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- 12/12/2021
Fees a deterrent to no-shows
There are also other ways some doctors have found to reduce no-shows. - 12/12/2021
Ontario needs new pandemic response strategy as Omicron makes inroads
Ontario announced two weeks ago that it had detected Canada's first two Omicron cases. Since then, the variant has come to represent about 11% of infections. - 12/12/2021
Poll suggests 40% of Canadians know unvaccinated people, don't discuss issue
Atlantic Canadian respondents were most likely to "defriend'' unvaccinated family and friends, while Quebecers who answered the survey were most likely to try to convince others to get shots. - 12/12/2021
Ontario working to resolve tech issues with vaccine portal amid booster rush
Ontario's online COVID-19 vaccine booking system is dealing with a technical issue amid high demand as adults aged 50 and older became eligible for booster shots. - 12/12/2021
Some suggest surgeons working weekends would help cure what ails Canada's healthcare system
A Harvard professor from the former Soviet Union with an affinity for Canada claims he has the solution, and it's already working in some Ontario hospitals. - 12/12/2021
Survey: Share your thoughts on your best professional education experience for a chance to win
Please take part in this two-minute survey to identify the best ways to deliver continuing education that will help you care for your patients. All participants have a chance to win one of two $100 VISA gift cards. - 12/9/2021
'I stopped eating': Rise in eating disorders seen among Ontario youth during pandemic
In the last year, Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children said it has seen a 35% annual increase in admissions to its eating disorder program, while its inpatient psychiatry and adolescent medicine unit has been consistently at or over capacity. - 12/9/2021
Ontario med students teaching hairstylists and barbers to find skin cancer
Shave and a haircut and a . . . cancer warning? - 12/9/2021
Nevada jury: Health insurers owe ER doctors $60M in damages
One of the largest U.S. health insurance companies and its branches in Nevada were found liable Tuesday for $60 million in punitive damages for underpaying out-of-network emergency medical providers. - 12/9/2021
‘It’s stressful to kill somebody’: the healthcare workers who support assisted dying
Interviews with medical practitioners often indicate an uneasy relationship for many healthcare workers with this practice.