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Surrey, B.C., hospital to get critical care tower with acute, specialized services
The premier says the province is at stage where it will soon start asking for feedback from health professionals who work at the hospital.
Maker of much-debated ALS drug says it may stop selling it after study showed it didn’t work
The U.S. FDA approved Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ Relyvrio in September 2022, following a years-long advocacy campaign by patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a fatal muscle-wasting disease.

B.C. class action alleges menstruation cycle tracking app breached users’ privacy

The ruling published online Friday says the action against Flo Health Inc. alleges the company shared users’ highly personal health information with third-parties, including Facebook, Google and other companies.
B.C. begins offering in-province immunotherapy treatment for lymphoma, leukemia

Dr. Kim Chi, the chief medical officer for BC Cancer, says patients who needed the treatment would previously have to be sent outside the province or country.
New in Alberta: Individuals, organizations and communities can now sponsor FP positions for international doctors

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta plans to further expand its sponsorship model to high-demand speciality positions.
The value of FPs doing research

Community-based doctors have a unique perspective.
Legal column: A sudden illness

The 26-year-old visited the ER the day before she died but the court sided with doctors.
‘Really hard for physicians’: Is your patient experiencing heavy menstrual bleeding?

Dr. Michelle Sholzberg has advice what (and what not) to ask patients to get an accurate picture of whether their menstrual bleeding is really abnormal.
How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health—and how to prepare

Studies have found an uptick in heart attacks and strokes right after the March time change.
Which Canadian hospital ranked 3rd in the world?

Newsweek's latest yearly rankings put just one Canadian hospital in the top 20 worldwide.

Surrey, B.C., hospital to get critical care tower with acute, specialized services

Maker of much-debated ALS drug says it may stop selling it after study showed it didn’t work

B.C. class action alleges menstruation cycle tracking app breached users’ privacy

B.C. begins offering in-province immunotherapy treatment for lymphoma, leukemia

New in Alberta: Individuals, organizations and communities can now sponsor FP positions for international doctors

The value of FPs doing research

Legal column: A sudden illness

‘Really hard for physicians’: Is your patient experiencing heavy menstrual bleeding?

How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health—and how to prepare

Which Canadian hospital ranked 3rd in the world?

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