Doctor Shortage

Leaky pipes and heating and cooling problems plague the old New Waterford Consolidated in Nova Scotia, even though a new building was promised . . . 12 years ago. And one doctor says he might leave the community where he's practiced all that time.

Dr. David Metcalfe, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association, says the expansion of Teladoc’s services is a symptom of an unsolved doctor shortage.

The reality of a single ER shift shows This Hour Has 22 Minutes sketch is way off.

The federal government and the provinces and territories should better align immigration selection with health workforce planning and professional regulation.

Eby has signed what his party calls its ‘public healthcare guarantee’ which promises to protect the system from changes that would charge patients for necessary care, let people pay to jump the queue or pull staff from public healthcare.

New website combines tools and resources in one place for MD hopefuls and residents.

A new wave of medical schools is embedding students directly into the rural, Indigenous, and fast-growing diverse urban communities they intend to serve.

A new survey looks at several possibilities to see what the average patient thinks. Doc, what do you think of these ideas?

One in three patients over 70 leaves hospital less able to care for themselves than when they arrived. I am an internist. I have taught that number to my trainees. This fall, I watched it happen to my father.

Blast from the past: As doctors in Algoma push to consolidate local ERs, a look back at the unintended consequences of hospital restructuring across Canada.