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- 8/18/2022
Victoria doc's proposed $125-a-month retainer fee under review
B.C. doctors can charge 'block fees' under specific circumstances. - 8/18/2022
Emergency rooms close in B.C., paramedics union says ambulances unstaffed
Interior Health released a statement saying the department would be closed until Monday morning. - 8/18/2022
One exhausted doc leaves it all behind for the ultimate road trip
A general practitioner in Quebec City decided to sell the condo she had just moved into to buy a trailer and go on a road trip to the United States. - 8/18/2022
Pfizer booster dose approved for kids between five and 11 years old
Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says Health Canada is authorizing a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children between five and 11 years old. - 8/17/2022
The rise of ‘Dr. Google’: The risks of self-diagnosis and searching symptoms online
Here is a common scenario: picture someone sitting at home, when suddenly their head starts pounding, their eyes start to itch and their heart rate rises. They reach for their phone or laptop to quickly Google what can possibly be wrong. - 8/17/2022
Ontario nursing college proposes to temporarily register international nurses
Health Minister Sylvia Jones recently directed the College of Nurses of Ontario to develop plans to more quickly register internationally educated professionals within two weeks. - 8/17/2022
Ontario doctor facing three more murder charges as police probe hospital deaths
Dr. Nadler, 35, was initially charged with first-degree murder in March 2021. - 8/17/2022
Ontario's kids need to catch up on standard vaccines
Routine, flu and COVID-19 vaccine uptake is especially important this fall. - 8/17/2022
Won't pay for travel: Saskatchewan to send patients to Alberta for privatized surgery
NDP Opposition Leader Carla Beck criticized the delivery of out-of-province care, saying it would allow people to jump the line, which goes against the principles of the Canadian healthcare system.