Legislative, Regulatory & Legal

If you have recently retired and are in your mid-60s, you have a choice to make. Do you take your government pension entitlements, or defer them to a later date in order to receive a higher amount?

The purpose of the data gathering is to strengthen the associations bargaining position in relativity discussions with the provincial government, the OMA said.

Dr. Furey, who is 45 years old, asserted he plans to have a "life after politics," and that he doesn't want his stint as premier to jeopardize his future career as a physician.

Proposed legislation to amend Canada’s law on medical assistance in dying goes against the nature of medicine, which is to heal patients and alleviate suffering, says Dr. Ramona Coelho, a family physician in London, Ont. Dr. Coelho is among a group of physicians who wrote an open letter opposing Bill C-7. More than 800 Canadian doctors have now signed the letter.

U.S. FDA recommends avoiding use of NSAIDs in pregnancy at 20 weeks or later NSAIDs may cause rare kidney problems in unborn babies and/or low levels of amniotic fluid.

Denning Health Group, which runs seven clinics in several Greater Vancouver cities is running advertisements in Alberta hoping to recruit doctors, urging them to “escape the politics” and “come practice in beautiful B.C."

Manitoba has yet to approve extended virtual care visits with doctors or specialists and is the only province in the country that doesn't allow doctors to bill for such visits.