Emergency Medicine

New Brunswick doctor facing emergency measures charge after cluster of COVID-19 cases

The potential charge is a regulatory matter and not a criminal charge, according to the doctor's lawyer
Ventilator supply starts to increase as Dr. Tam warns of possible surge of COVID-19
'Exceptional human being:' Alberta doctor killed in clinic remembered at vigil
Several children hospitalized after eating edible pot products
'I don't remember': Man accused of killing Alberta doctor makes court appearance

A man accused of killing a family doctor at a walk-in clinic in central Alberta appeared confused at his first court appearance Wednesday, telling a judge that he doesn't remember and is sick.
Doctors need sick pay too

Many Canadian doctors who fall sick or are forced to self-isolate as a result of COVID-19 won't have their incomes protected
Obesity is an important independent risk factor for doing poorly with COVID-19

Risk is particularly apparent in men and in those aged 60 years or younger
Ruling upholds firing of paramedics who allowed patient to crawl for treatment

Video shows the paramedics leading a crawling man to an elevator after suggesting to a support worker that the patient could walk under his own power

Saskatchewan chief demands answers after elder says she was burned in hospital