Healthcare

Dr. Scott Wooder, president of the Ontario Medical Association, will be touring the province this fall getting feedback from physicians. Members will have an opportunity to share ideas about important issues, the OMA said in a press release.

‘Somalia was last country with smallpox—I didn’t want it to be last place with polio’: Ali Maow Maalin

OTTAWA | Actuarial analysis of the Canadian healthcare system concludes that, at current growth rates, costs will eventually be at levels such that provinces and territories will be required to spend almost all of their budgets on healthcare. This would be at the expense of other programs such as education, social welfare and infrastructure.

Suspended sentence comes with $50,000 price

A new study shows, for the first time, that comprehensive lifestyle changes do have the potential of reversing aging at the cellular level. Physicians who keep to up-to-date on such research likely already use genetic testing for the sake of their patients. This study provides yet more proof that genetic testing—including telomere testing—should be standard practice.

U.K. report stresses need for cross-boundary inter-professional training

Medical Pharmacies Group Limited’s (MPGL) agreement to purchase Ottawa-based Desjardins Healthcare Group (DHG) could simplify the sourcing of products and services for long-term care facilities, retirement homes and the community.

For busy and opinionated physicians, online comments are both catharsis and a form of self-expression.