by CMAJ News | Apr 30, 2019 | Archive, Latest, Pat Rich
Health care system takes advantage of doctors’ work ethic Pat Rich | Ottawa | April 30, 2019 The health care system depends on doctors working excessive hours. Stop working so hard and focusing negotiations on monetary issues — the health care system will take...
by CMAJ News | Apr 26, 2019 | Archive, Health News Recaps, Roger Collier
Roger Collier | CMAJ | April 26, 2019 The federal government announced funding for a national health database that will provide researchers access to administrative, clinical and social data from across the country. The government announced $81 million in funding over...
by CMAJ News | Apr 25, 2019 | Archive, Brian Owens, Latest
Banks consider doctors up for grabs after MD Financial Management sale Brian Owens | St. Stephen, NB | April 25, 2019 Canadian financial institutions, such as TD Bank, are creating services targeting doctors. The sale of MD Financial Management to Scotiabank last year...
by CMAJ News | Apr 24, 2019 | Archive, Brian Owens, Latest
Opioid prescriptions down but some patients fear doctors now too strict Brian Owens | St. Stephen, NB | April 24, 2019 Many doctors have become hesitant to prescribe opioids in recent years. To help bring the opioid epidemic under control, health care regulators have...
by CMAJ News | Apr 23, 2019 | Archive, Latest, Marie-Claude Grégoire
Doctors petition to protect term “family medicine” Marie-Claude Grégoire | Halifax, Nova Scotia | April 23, 2019 Can you run a family medicine clinic without board-certified family physicians? Family physicians from across Canada are urging their college to make...
