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- 6/19/2019
B.C. home support for seniors is unaffordable, which boosts care costs: advocate
Most seniors in British Columbia can't afford the public home support system to keep them in their own homes for as long as possible, says a report from the province's advocate for seniors. - 6/18/2019
ER tales: Respect your nurse. Your life may depend on it
Abusive behaviour towards nurses could harm your health - 6/18/2019
OMA president asks doctors not to 'amplify' upcoming revelations on high billers
Some doctors were rubbed the wrong way by the OMA president's advice - 6/18/2019
New guidelines for managing recurrent uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women
Aim to prevent inappropriate antibiotic use, reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance and improve clinical outcomes and quality of life - 6/18/2019
More than 400 administrative healthsector workers being laid off in Ontario
Premier Doug Ford repeatedly promised during last year's election that 'not a single person' would lose their job - 6/18/2019
Don’t care for Pharmacare
Making drugs free is not going to address the underlying problems with our healthcare system—in fact, it may make them worse - 6/18/2019
Nova Scotia Health Authority ordered to conduct safety review at hospital after nurse attacked
Nova Scotia's health authority has been ordered to conduct a "violence in the workplace'' assessment in the wake of an attack by a patient on a pregnant nurse at the East Coast Forensic Hospital over a year ago. - 6/17/2019
What influences critical care doctors in withdrawing life support for patients with severe brain injury?
Decisions to withdraw life support treatments in critically ill patients with severe brain injury are complicated, are based on many factors, and are usually made by critical care physicians and families in the intensive care unit. - 6/17/2019
Long trial expected for former hospital CEO on fraud, breach of trust charges
The former CEO of Atlantic Canada's largest children's hospital has chosen to face a potentially lengthy and complex fraud trial in provincial court, her lawyer says. - 6/17/2019
Companies and governments are paying people to get healthy, and it works
New research shows that if you pay people for achievable increases in their daily physical activity, they will continue to be more active for months after the rewards are withdrawn