All talk and no comprehension The government has decreed that all new immigrants should be able to receive all their healthcare in French after six months in the province. So I'm not exactly optimistic about much needed funding for translation services. Protect the supply: Nova Scotia college reminds doctors of responsibilities when prescribing to patients not in CanadaCo-signing a prescription is still prescribing, the reminder notes. Board of Alberta Health Services makes changes to executive team during restructuring Premier Danielle Smith appointed Dr. Lyle Oberg, who’s a doctor and former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister, to run the AHS board. The world’s first gene therapy for sickle cell disease has been approved in Britain Both sickle cell disease and thalassemia are caused by mistakes in the genes that carry hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carry oxygen. How does Canada’s healthcare system rank internationally? A new OECD report reveals how Canada compares in healthcare spending, doctors and hospital beds per capita, healthcare outcomes and more. U.K. experts recommend chickenpox shot for kids for the first time, decades after other countries British experts have previously estimated there are more than 650,000 cases of chickenpox in England and Wales. Obesity drug Wegovy cut risk of serious heart problems by 20%, study finds The findings could shift perceptions that the new class of obesity drugs are cosmetic treatments and put pressure on health insurers to cover them. Publicly funded genetic test for suitable antidepressants would save healthcare costs: study Genes are responsible for about 42% of the variation in how people respond to antidepressants. Injectable HIV drug less accessible to patients in B.C. than other provinces: doctor Dr. Brian Conway questioned why the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, and not the prescribing health practitioner, decides who qualifies for the extended release injectable drug called Cabenuva. CPSO: Thank you Dr. Jabir Jassam says family doctors are struggling but recent CPSO policies have been a benefit. First Previous 67 68 69 70 71 Next Last
