Healthcare

Quebec and rest of Canada spar over physician-assisted death

Debate took centre stage at CMA’s annual gathering
What your patients are reading - Week of September 9, 2013
Idea 3 - Simulation is on the rise but there’s a limit to its value

Simulated surgeries are no longer science fiction and increasingly a part of medical training. Is this rush to move beyond the ‘see one, do one’ model rooted in evidence?
U of A medical school cuts admissions by five students

The five medical spots that were cut had alternative funding and were not funded by the provincial grants, according to the university administration
We’re open to CMA committee selection rethink: BCMA head

Potential shakeup results from CMA ethics committee controversy
DISPATCH: The intriguing case of Canadians’ rising optimism about health care
Flu study in pigs may explain ‘Canadian problem’

Findings suggest why pandemic flu worse in seasonal flu shot recipients
Press Review - September 10, 2013

Check out our review of recent healthcare stories in the media - Top Story: Private hospital will provide care to aboriginal people across Canada. Read this and

Idea 6 - Now that the gender gap is fixed, we need more low-income folks in med school