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Everyone is in agreement: new drugs and tech are transforming specialty patient care. The big question? Who's picking up the tab?

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new budget introduces a slew of tax measures for small businesses, but doctors’ groups are calling it a ‘missed opportunity.’

His most controversial stance was calling on doctors to stop their pressure tactics while the medical federations were in the midst of negotiations with the government over their compensation.

OMA president Dr. Rebecca Hicks says a recent survey shows one third of patients with a chronic condition are waiting six months or longer to see a specialist.

Layla’s vetting and FP-integrated platform streamline mental healthcare for thousands of patients navigating a fragmented system.

Eva Mamakwa said her 31-year-old daughter, Miranda Mamakwa, died in September after Indigenous Services Canada’s non-insured health benefits program did not arrange travel for her followup appointments after the April surgery.

The percentage of respondents who say they avoid consulting doctors because of wait times is highest among women, people over 55 and Quebecers.

The services that Nanaimo should be able to offer, but cannot, include a cardiac catheterization laboratory, general internal medicine, neurology and stroke care, oncology, general pediatrics, gastroenterology, palliative care and hospice, to name a few.

Since Miranda Mamakwa’s death, more than a dozen First Nations and tribal councils have filed a human rights complaint that alleges widespread neglect of their communities’ health needs, while chiefs have demanded reform from the federal agency in charge of arranging medical travel for remote First Nation people.

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.