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Ontario building new hospital in Mississauga, expanding facility in Toronto
The province says demand for health care at Trillium Health Partners is expected to expand to seven times that at the average Ontario hospital over the next 20 years due to Peel Region's booming population.
Case of eastern Ontario doctor charged with murder adjourned to January
Dr. Brian Nadler is accused of killing 89-year-old Albert Poidinger at the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital earlier this year.

NOSM to house new international steering committee on social accountability

The committee’s purpose will be to promote integrating of social accountability into medical school accreditation standards around the world.
WHO nations launch steps toward deal to fight pandemics

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the consensus decision during a special session of the U.N. health agency's members was a "cause for celebration.''
Little progress made to combat anti Indigenous racism in B.C. healthcare: report

Retired judge Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond wrote the original report, In Plain Sight, released last year, and on Tuesday she reported that progress has been made in 10 of the 24 recommendations.
FDA panel backs first of a kind COVID-19 pill from Merck

A Food and Drug Administration panel voted 13-10 that the drug's benefits outweigh its risks, including potential birth defects if used during pregnancy.
Treating doctors and nurses fairly in these pandemic times

Now that cases of the new Omicron variant have been reported in several provinces, ensuring paid sick leave for healthcare workers is more important than ever.
COVID-19 shows up in Canadian wildlife for first time with three Quebec deer infected

Until more is known, it says anyone exposed to respiratory tissues and fluids from deer should wear a well-fitting mask and avoid splashing of fluids as much as possible.
Three pharmacy robberies in one night in Mississauga, Ont., police unsure of connection

All three incidents involved multiple suspects in their 20s wearing masks.
More than $1B needed to clear surgical backlogs: Canadian Medical Association

Health systems lost an average of 118 days of procedure time for hip replacements on the high end of the spectrum, and an average of 46 days for breast cancer surgery on the low end.

Ontario building new hospital in Mississauga, expanding facility in Toronto

Case of eastern Ontario doctor charged with murder adjourned to January

NOSM to house new international steering committee on social accountability

WHO nations launch steps toward deal to fight pandemics

Little progress made to combat anti Indigenous racism in B.C. healthcare: report

FDA panel backs first of a kind COVID-19 pill from Merck

Treating doctors and nurses fairly in these pandemic times

COVID-19 shows up in Canadian wildlife for first time with three Quebec deer infected

Three pharmacy robberies in one night in Mississauga, Ont., police unsure of connection

More than $1B needed to clear surgical backlogs: Canadian Medical Association