Dr. Sam Wong, president of the pediatrics section for the association, says recent flu seasons have become more distressing for children and patients because of wait times verging on 12 hours.
Questions on the topic are circulating on social media and in the Black community following a proposed U.S. federal rule—still in limbo after multiple delays—to ban the carcinogen formaldehyde in hair-straightening chemicals.
The Elk Point Healthcare Centre was just one of at least 25 ERs in Alberta that temporarily shut its doors in 2024, all caused by physician or staff shortages and almost exclusively in rural Alberta.
The province announced Monday that as of now, IMGs originally from Alberta no longer need to complete a clinical assessment period in the province before beginning residency.
