Alberta top of class after CFPC releases report card for primary careEvery province was graded in 10 'goals' including movement towards team-based care, patient-centeredness, and timely access Street drug use should be decriminalized to cut deaths: B.C. health officerA push by British Columbia's health officer to decriminalize drug possession in the fight against overdoses isn't getting support from the province's solicitor general. Obsessed with Australia: Private funding for healthcare Ottawa announces $81-million program to improve access to health data Doctor suspended for four years for 30-year-old sexual offence The penalty is one year shorter than the standard sanction imposed for similar offences CIHI report sheds light on patients’ experiences during hospital stays Canagliflozin improves renal outcomes in type 2 diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease Reduces risk of kidney failure and cardiovascular events compared to placebo College of pharmacists to work with Ontario government on new minor ailment initiative British Columbia, NWT, Yukon, Nunavut and Ontario are the only jurisdictions without a program for pharmacists to assess and prescribe for common conditions BC study suggests there's strong support for policies that encourage vaccination However, punitive measures aimed at people who refuse to vaccinate were less popular Ontario considers cutting OHIP travel coverage, cites high administration costs Ontario is considering ending a government-run travel insurance program that partly covers the cost of emergency health services abroad. First Previous 1633 1634 1635 1636 1637 Next Last
