Healthcare

Halifax clinic publicly posting no-show counts and firing patients who miss multiple appointments
Western University doctor: We need policies for assisted-death organ donors
It's been two years since the Canadian government legalized physician-assisted death, but for patients who want to donate their organs—the policies aren't as clear

Ontario hospitals will need to find 'efficient' ways to operate, says health minister

Premier Doug Ford promised during the spring election to create 15,000 long-term care beds within five years, and 30,000 over the next 10 years to relieve pressure on hospitals
Federal lawyer asks B.C. judge to toss experts' reports on medical marijuana

A lawyer for the federal government is asking the B.C. Supreme Court to reject the reports of three doctors and a criminologist she argues are either unqualified or biased in favour of medical marijuana dispensaries fighting to stay open
Climate change will increase deaths by suicide

The effects of hotter temperatures on suicides are symptomatic of a much broader and more expansive problem
Spending wisely and FIRE – lessons from my patients
Suspension for pharmacist who submitted false ODB claims

A Toronto-area pharmacist accused of submitting inaccurate claims to the provincial drug benefit program has been stripped of her billing privileges and punished by her provincial college.
Nova Scotia appoints expert panel to recommend ways to improve long-term care
University of Saskatchewan reserves 6 spots for lower-income students—and it's a success

The six spots reserved for students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds have been filled, with more students on the waitlist.
How this ER physician balances medicine and writing crime thrillers

Dr. Melissa Yuan-Innes, who goes by Melissa Yi as her pen name, talks about how writing medical mysteries has changed her as a doctor

Halifax clinic publicly posting no-show counts and firing patients who miss multiple appointments

Western University doctor: We need policies for assisted-death organ donors

Ontario hospitals will need to find 'efficient' ways to operate, says health minister

Federal lawyer asks B.C. judge to toss experts' reports on medical marijuana

Climate change will increase deaths by suicide

Spending wisely and FIRE – lessons from my patients

Suspension for pharmacist who submitted false ODB claims

Nova Scotia appoints expert panel to recommend ways to improve long-term care

University of Saskatchewan reserves 6 spots for lower-income students—and it's a success

How this ER physician balances medicine and writing crime thrillers