COVID-19

Questions unanswered amid calls for urgent action on Nova Scotia ER understaffing
Senior officials with Nova Scotia's Health Department were unable to answer a number of questions on Wednesday about the state of the province's emergency health system, which is struggling with overcrowding and staffing shortages.
Kids' hospital in London, Ont., reduces surgeries to aid overwhelmed critical care
The Children's Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre says it made the difficult decision to reduce surgical activity as of late last week.

'Couldn't care less': Healthcare is personal but are some pharmacists too tired to bother?

The pharmacist was abrupt when I arrived for my flu shot. She looked only at her computer and mispronounced my name twice. The next day, I saw another pharmacist for my COVID booster. 'It's so boring,' he complained, when I asked how he was coping with his work.
Ontario's doctors push province to create non profit surgical centres for backlog

The Ontario Medical Association says it would like to see stand-alone centres created that focus on one type of surgery.
The awkward optics of maskless socializing get docs talking

Does it matter that Dr. Kieran Moore, as a public health official, didn't exactly set an example after strongly recommending Ontarians mask up in public?
Foreign supply of children's pain meds set to hit Canadian shelves next week

One million bottles of children's medication will have been distributed to hospitals, pharmacies and retailers after next week, health officials said during a media briefing.
Nova Scotia children's hospital sees historically high patient numbers

Dr. Andrew Lynk said Thursday that Halifax children's hospital IWK Health Centre is seeing patient numbers higher than he's experienced in his more than 30-year career.
'Bleakest of role models for women': Fired health leader calls out Alberta premier

A leader in Alberta's health system who was fired by Premier Danielle Smith is firing back.
'It really shook me': Calgary surgeon spearheads drive to send supplies to Ukraine

Dr. Paul Fedak, who is Ukrainian-Canadian, said he was watching a social media post months ago of a Ukrainian cardiac surgeon, Dr. Igor Mokryk, taking patients down into a bunker as bombs were going off overhead.
Alberta government fires health board, appoints administrator to fix system stresses

Premier Danielle Smith said Dr. John Cowell will take over the duties of the Alberta Health Services board effective immediately.

Questions unanswered amid calls for urgent action on Nova Scotia ER understaffing

Kids' hospital in London, Ont., reduces surgeries to aid overwhelmed critical care

'Couldn't care less': Healthcare is personal but are some pharmacists too tired to bother?

Ontario's doctors push province to create non profit surgical centres for backlog

The awkward optics of maskless socializing get docs talking

Foreign supply of children's pain meds set to hit Canadian shelves next week

Nova Scotia children's hospital sees historically high patient numbers

'Bleakest of role models for women': Fired health leader calls out Alberta premier

'It really shook me': Calgary surgeon spearheads drive to send supplies to Ukraine

Alberta government fires health board, appoints administrator to fix system stresses