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- 3/24/2023
Field Trip Health & Wellness enters creditor protection, lays off staff
The Toronto-based company which operates four psychedelic therapy clinics says the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted it a creditor protection order today under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. - 3/24/2023
Ontario reaches funding deal with optometrists; changes seniors' eye exam eligibility
Optometrists withdrew from performing provincially insured eye services from September to November 2021 amid a dispute over the amount they were being reimbursed. - 3/24/2023
Mexico’s help to American women who need abortions should inspire Canada
Cross-border abortion travel is not new. Assisted by formal and ad hoc cross-border referral networks, American women who could manage the costs travelled abroad to countries like Mexico, Canada and Great Britain for abortions before 1973. - 3/24/2023
Cosmetic brands will have to disclose fragrance ingredients—a welcome change for those with allergies
The move would bring Canada in line with the European Union, where that regulation was established in 2005. - 3/24/2023
Winnipeg hospital says doctors are now helping sexual assault examination program
Jennifer Cumpsty, the executive director of acute health services at the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre, says doctors and nurse practitioners are pitching in while new nurses are being trained. - 3/24/2023
Doctors may miss how addiction patients cheat drug tests
Doctors often use urine tests to make sure patients taking medication for opioid addiction are sticking with treatment. A new study suggests they may be missing some cheaters. - 3/23/2023
A plea for federal action on portable health benefits
It's high time Quebec residents get portable medical benefits and doctors in the rest of Canada get promptly paid, says Dr. Charles Shaver. - 3/23/2023
How’s the knee? New CIHI data paints a sorry picture of a Canada’s surgery backlog
Examining how many knee replacements happened within the recommended six-month time frame, one province's track record actually improved over the course of the pandemic. - 3/23/2023
Adding more doctors does not solve the problem, it creates one
Dr. Jabir Jassam argues governments need to increase the wages and benefits of existing doctors and support nurse practitioners and physician assistants in primary care offices.