by CMAJ News | Aug 23, 2019 | archive, Lauren Vogel, recaps
Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | August 23, 2019 An administrative backlog at Health Canada is stalling cannabis research. As of Aug. 19, 224 researchers were waiting for the regulator to approve permits to study the drug. The federal government committed $47.5 million toward a...
by CMAJ News | Aug 22, 2019 | Alison Motluk, archive, homepage
Cameras in the OR: educational asset or legal liability? Alison Motluk | Toronto | August 22, 2019 Would surgeons be less candid and proactive if patients had access to video of their procedures? Police have bodycams. Cars have dashcams. Parents have nannycams. Is it...
by CMAJ News | Aug 21, 2019 | archive, Brian Owens, featured
Retirement plan options for pensionless physicians Brian Owens | St. Stephen, NB | August 21, 2019 There are options for medical organizations to help physicians have financial security in their old age. Retirement planning has been front of mind for many Canadian...
by CMAJ News | Aug 20, 2019 | archive, Carolyn Brown, homepage
Unprecedented public health effort tackles soaring TB rates in Nunavut Carolyn Brown | Ottawa | August 20, 2019 Communities in Nunavut are struggling with high TB rates and some are holding mass-screening clinics to help combat the problem. Escalating rates of...
by CMAJ News | Aug 16, 2019 | archive, Lauren Vogel, recaps
Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | August 16, 2019 More than 1200 Canadian health care and public policy experts called on federal party leaders to commit to implementing national pharmacare. In an open letter, they noted that five separate national commissions have concluded that...
by CMAJ News | Aug 15, 2019 | archive, homepage, Lauren Vogel
Virtual care can’t fix physician shortages underlying access woes Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | August 15, 2019 Without more health workers, strategies to improve access won’t work, said the president of the Ontario Medical Association at a recent health summit. Health...
