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- 9/5/2022
Healthcare labour shortage a long time coming, requires shift to team-based care
In recent weeks hospitals across the country have taken drastic measures to cope with the staff shortages, including temporarily closing emergency departments. - 9/5/2022
Unions representing 60,000 B.C. healthcare workers reach tentative contract deal
Meena Brisard, the lead negotiator for the nine-union Facilities Bargaining Association, said protecting members' earnings against rising living costs had been a priority during the talks that began in February. - 9/5/2022
CVS to buy home healthcare provider Signify for $8 billion
CVS said Signify has more than 10,000 employees including physicians and nurses, a presence in every state, and offers technology platforms. - 9/1/2022
EXPLAINER: How bivalent vaccines work and what we know about protection they offer
Health authorities have signalled that a swift rollout of the new shots from Moderna will be important to fend off an anticipated fall surge. - 9/1/2022
Quebec election: CAQ admits that family doctor for all Quebecers 'not possible'
Party leader Francois Legault had promised everyone a family doctor during the 2018 election campaign but failed to follow through after he was elected premier. - 9/1/2022
Most healthcare in Canada is publicly funded, privately delivered
Dr. Sohail Gandhi says rigid, inflexible thinking is preventing good ideas from gaining traction to finally improve our healthcare system. - 9/1/2022
Spice linked to food poisoning investigation in Ontario
Symptoms associated with aconite poisoning can include nausea, vomiting, dizziness, weakness, irregular heart beats, and in severe cases, death. - 9/1/2022
Are we ever going to solve physician burnout?
As Dr. Noorali Bharwani points out, this is not a new issue, but we're no further ahead in solving it. - 9/1/2022
DRUG QUIZ: Methanol poisoning
What is the treatment for methanol poisoning? What is the antidote? - 9/1/2022
Public Health Ontario to have final say on topics studied by new science table
Public Health Ontario said it has invited existing science table members to "submit their expressions of interest'' to join the new team before a call goes out to the public on Sept. 8.