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- 1/4/2022
Care is Care: Digital health tools must remain core
E-prescribing and other digital health tools must remain central to Canada’s healthcare delivery system beyond the pandemic, argues Will Falk. - 1/4/2022
Practising yoga for physicians
Dr. Melanie Bechard, an emergency pediatric specialist, shares her story about how yoga changed the way that she lives her life as a doctor. - 1/4/2022
Alberta docs now allowed to bill for longer virtual appointments, related indirect care
The changes took effect Jan. 1, 2022 and the province is set to evaluate the changes over the coming year. - 1/4/2022
Ontario hospital closing health centre in Niagara region due to staff shortage
A hospital network in the Niagara region is shutting down one of its urgent care centres to redeploy doctors and nurses to emergency departments amid worsening staff shortages and rising COVID-19 admissions. - 1/4/2022
We've got to get on top of long COVID before it drowns us
With Omicron raging through the population, we need to stay on top of—and properly fund—the science behind long-COVID, set to be a post-pandemic pandemic of its own. - 1/4/2022
Practising self care for physicians
Dr. Ginevra Mills, a reproductive specialist, tells us why self care matters particularly for physicians compared to other professions. - 1/4/2022
How to avoid burnout after medical school
Second-year medical student Emma Anderson gives us tips on self care for both during and after medical school. - 1/4/2022
Not always healthy: what your patients need to know about plant-based diets
Plant-based meats are often high in sodium, ultra-processed and not any healthier than meat. Meanwhile, nearly half of the consumers think they are more nutritious. - 1/4/2022
A national license In Canada: Two medical professionals tell us why it matters
Dr. Stephen Cashman and nurse Marianne LeBlond have practiced medicine in over ten combined places across the country, we hear from them to understand the struggles and complications in relocating in terms of licensure. - 1/4/2022
Some overloaded Quebec healthcare facilities forced to cancel staff vacations
After working overtime without much time off since the beginning of the pandemic, nurse Agathe Vezina said the latest measure feels like a slap to healthcare employees. - 1/4/2022
Blood test may one day predict severe pregnancy complication
Preeclampsia happens in around 1 of 20 pregnancies, usually in the third trimester, and can cause organ damage, stroke and preterm birth. Pregnancy-related high blood pressure disorders are among the leading causes of maternal death worldwide. - 1/4/2022
Home office tax deductions
The pandemic may mean you qualify even though in most years you would not.