Corporate Governance

A major telehealth provider in the U.S., Hims & Hers Health Inc. has bought the Canadian company to expand.

Dr. Roberta Bondar, the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist to travel to space, turned 80 on Thursday.

Alberta Health Services says it can’t provide details on Andre Tremblay’s departure, but says the government has appointed a senior official within the agency as a temporary replacement.

Information and privacy commissioner Diane McLeod says it would increase the risk of fraud as the numbers could be obtained outside of healthcare settings.

Part II of the Medical Post’s CFPC reform series by Drs. Greg Dubord and Sohail Gandhi.

Ottawa increased its development and humanitarian spending during the pandemic, in part to restore stalled progress on fighting major illnesses such as AIDS and tuberculosis as governments turned their attention to COVID-19. The United States radically cut back its aid spending this year.

A new analysis suggests healthcare systems could benefit greatly with the introduction of a medical student resident assistant role—a paid assistantship program to bridge the gap between medical school graduates and young physicians.

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