by CMAJ News | Jan 23, 2017 | archive, homepage
As much as 20% of Newfoundland health budget inappropriately spent Unnecessary medical tests may subject patients to avoidable harms, add to costs and delay access for others donalee Moulton | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Jan. 23, 2017 An estimated 20% of Newfoundland and...
by CMAJ News | Jan 20, 2017 | archive, recaps, Roger Collier
Roger Collier | CMAJ | Jan. 20, 2017 Saskatchewan, Nunavut, Yukon and the Northwest Territories signed bilateral health-funding deals with the federal government, joining Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador. The premiers of the provinces that...
by CMAJ News | Jan 18, 2017 | archive, homepage, Roger Collier
Author urges scale-up of health care innovation Roger Collier | CMAJ | Jan. 18, 2017 Improving the Canadian health care system isn’t a matter of fostering innovation, according to Dr. Danielle Martin, vice-president of medical affairs and health system solutions at...
by CMAJ News | Jan 17, 2017 | archive, homepage
Antibiotic overprescribing a growing problem New US research show a third of antibiotic prescriptions may have been inappropriate Paul Webster | Toronto, Ontario | Jan. 17, 2016 A multi-site, multi-study investigation of prescribing patterns among American physicians...
by CMAJ News | Jan 16, 2017 | archive, homepage, Roger Collier
Nominee to lead US health care accused of insider trading Roger Collier | CMAJ | Jan. 16, 2017 The nominee for the top government health care job in the United States is facing accusations of insider trading. Dr. Tom Price, an orthopedic surgeon and...
