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.
Union president Paula Doucet says working conditions have become increasingly unbearable, resulting in more nurses moving away from the province or leaving the profession.
Feeling like a slave to the next paycheck, at the mercy of the financial services industry, over-worked with no way out—lots of doctors are feeling this but Dr. Matt Poyner says there is a way out.
