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- 4/23/2013
Witness accounts: Canadian MDs on the Boston bombings
Canadian doctors share their experiences of the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15, 2013. - 4/23/2013
EMRs have delivered over $1.3 billion in benefits: Infoway-funded study
TORONTO | With a two-fold increase in adoption since 2006, use of electronic medical records (EMRs) in community-based practices in Canada has yielded efficiency and patient care benefits valued at $1.3 billion, an independent study reveals. - 4/22/2013
Our pharmacare system in Canada is designed to fail – and it’s costing us $billions
Another federal budget cycle has passed without remedy for the biggest unresolved problem in our healthcare system. From 1980 to 2010, spending on pharmaceuticals used outside of hospitals in Canada grew more than 15-fold, from just under $2 billion to just over $30 billion. Yes, billion. - 4/22/2013
Are the colleges ballooning out of control?
Between 2004 and 2011, the total budgets at Canada’s medical regulators nearly doubled - 4/22/2013
Press Review - April 23, 2013
- 4/22/2013
Seasons in the abyss: Alberta’s two-year fee battle
New deal includes no increases in first three years with hikes at back end - 4/22/2013
New insight gained into genetics of asthma
Study reveals links between genes and childhood wheezing illnesses - 4/22/2013
Negligence’s role in injury key in cerebral palsy case
Judges disagreed as to whether administering corticosteroids earlier would have prevented condition in twin babies - 4/22/2013
Opinion: Last-minute B.C. Liberal decision caters to nurses, ignores costs
Decision ignores warnings from within their own government that it was expensive, rushed and potentially disruptive.