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- 12/5/2021
PMHx: The extra-billing crisis
The adoption of the CHA in 1984 led to the Ont. doctors strike of 1986. - 12/5/2021
Supporter of self-declared 'queen of Canada' arrested after alleged threats to healthcare workers
In a truly bizarre case, a woman claiming to be commander-in-chief of Canada is making Youtube videos calling on her supporters to kill medical professionals vaccinating children against COVID-19. - 12/5/2021
Solve my problem: How do I know when it’s time to retire?
We asked doctors to share their thoughts on how best to know when it's time to hang up the stethoscope. - 12/5/2021
NYC to impose vaccine mandate on private sector employers
The move by Mayor Bill de Blasio comes as cases are climbing again in the U.S. and the worrisome but little-understood omicron variant is gaining a toehold in New York and elsewhere around the country. - 12/5/2021
Canada to manufacture Merck COVID-19 antivirals if regulator approves
The drug company has invested $19 million to scale up production of its antiviral drug, molnupiravir, at Thermo Fisher Scientific's facility in Whitby, Ont. - 12/5/2021
Federal government says Canada border testing contracts worth up to $631 million
The federal government has awarded three companies with contracts worth up to $631 million for COVID-19 border testing and other screening services. - 12/5/2021
Manitoba Health says mother and three year old given COVID-19 vaccine by mistake
The department says in a statement that the error happened Nov. 24 in Brandon, which is located in the Prairie Mountain Health region in western Manitoba. - 12/5/2021
Legal column: Imaginary patients
Believe it or not, treating patients who don’t yet exist is an actual issue in malpractice law. - 12/5/2021
Why do people choose to become ‘helping’ professionals?
Retired psychiatrist Dr. Henry Olders has a theory about what motivates people to aim to become doctors as a career. - 12/5/2021
6 solutions from Canadian doctors to the physician shortage
Canada continues to have a physician shortage. Here Canadian doctors outline ways to improve the access challenges in this country. - 12/3/2021
What an Ontario academic found researching forced sterilization of Indigenous women for more than a decade
There have historically been more than 1,200 Indigenous people forced to lose their reproduction capabilities, with the vast majority of them women, at Indian Hospitals across Canada, including Camsell Hospital in Edmonton. - 12/2/2021
Tips on running a financially efficient clinic
You don’t learn how to run a small business in med school–but here are some hacks.