by CMAJ News | Nov 30, 2016 | Archive, Latest, Roger Collier
Assisted death gaining acceptance in US Roger Collier | CMAJ | Nov. 30, 2016 Residents of Colorado and the District of Columbia estimated to have less than six months to live to have access to assisted dying. The District of Columbia has become the latest jurisdiction...
by CMAJ News | Nov 28, 2016 | Archive, Latest
Federal suicide prevention framework underwhelms Laura Eggertson | Ottawa | Nov. 28, 2016 Four years after passing legislation to create it, the federal government has quietly tabled a suicide prevention framework as it announced plans for a national phone, text and...
by CMAJ News | Nov 25, 2016 | Archive, Latest, Lauren Vogel
Residents protest illegal interview questions Nearly a third of Quebec medical residents face discriminatory questions about having kids. Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | Nov. 25, 2016 Nearly a third of Quebec medical residents, mostly women, have been illegally questioned about...
by CMAJ News | Nov 25, 2016 | Archive, Health News Recaps, Lauren Vogel
Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | Nov. 25, 2016 Canadians waited a median of 20 weeks for medically necessary care in 2016, more than double the time reported in 1993, according to a Fraser Institute survey. According to the institute, New Brunswick had the longest wait time at...
by CMAJ News | Nov 24, 2016 | Archive, Barbara Sibbald, Latest
Brand-name drug costs expected to rise under CETA The cost of patented drugs is projected to rise by $840 million under CETA. Barbara Sibbald | CMAJ | Nov. 24, 2016 New brand-name pharmaceuticals are projected to cost roughly 6.2% more in the long run, at an estimated...
