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- 5/2/2022
Health minister says 7 of 250 surgeries transferred out of Red Deer, Alta., hospital
AHS confirmed it had to divert the patients to other care centres in central Alberta or to Edmonton and Calgary due primarily to a shortage of clinical assistants who help in the surgeries. - 5/2/2022
P.E.I. chiropractors want to be able to order x-rays directly: association
Chris McCarthy, the association's president said that requiring patients to go to their family doctors for requisitions for x-rays slows down their care. - 5/2/2022
U.S. court's plan to overturn abortion rights could exacerbate inequities in Canada
While the decision from the Supreme Court of the United States has not yet been finalized, Arthur said those working in the field have for the past several years expected Roe v. Wade would eventually be overturned. - 5/2/2022
Report: U.S. Supreme Court draft suggests Roe v. Wade could be overturned
Whatever the outcome, the Politico report late Monday represents an extremely rare breach of the court's secretive deliberation process, and on a case of surpassing importance. - 5/2/2022
New position statement on improving transition from pediatrics for youth with complex healthcare needs
The statement urged “flexible age cut-offs for transfer to adult care,” which should take each patient’s developmental stage and capacity into account. - 5/2/2022
What does an ER doctor/thriller novelist do all day?
A life in the day of Dr. Daniel Kalla. - 5/2/2022
Royal College threatens to withdraw accreditation if improvements aren't made at 3 Canadian medical training programs
The college had given the university a deadline of two years to improve the situation. - 5/1/2022
Sex matters in biomedical research: Many conditions affect men and women differently
Until recently, these studies hardly ever considered sex—the biological attributes of humans and animals—or gender, the socially constructed characteristics of men, women and gender-diverse people. - 5/1/2022
Time to make time: Tentative deal with Quebec FPs to require them to allocate certain hours to urgent care
Quebecers with a family doctor will be able to see their own doctor or another in their family medicine group in between 36 and 72 hours. - 5/1/2022
B.C. scraps controversial plan to involuntarily treat youth after overdose
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson said concerns about the potential negative impact of the proposed legislation put forward in July 2020 led the province to consult further with First Nations, families, health-care experts and drug users.