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Two years ago, the territory launched its Find a Family Doctor program, which connected FPs to 1,043 people—but recent physician office closures have meant the waiting list is growing.

Online harassment against healthcare workers has not only increased but also escalated in severity over recent weeks and months, said association president Dr. Katharine Smart.

The kids-focused virtual care platform co-founded by Medisys Health Group founder Dr. Sheldon Elman is now available to patients, pediatricians and pediatric specialists in Ontario and Quebec, with plans to expand to the rest of the country.

Chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says hospitalizations and cases have plateaued at a high rate.

Doctors need training, resources and other supports to ensure they're using virtual care to its best advantage.

Seven women who say they suffered excruciating pain after a nurse stole fentanyl for her personal use and replaced it with saline sued Yale University on Wednesday, alleging it of failing to safeguard its supply of the painkilling opioid at a fertility clinic.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the vials "were incidentally discovered by a laboratory worker'' who was cleaning out the freezer.

In this 10-part series, we profile doctors who are working to combat racism, change the system and improve patient care for racialized communities.