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- 2/15/2022
Fewer than 2,000 Quebec COVID 19 hospitalizations for first time since early January
The Health Department says the number of hospitalizations linked to the novel coronavirus declined by 57, to 1,995, after 130 people were admitted and 187 discharged in the past 24 hours. - 2/15/2022
Five tips to better cope with your mistakes
The Medical Post's sister magazine in Quebec recently examined the taboo subject of healthcare workers’ mistakes. - 2/15/2022
Why doctors need to learn about money
Feeling like a slave to the next paycheck, at the mercy of the financial services industry, over-worked with no way out—lots of doctors are feeling this but Dr. Matt Poyner says there is a way out. - 2/15/2022
So what do radiologists do all day?
New Quebec radiologist Dr. Simon Bradette, from a family with a long line of physicians, walks us through an average day. - 2/15/2022
Drugs used in recovery and how they work
Addiction is an inability to stop consuming certain drugs, alcohol, or nicotine. While people may feel comfort when they use such substances, they are harmful to both mental and physical health. Fortunately, addictions may be successfully treated with therapy and medication. - 2/15/2022
Women's College Hospital removes word 'chief' from executive titles in bid to promote allyship with Indigenous communities
Going forward the word 'chief' will be replaced with the word 'corporate.' - 2/15/2022
Learn to live with your mistakes
Out of shame or fear of damaging their careers, doctors do not easily talk about the professional mistakes they make. The start of a five-part series by the Medical Post’s sister brand in Quebec, Profession Santé. - 2/15/2022
Nova Scotia's union for paramedics says higher pay needed to help retain workers
Kevin MacMullin, business manager for the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 727, says although highly trained, Nova Scotia's paramedics are among the lowest paid in North America. - 2/15/2022
The complainant has the floor
Medical errors: The Medical Post's sister publication in Quebec, Profession Santé, spoke with two lawyers who defend victims of medical errors. - 2/15/2022
B.C. to lift most COVID restrictions, but mask and vaccine rules remain
Immunization campaigns, including booster shots, will continue in B.C., where 90.5% of residents over age 12 have received their second dose of a vaccine.