by CMAJ News | Oct 24, 2016 | archive, Barbara Sibbald, homepage
Doctors call to phase out coal-fired electricity Barbara Sibbald | CMAJ | Oct. 24, 2016 It’s inefficient, it’s dirty and it harms both people and the planet. These are among the reasons behind a call by some Canadian physicians and health organizations to accelerate...
by CMAJ News | Oct 21, 2016 | archive, recaps, Roger Collier
Roger Collier | CMAJ | Oct. 21, 2016 Provincial health ministers met with federal Health Minister Dr. Jane Philpott to discuss the annual increase to the Canada Health Transfer, which will drop next year from 6% to 3%. The provincial ministers expressed frustration...
by CMAJ News | Oct 19, 2016 | archive, homepage, Roger Collier
Mouth and throat cancers from HPV on rise in men Roger Collier | CMAJ | Oct. 19, 2016 In February, after returning home to Calgary from a family vacation in Mexico, Will Dove and his wife both came down with symptoms of ear infections. “She had an ear infection,” said...
by CMAJ News | Oct 18, 2016 | archive, homepage
Assisted-dying demand concentrated in four provinces Roger Collier | CMAJ | Oct. 18, 2016 Since medical assistance in dying (MAiD) became legal across Canada on June 17, most demand for the service is in four provinces. There have been at least 374 medically assisted...
by CMAJ News | Oct 17, 2016 | archive, homepage
Uncertainty over MAiD likely to continue By Barbara Sibbald | CMAJ | Oct. 17, 2016 Hope for clarity on medical assistance in dying may, in the short term, be in vain, said Dr. Harvey Schipper. (Photo credit: Barbara Sibbald) A conference aiming to provide clarity to...
