problems and tight ingredient supplies have contributed to shortages that stress patients, parents and doctors. - 4/30/2023
Manitoba premier pledges $30 million to expand ICU at Winnipeg's Grace Hospital
Heather Stefanson announced the funding at a Sunday afternoon news conference, saying the money will go towards the Grace Hospital Foundation’s campaign to create up to 20 new beds in the facility’s ICU. - 4/30/2023
Mother to baby HIV transmission shouldn’t be happening in Canada: researchers
Researchers combed through an HIV surveillance database and found 33 babies born in Canada between 2012 and 2021 were infected during pregnancy or delivery. - 4/27/2023
Why are we restricting access to care?
Canada is the only country in which private insurance to cover physician services is illegal.