ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 12/4/2023
Meet Jeff Leger, president of Shoppers Drug Mart
‘My goal is to help drive change in the pharmacy industry and improve access to healthcare for all Canadians.’ - 12/4/2023
B.C. Premier Eby celebrates ‘first of its kind’ seamless addictions care
Dr. Seonaid Nolan, an addictions-medicine physician with Providence Health Care, says people at the highest risk, who would sometimes have to wait weeks to access detox, are now able to get it in days. - 12/4/2023
Nova Scotia to restrict contract length for nurses who travel to fill shortages
Under the change, nurses who complete such contracts will have to wait for one year before they can be hired again as a travel nurse. - 12/3/2023
Yes, you can get syphilis of the eye—professor of ophthalmology explains
Ocular syphilis has been described as the great imitator. It can manifest in a multitude of ways and as such the diagnosis can be missed. - 12/3/2023
Weird and wonderful things lost then found inside the human body
As a professor of anatomy, I come across many such stories of strange things found inside people—foreign bodies, we call them. - 12/3/2023
Quebec employment minister wants to recruit asylum seekers to work in healthcare
The pilot project will look to place 1,500 asylum seekers in healthcare jobs over the next three years, the minister said. - 12/3/2023
It’s beginning to look a lot like burnout. How to take care of yourself before the holidays start
‘Good’ people—who are dutiful, diligent, reliable, conscientious and perfectionistic (either by nature or work nurture)—are at the greatest risk of burnout. - 12/3/2023
OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy deal goes before the Supreme Court, with billions of dollars at stake
The agreement hammered out with state and local governments and victims would provide billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic. - 12/3/2023
Canadian doctors push for action at first ever health day at UN climate summit
If the planet were a patient, Dr. Courtney Howard says she would be moving it to the trauma room. - 12/2/2023
The eyes are the window to the heart: A second pulse wave discovered by chance
This important discovery is based on an analysis of the retina and carotid artery.