Emergency Medicine

A doctor shortage is crippling ER facilities in eastern Manitoba, forcing staff to scramble and send patients to other hospitals.

Check out our review of recent medical stories in the media. Brittany Maynard learned she had cancer in January but it wasn’t until April that doctors diagnosed her with stage four glioblastoma and told her she had about six months to live.

The provincial college is asking the Nova Scotia Supreme Court to enforce a $200,000 fine it levied against a physician who lost her licence four years ago, the Chronicle Herald reports.

Coming up on flu season, hand-washing practices amongst doctors is back in the spotlight after the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) sets a new cleanliness goal.