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- 3/23/2022
Medical paperwork: Enough is enough!
More and more doctors are becoming allergic to this time-consuming paperwork that floods their offices and computers. - 3/23/2022
The COVID-19 surgery crisis is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to re-imagine surgery delivery in Canada
We can’t only blame the pandemic for poor access to elective surgery. Our surgical wait time woes predate the pandemic. - 3/22/2022
NDP expects phased in approach to national pharmacare promise in deal with Liberals
The Liberals have promised in their new confidence and supply agreement with the NDP that they will pass a Canada Pharmacare Act by the end of next year. - 3/22/2022
Patients in B.C. waiting too long for surgery, not being counted by province: doctor
The incoming leader of a group that represents surgeons across British Columbia is questioning the health minister's claims that nearly all surgeries that were cancelled in the first and later waves of the pandemic have been completed. - 3/22/2022
Let’s talk about prescription opioids: Starting the conversation with your patients
Your patients are counting on you! At the same time, they don’t know what they don’t know! Talk to them about accidental opioid overdose and offer NARCAN® Nasal Spray with every opioid prescription. - 3/22/2022
Would Sweden's medical malpractice system work in Canada?
Sweden's healthcare system is often listed among the Top 5 in the world, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have its problems. - 3/22/2022
Major study shows the need to improve how scientists approach early-stage cancer research
Scientists found that the odds of replicating results of 50 preclinical experiments from 23 high-profile published studies were no better than a coin toss. - 3/22/2022
Why I’m going to vote ‘yes’ to the PPSA
If Ontario doctors reject the proposed fee deal, all the evidence suggests arbitration is going to force the same deal through – but six months later, says Dr. Sohail Gandhi. - 3/22/2022
The anatomy of a cure for long COVID
In the fight against long COVID—only just begun—Canada needs to be at the forefront of researching the causes for these lingering problems and not just hammering away at the symptoms. - 3/22/2022
On trial: For one nurse, overriding an automatic drug dispensing cabinet went horribly wrong
A Tennessee nurse is facing a charge of reckless homicide for administering the wrong drug.