New CEO and registrar gets started at College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba Dr. Ainslie Mihalchuk is a family doctor working in Northeast Winnipeg. Privilege. Blame. Allyship. Reflecting on reconciliation as a non-Indigenous physicianI am a doctor who works in the hospital where Brian Sinclair died after waiting over 30 hours for care. Systemic racism and structural barriers failed Mr. Sinclair and led to his preventable death. CMA find new CEO in current CHEO leader Alex Munter will be ending his 13-year stint as president and CEO of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario to take on a new role with the CMA. B.C. finishes merging health-profession colleges in plan for better oversight British Columbia’s government has amalgamated 11 health-professional colleges into two, setting the foundation for what it says is stronger oversight. POLL: What is the biggest challenge Canada faces? See what your colleagues say. Take our weekly doctor poll. Sour stats: 46% of Manitoba docs are considering leaving the province, retiring or reducing their hours While some docs are simply due for retirement, the majority of flighty physicians say (fixable) systemic and institutional problems are to blame. Angina, cachexia, dialysis and much more: Many significant healthcare contributors among newest appointments to the Order of Canada The list is long—so we've highlight the Order of Canada appointees who've made contributions to our health and wellbeing. Thousands of doctors go on strike in England a week before the U.K. general election The five-day strike by junior doctors shines a spotlight on the troubles besetting the chronically underfunded National Health Service. Baby cousin with cancer inspires girls to sew hospital gowns for sick kids across U.S. and Africa Samantha DiSimone’s son Vito was hospitalized in January in New York for a heart valve ailment at 9 months old. Hospital staff brought in a sealed package with a gown from material with a pattern from the “Cars” movie. Health Canada, PHAC and other gov’t teams work with influencers to combat misinformation—and the feds say it’s working Most of the social-media money is going towards institutions that have public service announcements to put out about health, travel or other topics. First Previous 57 58 59 60 61 Next Last
