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Halifax clinic publicly posting no-show counts and firing patients who miss multiple appointments
Successive health system transformations in Quebec are wearing out providers
Ontario hospitals will need to find 'efficient' ways to operate, says health minister

Premier Doug Ford promised during the spring election to create 15,000 long-term care beds within five years, and 30,000 over the next 10 years to relieve pressure on hospitals
Spending wisely and FIRE – lessons from my patients
How this ER physician balances medicine and writing crime thrillers

Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes, who goes by Melissa Yi as her pen name, talks about how writing medical mysteries has changed her as a doctor
The future of women in medicine, as told to the past
Suspension for pharmacist who submitted false ODB claims

A Toronto-area pharmacist accused of submitting inaccurate claims to the provincial drug benefit program has been stripped of her billing privileges and punished by her provincial college.
University of Saskatchewan reserves 6 spots for lower-income students—and it's a success

The six spots reserved for students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds have been filled, with more students on the waitlist.

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