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- 7/4/2022
How to best protect a woman's right to choose in Canada
Discussions have abounded about whether Canada needs to codify rights to abortive procedures. Dr. Mary Fernando spoke with a family doctor who firmly believes the best way to protect abortion rights in Canada is not move the issue into the legal domain. - 7/3/2022
After abortion ruling, clinic staff grapple with trauma
Danielle Maness has squeezed the hands of hundreds of anxious patients lying on tables in the procedure room, now empty. - 7/3/2022
Canada's top doctor says talks underway to obtain more vaccine to fight monkeypox
Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says there are "continuing discussions and contract negotiations'' to obtain doses from Bavarian Nordic, the Danish manufacturer of a smallpox vaccine approved for use against monkeypox. - 7/3/2022
1 in 4 people experience pain during sex, but research excludes the needs of the LGBTQ+ community
Chronic genitopelvic pain, defined as pain in the genital and/or pelvic region lasting three months or more, affects up to 27% of people. - 7/3/2022
All Ontarians should hope new health minister Sylvia Jones succeeds
Ontario's new health minister Sylvia Jones faces significant challenges but here's some low-hanging fruit she can move on quickly. - 7/3/2022
Paramedics strike at 40 Quebec ambulance services, want pay increase
Daniel Chouinard, the president of the union that represents the paramedics, says the strike won't affect the level of care provided to patients due to the province's essential services law. - 7/3/2022
Alberta nurse practitioners want salary system allowing them to set up independent practices
In 2021, the Nurse Practitioner Association of Alberta gave a province to proposal of a salary model where Alberta would pay them directly.