ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

• 6/14/2023

  Pharmpreneur of the week Marwah Younis: "I am fuelled by a deep passion for community health."

  I am fuelled by a deep passion for community health, recognizing its pivotal role as the root cause of the challenges that are overwhelming hospitals. I’m also driven by my frustration with a flawed system that demands reform. As a result, I am dedicated to advocating for the significance of community pharmacy practice and the integral role of pharmacists in bridging the expanding gap in primary care.
• 6/14/2023

  More IMGs—faster

  How Canada can use international medical graduates generally – and Canadian IMGs – to help resolve the doctor shortage.
• 6/14/2023

  New Markdale hospital in Ontario ready for move in, fall opening

  Grey Bruce Health Services is working with Peterborough-based company, Health Care Relocations, on the process to relocate from the existing hospital in downtown Markdale to the new facility.
• 6/14/2023

  Healthcare workers doubt B.C.’s new whistleblower protections

  On June 1 B.C. healthcare workers gained coverage under the Public Interest Disclosure Act, which is designed to protect whistleblowers who come forward with concerns about serious wrongdoing.
• 6/13/2023

  Childhood immunization rates stayed same during first part of pandemic: StatCan

  According to the survey, in March 2021, 92% of two-year-olds in Canada had been vaccinated against measles and polio—similar to the vaccination rates in 2019.
• 6/13/2023

  Law Society of Alberta hearing into former health minister adjourns until September

  Tyler Shandro, a lawyer who was defeated in last month’s provincial election, faces three complaints from his time as health minister early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 6/13/2023

  B.C. becomes first province to provide universal coverage for opioid treatments

  Health Minister Adrian Dix says in a news release that full coverage of the medications will be available to all B.C. residents with an active medical services plan.
• 6/13/2023

  Ontario coroners looking to unionize over working conditions and upcoming reforms

  Currently, family doctors should be going to patients’ homes if they die suddenly with a known health problem. But about two million Ontarians are without a family physician and a doctor might refuse to attend a scene.
• 6/13/2023

  Former medical health officer sentenced to 5 1/2 years for child sex assault

  At the time of the arrest in 2021, Dr. Albert de Villiers was the chief medical officer of health for B.C.’s Interior Health, following his previous work as the top public health doctor in northern Alberta.
• 6/13/2023

  Ontario hospital workers awarded more pay after Bill 124 found unconstitutional

  Ontario hospital workers, not including registered nurses, are set to get an additional 3.75% and 2.5% in wage increases over two years.