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Which is the best province for a Canadian physician to start a family?
Where can young doctors looking to raise a family take advantage of the most generous parental supports—and how does that tie in with other financial concerns like housing prices.
Ontario expanding publicly funded hip and knee surgeries done in private clinics
Ontario is investing $125 million to add upwards of 20,000 orthopedic surgeries at community surgical centres over the next two years.

Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families

Devastating infectious diseases ran rampant in America, killing millions of children and leaving others with lifelong health problems. These illnesses were the main reason why nearly one in five children in 1900 never made it to their fifth birthday.
NHS ruling ignites global debate: Now will Canada classify AI scribes as medical devices?

An NHS England notification classifying AI scribes as Class I medical devices has sparked a worldwide discussion among AI scribe vendors, healthcare regulators and clinicians about the implications for innovation, patient safety and clinical workflows.
Alberta judge grants temporary injunction blocking a transgender healthcare bill

Justice Allison Kuntz, in a written judgment Friday, said the law raises serious Charter issues that need to be hashed out in court, and issued a temporary injunction against it before it fully came into effect.
Nova Scotia government signs agreements with universities to get doctors from Lebanon

Two doctors from the university are expected to arrive in Nova Scotia each year of the agreement.
Why some Ontario mayors want to ban financial recruitment incentives for doctors

But recruiters say the mayors should realize having doctors is an economic driver for towns.
Alberta’s auditor general granted extra $1M for health procurement probe

Auditor general Doug Wylie says the scope and complexity of the probe means his office needs to hire additional help and cover legal costs.
An FP’s quest for meaningful medical document titles

Frustrated by disorganized EMR inboxes, Dr. Ian Bekker championed a standardized solution in B.C. using LOINC and is now advocating for its adoption across Canada.
Why take them out of pharmacy? Albertans will no longer be able to get COVID vaccines from pharmacists

Pharmacy not included in discussions about purported waste, nor asked to help with solutions, says Pharmacists Association of Alberta.

Which is the best province for a Canadian physician to start a family?

Ontario expanding publicly funded hip and knee surgeries done in private clinics

Many forget the damage done by diseases like whooping cough, measles and rubella. Not these families

NHS ruling ignites global debate: Now will Canada classify AI scribes as medical devices?

Alberta judge grants temporary injunction blocking a transgender healthcare bill

Nova Scotia government signs agreements with universities to get doctors from Lebanon

Why some Ontario mayors want to ban financial recruitment incentives for doctors

Alberta’s auditor general granted extra $1M for health procurement probe

An FP’s quest for meaningful medical document titles

Why take them out of pharmacy? Albertans will no longer be able to get COVID vaccines from pharmacists