OTTAWA | The manufacturer of a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis is issuing new safety recommendations aimed at reducing the risk of serious heart-related side-effects when patients first start taking the medication.
Physicians angry with the McGuinty government’s unilateral decision to cut $340 million from doctors’ fees assembled at a town hall Thursday to take stock of how the cuts will affect the province’s health-care system.
TORONTO _ West Nile virus cases are starting to climb in Canada. Ontario is reporting that as of earlier this week, 49 confirmed and probable human cases of the disease have been spotted.
The Ontario government’s plan to put the Family Health Team system on hold while a review takes place is causing problems in an Ontario community starved for doctors.
