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- 8/18/2022
Can we blend Canada's public and private systems?
If we look to other predecessors of blended healthcare systems for answers, Dr. Charles Shaver says yes—and more efficiently. - 8/18/2022
Jean-Michel Coutu tapped to lead Metro pharmacy division in Quebec
The longtime executive will succeed outgoing president Alain Champagne. - 8/18/2022
Victoria doc's proposed $125-a-month retainer fee under review
B.C. doctors can charge 'block fees' under specific circumstances. - 8/18/2022
Emergency rooms close in B.C., paramedics union says ambulances unstaffed
Interior Health released a statement saying the department would be closed until Monday morning. - 8/18/2022
One exhausted doc leaves it all behind for the ultimate road trip
A general practitioner in Quebec City decided to sell the condo she had just moved into to buy a trailer and go on a road trip to the United States. - 8/18/2022
Pfizer booster dose approved for kids between five and 11 years old
Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Health Canada is authorizing a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children between five and 11 years old. - 8/17/2022
Ontario doctor facing three more murder charges as police probe hospital deaths
Dr. Nadler, 35, was initially charged with first-degree murder in March 2021. - 8/17/2022
Ontario's kids need to catch up on standard vaccines
Routine, flu and COVID-19 vaccine uptake is especially important this fall. - 8/17/2022
Won't pay for travel: Saskatchewan to send patients to Alberta for privatized surgery
NDP Opposition Leader Carla Beck criticized the delivery of out-of-province care, saying it would allow people to jump the line, which goes against the principles of the Canadian healthcare system.