Out of shame or fear of damaging their careers, doctors do not easily talk about the professional mistakes they make. The start of a five-part series by the Medical Post’s sister brand in Quebec, Profession Santé.
Dr. Asante was the first pediatrician in Canada to diagnose fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, and has been a lifelong advocate for people with FASD and for prevention of the disorder.
In the rush to acquire vaccines, Canada overlooked the need to simultaneously create an antiviral
development strategy. We need to make up for lost time.
A new study from Canadian researchers is providing hope for potential transplant recipients, especially those like Ostrander who have rare blood types or other physical factors that increase their time on waitlists.
Opportunistic salpingectomy refers to using the occasion of when a patient is already undergoing a hysterectomy, taking the chance to also remove the fallopian tubes, or as an alternative to tubal ligation.
A new report from the OMA outlines a proposal to create Integrated Ambulatory Centres across the province, which would work with local hospitals to perform medical services insured by the province.
The Health Department says the number of hospitalizations linked to the novel coronavirus declined by 57, to 1,995, after 130 people were admitted and 187 discharged in the past 24 hours.
