James Morrison to stay on as OCP board chair until term endsA motion to remove Morrison, which was brought forward at a previous meeting, was withdrawn. B.C. accepts change for psychiatric care after alleged attack by mentally ill manA report into a triple stabbing at a festival in Vancouver’s Chinatown last year says the man accused of the crimes had been let out of a psychiatric care facility 99 times in the year prior without incident. UBC researchers develop tool that can measure how many microplastics you’re drinking The researchers say their device allows for ‘quick, cheap detection of these plastics.’ University of Toronto launches three-year PharmD program The three-year program will begin in August 2025. POLL: If patients are verbally abusive to you or your staff, do you fire them? See what your colleagues say. Take our weekly doctor poll. Past history Sometimes patients don’t tell you the one most important thing to make a diagnosis. Saving this time Lessons and reflections of a physician mother. Ontario docs to see 9.95% total compensation increase for first year of physician agreement The Board of Arbitration will continue to negotiate regarding the next three years of the 2024-28 agreement. B.C. signs national pharmacare deal with Ottawa, promises to expand drug coverage The coverage was to be for birth control and diabetes drugs and supplies, but B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix says oral contraceptives are already covered under a provincial program, so that share will be used to cover hormone therapy for women. AI scribes cut time physicians spent on paperwork down by 70%-to-90%, Ontario survey finds Primary care providers who use AI scribes also saved three to four hours a week doing administrative tasks. First Previous 352 353 354 355 356 Next Last
