Patient Lifestyle

Dr. Michael Warner wonders how and whether the province's plan to tackle the surgery backlog will work.

Patients (and politicians) will love this. But in my view, patient satisfaction should not be used as a metric to determine any healthcare policy.

As part of an ongoing video series, Dr Ramneek Dosanjh, past president of Doctors of BC, hosted a discussion on the role physicians can play in the health of the planet

Dr. Claudio Jeldrès should have informed the patient that the procedure did not work and that a subsequent spermogram showed an abundant presence of sperm, according to the Collège des médecins du Québec.

Queensway Carleton Hospital in Ottawa says Tuesday was the busiest day in the hospital's 47-year history, with 361 patients admitted.

The sources—who were not authorized to speak ahead of an announcement set for next week—said the province will expand existing independent health facilities' capacities in its first phase of surgical healthcare reform.

Healthcare providers should counsel patients about what to expect during intrauterine device placement, including pain control options.

Katherine Snow said her mother-in-law, Charlene Snow, went to the Cape Breton Regional Hospital on the afternoon of Dec. 30 with jaw pain and flu-like symptoms and was triaged by a nurse.