ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 10/26/2021
'Black list' of family doctors: Legault accused of interference
Quebec's opposing party is accusing premier François Legault of "interference" after he said Tuesday that he had in hand a blacklist of family doctors who don't work enough for his liking. - 10/25/2021
SMA president: Our future depends on what we do today
I really didn’t know how to start this letter. I am feeling such a mix of frustration, anger, sadness, fear and despair. Even though it seems like most everything we have advocated so far—as individuals, as groups of physicians, collectively as the SMA—appears to have fallen on deaf ears, we must not stop. - 10/25/2021
Anishinaabe physics student builds microwave device she hopes will aid early breast cancer detection in remote areas
The device is cylindrical, holding several antennas, each with a unique power supply. - 10/25/2021
B.C. announces priority groups for booster shot program expected to last until May
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says those groups and people who are most immunocompromised were vaccinated first and are getting to the point of waning immunity just ahead of flu season. - 10/25/2021
Letter to the editor: Pharmacists don’t determine when flu season begins
Justin Bates, chief executive officer of the Ontario Pharmacists Association, had some thoughts in response to a recent opinion piece, which he here relays in the form of a letter to the editor. - 10/25/2021
'Complacency, convenience, conspiracy:' Rural Albertans overrepresented in hospitals
In at least 19 out of 63 municipalities in northern and southern Alberta, on average, 55% of residents have rolled up their sleeves for just one dose. - 10/25/2021
How I talk to patients requesting exemption letters
Dr. Adam Chen—who loves to find ways to simplify FPs workload—offers up his thoughts on how to handle patients requesting COVID vaccine and mask exemptions. - 10/25/2021
Saskatchewan preparing rollout of COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children
The province says it is expecting to receive about 112,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages five to 11, enough to give all eligible children in the province a first dose. - 10/25/2021
New report outlines OMA's recommendations for Ontario's health system
The Ontario Medical Association shared its recommendations for improving the province's health system over the next four years in a new report published Tuesday.