by CMAJ News | Feb 28, 2018 | Archive, Latest, Roger Collier
Mostly praise for 2018 federal budget from science and health care communities Roger Collier | CMAJ | February 28, 2018 Some advocates for universal coverage of prescription medications are cautiously optimistic after the budget mentioned the creation of an advisory...
by CMAJ News | Feb 27, 2018 | Archive, Latest, Laura Eggertson
Federal budget invests heavily in research, Indigenous health Laura Eggertson | Ottawa | February 27, 2018 The 2018 federal budget makes the “single-largest investment in investigator-led fundamental research in Canadian history,” said Finance Minister Bill Morneau....
by CMAJ News | Feb 26, 2018 | Archive, Latest, Wendy Glauser
Responding to inflight medical emergencies can be stressful for doctors Wendy Glauser | Toronto | February 26, 2018 The cramped quarters of an airplane can be a stressful environment for a doctor onboard who responds to a medical emergency. Dr. Sarah Giles had just...
by CMAJ News | Feb 23, 2018 | Archive, Health News Recaps, Roger Collier
Roger Collier | CMAJ | February 23, 2018 Canada has an “appalling record” on Indigenous health and should take concrete action to address the issue, according to The Lancet. The British medical journal questioned Canada’s potential to be a global leader on health if...
by CMAJ News | Feb 22, 2018 | Archive, Latest, Paul Webster
Online ratings for doctors are flawed but “not going anywhere” Paul Webster | Toronto | February 22, 2018 Doctors who Google their names are likely to see a physician-rating website among the top results. Clinician–researchers in Europe and the United States who study...
