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American-owned Quest Diagnostics purchased LifeLabs in August 2024 from OMERS, a jointly owned pension fund company, for CDN $1.35 billion. LifeLabs’ B.C. workers, who have been without a contract since last April, have been on strike since Feb. 16.

Dealing with a bully—especially one as duplicitous and manipulative as U.S. President Donald Trump—requires a strong foundation of mental resilience, strategic thinking and collective action.

An OMA old timer recalls when the Ontario government in the 1990s raised a plan to no longer cover doctors’ malpractice protection fees.

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A unfortunate but not unusual situation for patient serves as an important reminder of knowing how to respond to an urgent health situation at home.

A med student in 1979, I wandered down to the ER of Montreal Children's. It was downright spooky. The cubicles were empty. The waiting room was silent. The doctors and nurses were gathered at the nursing station watching a small portable TV. 

You wouldn’t put lotion on an open wound, right? Dr. Carlos Yu examines whether the typical approach to treating eczema is sabotaging potential improvement.

In medicine, we’re trained to stay rational and calm—but when illness strikes those we love, even the strongest clinical armor can fall away.