Erin Callahan has lived with type 1 diabetes for 37 years. She uses insulin daily. After starting a new job, she was shocked to learn that her new drug plan would not cover her insulin. Why?
Almost two years ago, the province and the Québec Association of Pediatricians decided family doctors should be the ones to evaluate the development of a healthy child. The problem is that Québec has the country's highest rate of people without a regular physician.
All physician licensing authorities continue to state it is acceptable for physicians can keep records either on paper or electronically, notes health writer Pat Rich.
Health Minister Sylvia Jones recently directed the College of Nurses of Ontario to develop plans to more quickly register internationally educated professionals within two weeks.
Kristen Nagle, Kristal Pitter and Sara Choujounian of Toronto had faced disciplinary action from the Ontario Nurses Association. Nagle was fired after she spoke at the January 6 rally in Washington, D.C.
