An assistant fire chief with Vancouver Fire Rescue Services is recovering in a Hong Kong hospital after a bout with the infection forced the amputation of one of his legs above the knee.
Researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto surveyed more than 9,000 people online and had in-person discussions with dozens more across Canada to talk about their experiences with primary care and how to fix it.
Governments in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia have made family medicine a priority—and backed their words with targeted funding. Ontario must as well.
A retired FP looks at the disparity between the fees paid to him decades ago and what the inflation-adjusted amounts should be—and what Ontario actually pays now.