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- 9/9/2021
Pay differentials between specialties a 'priority file' says Quebec specialists group
With relativity differences between specialists' annual billings over $500,000 per year between top billing specialties and bottom billing, Quebec's specialists federation vows to make progress. - 9/8/2021
COVID-19 hospital stays cost 3 times more than a stay for heart attack: CIHI
New data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows that a COVID-19 hospital stay costs about three times more than for heart attack ($7,000). - 9/8/2021
New Canadian guidelines for managing labour and delivery in persons with a physical disability
New guidelines from the SOGC aim to help physicians manage labour, delivery and postpartum care for persons with disabilities, and provide a positive experience. - 9/8/2021
Alberta health minister to address COVID crisis; Calgary cancels non urgent surgeries
Alberta has seen more than 1,000 new cases on average each day for the last two weeks, with more than 600 people in hospital, 147 of whom are in intensive care. - 9/8/2021
Adolescents can benefit from etonogestrel-releasing contraceptive implant: experts
Health Canada approved the etonogestrel-releasing contraceptive implant for people 18 years old and older, but adolescents could also benefit from it, experts suggest. - 9/8/2021
Retired Quebec health manager shocked by situation at Residence Herron, coroner hears
Her testimony is part of a Quebec coroner's Gehane Kamel's ongoing probe examining 53 deaths at six long-term care homes and one seniors residence during the pandemic's first wave. - 9/7/2021
Pharmacist makes life-changing decision to help others
Before accidentally discovering Mercy Ships, Sandy Hewitt was a community pharmacist in Prince George, British Columbia