Healthcare

Sluggish approvals slow access to new drugs: Fraser Institute

Canadians are waiting nearly 2-1/2 years for government bureaucracies to approve new prescription drugs for public use, says a report from public policy think-tank the Fraser Institute.
Nurse's licence revoked over errors

An incompetent nurse fired from a B.C. hospital after putting patients' lives at risk has had her licence revoked by the College of Registered Nurses of B.C..
Greater access to primary health care needed: survey

There is not enough access to health-care facilities and services in Muskoka, according to survey respondents.
The Medical Post table of contents: April 10, 2012 print edition

All the news from the April 10 issue
Letter: Nurses can’t be cut continually

Here we go again, yet another report lays responsibility for adverse patient events at the feet of nurses.
Q&A: Journey into a post-Soviet prison

Dr. Christine Derzko describes the challenges involved in providing care to former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko
David: When doctors and nurses become death's servants

According to the newly released report, Dying with Dignity, co-signed by nine Quebec politicians, people are now ready to regard death through a new lens.
Nursing care varies in GTA hospitals

Nurses could be doing a better job at half of hospitals in the Greater Toronto Area, according to an analysis of patient safety data.

Alberta a big user of remote cardiac monitoring technology