CMA members gather in Quebec for 150th annual meeting
The 150th General Council and Annual Meeting of the Canadian Medical Association begins in Quebec City on Aug. 20
Professionalism, tax fairness doctors’ top concerns heading into #CMA150
Online debate is heating up in advance of the Canadian Medical Association’s 150th general council meeting
Future of health system hinges on collaboration: CMA pres
Canadian Medical Association President Dr. Granger Avery says doctors can’t afford to let system pressures divide them
Doctors mobilize against tax changes
The Canadian Medical Association says proposed tax reforms will have unfair and serious impacts on most doctors
Minors buy e-cigs online with ease. What about pot?
Teenagers appear to face few barriers when purchasing e-cigarettes online
Tackling Pharma corruption in Ukraine
Successful reforms are under attack by those who stand to make money, says Olga Stefanyshyna of Patients of Ukraine
Research Canada calls for public investment in health research
Research Canada calls on government to implement recommendations of expert panel led by Dr. David Naylor
Health News Recap
Avoiding industry influence on food guide, an interim safe-injection site for Toronto, and more in top Canadian health news this week
Resignations raise questions about OMA finances
Dr. Kulvinder Gill and eight other physicians say they faced bullying and intimidation after pushing for greater financial transparency
Reports of coerced sterilization of Indigenous women in Canada mirrors shameful past
The WHO and other agencies have made efforts to eliminate involuntary sterilization
Growing use of integrated e-health systems
Encouraging signs emerging for e-health integration in Canada
Dramatic budget increase for Hepatitis treatment in federal prisons
All federal inmates with HCV eligible for treatment
July Effect? Maybe not
Patients should feel safe seeking care at teaching hospitals all months of the year
Expert forum releases roadmap for drug reform
Criminalization shouldn’t be the foundation of drug policy, says expert forum
New evidence of contaminants from fracking
Carcinogens from fracking found in waterways
Reactions to international health care rankings
Canada ranked third-last in international comparison of health systems
Online pharmacy still open despite counterfeit allegations
CanadaDrugs.com remains open for business as its executives face a potentially lengthy extradition battle
Support grows for paying surrogates
CIHR is abandoning its contentious virtual peer-review process
CIHR’s face-to-face about-face
CIHR is abandoning its contentious virtual peer-review process
WHO guidelines on ethical public health surveillance
The goal of public health surveillance is to collect data to achieve public health goals without harming groups or individuals
SOGC urges national enquiry into maternal deaths
Canada’s maternal death rate may be low, but we’ll have to delve deeper to curb preventable tragedies
3D printing set to revolutionize medicine
3D models are used to replicate tumours and for surgical applications
India introducing routine pneumococcal vaccine
The new routine pneumococcal vaccine in India could eventually save up to 200 000 lives annually.
CMA members gather in Quebec for 150th annual meeting
The 150th General Council and Annual Meeting of the Canadian Medical Association begins in Quebec City on Aug. 20
Professionalism, tax fairness doctors’ top concerns heading into #CMA150
Online debate is heating up in advance of the Canadian Medical Association’s 150th general council meeting
Future of health system hinges on collaboration: CMA pres
Canadian Medical Association President Dr. Granger Avery says doctors can’t afford to let system pressures divide them
Doctors mobilize against tax changes
The Canadian Medical Association says proposed tax reforms will have unfair and serious impacts on most doctors
Health News Recap
Avoiding industry influence on food guide, an interim safe-injection site for Toronto, and more in top Canadian health news this week
Minors buy e-cigs online with ease. What about pot?
Teenagers appear to face few barriers when purchasing e-cigarettes online
Tackling Pharma corruption in Ukraine
Successful reforms are under attack by those who stand to make money, says Olga Stefanyshyna of Patients of Ukraine
Research Canada calls for public investment in health research
Research Canada calls on government to implement recommendations of expert panel led by Dr. David Naylor
CMA adopts patient focus
Advocacy for doctors is advocacy for patients, says CMA President Dr. Avery Grainger
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