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- 8/14/2016
Ontario doctors reject tentative physician services agreement in historic vote
Fifty-five per cent of doctors in the province voted: 63.1% voted against and 36.9% in favour; Dr. Hoskins responds - 8/14/2016
Incentive payments: Good for physician compensation, useless for patient care
Costly B.C. program fails to improve treatment of complex patients - 8/14/2016
Call for entries now open!
It's time to think about entering (or nominating a friend or colleague for) the Commitment to Care & Service Awards. - 8/14/2016
Pharmacy and unproven cures
Scott Gavura of Science-Based Medicine responds to recent stories published on CanadianHealthcareNetwork that describe the use and recommendation of homeopathic products. - 8/14/2016
Canada’s Food Guide is painfully outdated—and it might be making us sick
Canada is a nation of frequent, mindless and increasingly obese snackers. Here’s why Canadians need a new guide now—one that focuses on much more than serving sizes. - 8/11/2016
Family doctor censured after prescriptions linked to patient's death
Tribunal noted that Dr. Sunil Datar appeared to be an 'extremely caring' practitioner but that did not excuse his 'lack of skill and judgment' in treating the woman - 8/11/2016
Ditch the jeans and T-shirts, doctors
Dermatology patients prefer their physicians to don the traditional white coat