Alberta Health Services

The Alberta Medical Association says expectant mothers can’t access services in towns and cities across the province because fewer doctors are specializing in the often overwhelming practice.

Alberta Health was the target of 135 new lobbying registrations this year, more than any other provincial ministry.

Dr. Tarek Motan admitted to receiving more than $1.2 million in rebates from manufacturers of fertility drugs that he was prescribing to patients.

Ron Williams, a 64-year-old Toronto screenwriter, was packing for a move in March 2020 when a wine glass shattered on the floor. Several weeks later, his foot was swelling and hurt a lot—the small piece of glass had created a deep wound that got infected.

With the province closing its clinics dedicated to treating people with long COVID, the story of Alberta’s innovative rural outreach program appears destined to remain incomplete.

The person, who was not a patient of the pharmacist, said the pharmacist expressed an ‘an unwelcome desire to befriend me’ on social media.

Health Minister Adriana LaGrange recently held a rural media roundtable regarding the Rural Health Action Plan.

Referrals are one of the biggest pain points for family doctors, often having no idea whether a specialist or surgeon has a short or long waiting list or if a specialist even treats a specific issue.