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- 9/9/2013
Press Review - September 10, 2013
Check out our review of recent healthcare stories in the media - <strong>Top Story: </strong>Private hospital will provide care to aboriginal people across Canada. Read this and - 9/9/2013
ONA president to serve a sixth term
- 9/9/2013
More materials being provided to Chatham-Kent medical offices
An annual check up for a program to promote early literacy by placing books and other materials in doctors' waiting rooms, shows it's in good health. - 9/9/2013
Lack of nurses in Tumbler Ridge; situation becoming “critical”
Though this isn’t new news, staff at the Health Centre here in town are becoming increasingly worried about having enough nurses to run the facility. - 9/9/2013
Flu study in pigs may explain ‘Canadian problem’
Findings suggest why pandemic flu worse in seasonal flu shot recipients - 9/8/2013
Psychotherapist loses licence after encouraging patients to sit on his lap
A 72-year-old psychiatrist in Toronto who hugged and encouraged patients to sit on his lap during appointments has lost his medical licence, the National Post reports. - 9/8/2013
A physician, golfer, transgender trailblazer
For years, Dr. Bobbi Lancaster felt she had to hide her true identity. Now, she’s ready to take on the world - 9/8/2013
Shoppers Drug Mart unveils new Arthritis Screening Program
Program is the first such tool in Canada targeted towards women. - 9/8/2013
New study highlights impact of arthritis on healthcare system
TORONTO | At a time when hospitals across Canada are trying to cut costs by scaling back or closing arthritis clinics, the burden of the disease on the healthcare system is only increasing, according to a new study from The Arthritis Society. - 9/8/2013
Alberta’s College of Physicians and Surgeons declares war on patients
The college wants to ban private MRIs and CT scans, even for those patients at the greatest risk of dying