Healthcare

Ontario MDs to be tested annually for exposure to blood-borne pathogens

OTTAWA | The opinion of a family doctor could be a key piece of testimony in a thorny family law case centering on a whether or not a 38-year-old father is too fat to be a fit parent.

Advice aimed at non-specialists, as not all patients can be seen at clinics

VANCOUVER | A British Columbia family doctor has been fined and removed from the provincial college, following a string of “unprofessional” incidents involving regulations and patient care.

My receptionist goes above and beyond the call of duty for patients, and it means the world to them

VANCOUVER | A health official in British Columbia says that the party drug ecstasy should be legalized, because it can be “safe” when consumed responsibly in its pure form.

The Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security programs face different futures