Ontario patients choose emergency departments over walk-in clinics to avoid being ‘fired’ by family doctorsHealthcare professionals report patients using emergency department for non-urgent cases. Ottawa willing to add to list of medications covered by pharmacare bill: ministerConservative health critic Stephen Ellis asked the minister why semaglutide—a class of antidiabetic medication—was not included on the list of drugs covered by the legislation. ‘Betrayed’: CMA continues push of capital gains issue for doctors The CMA highlighted the many concerns physicians have raised since the latest federal budget came out. Perspectives on Ontario healthcare from a recent graduate A family physician and rural generalist, Dr. Tristan Brownrigg gives his perspective just six months out from the residency he completed in Ontario. New OMA president tries to balance realism and hope Significant inflation and inadequate fee increases hamper the profession but Dr. Dominik Nowak pushes for a better future. Can you solve Canada’s interoperability problems? Canada Health Infoway is launching a new centre for innovation (and a new grant) seeking clinician insight into this problem. Manulife lets pharmacists switch specialty medication customers The change finishes the shifts that began when the company faced a backlash around changes to its preferred provider network. Britain slammed in inquiry for infecting thousands with tainted blood and covering up the scandal Campaigners have fought for decades to bring official failings to light and secure government compensation. Is triage a dead end for healthcare? The prevalence and pervasiveness of triage signals a serious imbalance in demand and supply that needs to be fixed. But triage is not the solution. ‘Choosing to do a job that pays less, because you enjoy it, only goes so far’ To keep their family medicine practice viable, Vanessa and her six female family physician colleagues subsidize their clinic with other work. First Previous 37 38 39 40 41 Next Last
