by CMAJ News | Dec 22, 2017 | Archive, Health News Recaps, Lauren Vogel
Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | December 22, 2017 Health Canada nearly doubled the number of marijuana production licenses it issued in the second half of 2017 in the rush to meet demand ahead of legalization next July. As of May, the regulator had granted 44 production...
by CMAJ News | Dec 21, 2017 | Archive, Latest
Fertility advocates protest criminal sanctions in assisted reproduction act Alison Motluk | Toronto, Ont. | December 21, 2017 It is unclear when legal reimbursement for surrogacy crosses the line into illegal payment. Doctors, lawyers, surrogates, counsellors and...
by CMAJ News | Dec 20, 2017 | Archive, Brian Owens, Latest
Family doctors call for guaranteed access to EMR data for research and quality improvement Brian Owens | St. Stephen, NB | December 20, 2017 Who owns the data in an EMR? Patients? Doctors? EMR vendors? To support quality improvement and research, family physicians and...
by CMAJ News | Dec 19, 2017 | Archive, Latest, Lauren Vogel
Doctors disappointed by income sprinkling changes Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | December 19, 2017 The government announced new exemptions to its income sprinkling rules, but doctors remain critical of the reforms. The federal government has announced changes to its plan for...
by CMAJ News | Dec 14, 2017 | Archive, Health News Recaps, Roger Collier
Roger Collier | CMAJ | December 15, 2017 The Framework on Palliative Care in Canada Act (Bill C-277) received Royal Assent and became law. It calls for a cohesive national plan to ensure Canadians in every province have access to high-quality palliative care. Deceased...
