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Alberta premier defends charging most Albertans for COVID-19 vaccines
Public healthcare experts in Alberta say the province’s new COVID policy will mean more barriers to getting vaccinated and higher costs for things like hospitalizations and severe complications.
Health screening task force to relaunch next spring after report calls for reform
The Task Force for Preventive Health Care provides clinical guidelines for primary care providers on screening and prevention measures for cancer and other diseases.

It’s convocation season! Meet some of Canada’s newly minted doctors

Medical schools across Canada celebrate their graduates and award excellence in teaching.
McGill study breaks down why so many ‘incels’ can’t or won’t get a job

How and why do so many these young men fall into being socially disengaged? A recent McGill study offers some answers.
Alberta to increase drug co-pay by $10 over a 10-month period

This is the first time the province has done so since 1994.
Canada’s top doctor Theresa Tam leaving position when term ends June 20

She is taking a break to think about new opportunities, spend more time with family and get back to some of her passions, including playing music and long-distance running.
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‘Breaks trust, lowers morale’: Doctors criticize Health PEI’s plans to impose minimum panel sizes and KPIs

A set of draft operational guidelines dated May 30 shows that Health PEI is planning on instituting a target of 24 patients per day for family doctors and mandating a minimum panel size of 1,600 patients.
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OB-GYN patient complaints up 29% over previous year: Ontario’s patient ombudsman

Complainants detailed experiencing a lack of responsive care to factors such as history of sexual assault, pregnancy complications, miscarriages and difficult births.