Healthcare

Royal College announces $25K in grants for rural and remote health innovations
The Rural and Remote Team Innovation Grant offers up to $25,000 in funding for physician-led innovation projects. Some examples of innovation may include supporting peer learning, creating networking opportunities or introducing new technologies, the Royal College says.
Premier Danielle Smith defends Alberta's $100 COVID shot fee during radio show
Alberta’s wasteful purchase of children’s pain and fever medicine three years ago helped inform the province’s decision to charge some people $100 for a COVID-19 vaccine shot this fall, Premier Danielle Smith said Saturday.

Ontario couple whose teenage son died after 8-hour wait in ER calls for law reform

GJ and Hazel van der Werken, of Burlington, Ont., said their 16-year-old son, Finlay, had a few days of mild illness and was suffering from migraines before his condition began to worsen.
Despite PPNs, Canada is still ‘far from U.S.-style coverage’

A new study from C.D. Howe found that there’s little evidence of widespread harm if PPNs are introduced into the Canadian healthcare system.
Alberta Premier Smith says unions prompted COVID-19 shot coverage expansion

Earlier this week, her health ministry said COVID-19 vaccine coverage would be extended to all healthcare workers this fall under the first phase of the province’s rollout.
Ontario court awards $1.7M in damages to public health advocacy group targeted in smear campaign

An Ontario Superior Court judge issued the ruling this week in the case of eight volunteer directors and staff members of the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange, who were referred to as ‘creeps,’ ‘groomers’ and ‘pedophiles’ online by a British Columbia man.
Do GLP-1 receptor agonists have any effect on cancer risk?

Retrospective cohort study compares the incidence of 14 cancers among adults with obesity or overweight prescribed GLP-1 receptor agonists vs nonusers.
Quebec's RSV immunization campaign led to sharp decline in infant hospitalizations

The agency's director of public health operations says nearly 75% of all eligible infants received more than 56,000 doses of the vaccine during the campaign. That's more than double the agency's initial target.
E = mQ²: A formula for the enjoyment of life

Most of us know Albert Einstein’s famous equation, E = mc2. It struck me that a similar formulation could describe the enjoyment of life, in relationship to medical care, quantity and quality.
Study suggests strong ‘nocebo’ effect in patients with IBS when it comes to gluten

Researchers found the number of people who experienced worse IBS symptoms was similar across all three patient groups, including those given a gluten-free placebo to eat.

Royal College announces $25K in grants for rural and remote health innovations

Premier Danielle Smith defends Alberta's $100 COVID shot fee during radio show

Ontario couple whose teenage son died after 8-hour wait in ER calls for law reform

Despite PPNs, Canada is still ‘far from U.S.-style coverage’

Alberta Premier Smith says unions prompted COVID-19 shot coverage expansion

Ontario court awards $1.7M in damages to public health advocacy group targeted in smear campaign

Do GLP-1 receptor agonists have any effect on cancer risk?

Quebec's RSV immunization campaign led to sharp decline in infant hospitalizations

E = mQ²: A formula for the enjoyment of life

Study suggests strong ‘nocebo’ effect in patients with IBS when it comes to gluten