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New Southey Health Centre has three blood draw rooms and no phlebotomist
The former Health Centre building was built nearly seven decades ago and not to modern accessibility standards.
Montreal hospitals developing artificial intelligence system to reduce ER wait times
Abhishek Gupta, founder of the Montreal AI Ethics Institute, says algorithms can be useful to help reduce wait times, but he warns that the hospital will have to be careful to avoid perpetuating biases.

Fake teen doctor, now 25, sentenced to prison for new scam

Love-Robinson first came to national attention in 2016 as an 18-year-old when he was arrested after opening The New Birth New Life Medical Center, identifying himself as "Dr. Love.''
Ransomware group LockBit apologizes saying 'partner' was behind SickKids attack

A global ransomware operator issued an apology and offered to unlock the data targeted in a ransomware attack on Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, a move cybersecurity experts say is rare, if not unprecedented.
Steam pipe ruptures and injures two workers at Victoria General Hospital

Island Health says in a statement that the two hospital staff are receiving care, and no patients were injured or affected.
Yukon permanently expands power of pharmacists to issue prescriptions

Goal is to relieve pressure on family doctors and emergency departments.
New hospital program helps Toronto’s homeless, cuts ambulance offload time

The University Health Network in Toronto has opened a 24-hour stand-alone clinic which has resulted in dramatic improvements in ambulance offload times and freed-up beds at the hospital's emergency department.
Lack of info on China’s COVID-19 surge stirs global concern

Several countries, including the U.S., Japan, India, South Korea, Taiwan, and Italy, have mandated COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China.
Ontario pharmacists can prescribe for 13 common ailments as of Jan. 1

But not all pharmacists will be able to offer the service immediately, with some requiring additional time to prepare and ramp up the necessary infrastructure.
'Don't sweat the birdseed': Sage advice your physician peers would offer their younger selves

We asked our readers in October to share their best advice if they could talk to themselves during those gruelling years of residency. Whether you're just starting your career or are a medical veteran, there are some real pearls of wisdom here for you.