by CMAJ News | Feb 22, 2019 | archive, recaps, Roger Collier
Roger Collier | CMAJ | February 22, 2019 Doctors in Ontario were awarded a 4-year contract that includes average fee increases of 1% and no hard cap on the physician services budget. An arbitrator ruled on the contract, ending years of unsuccessful negotiation between...
by CMAJ News | Feb 8, 2019 | archive, recaps, Roger Collier
Roger Collier | CMAJ | February 8, 2019 The percentage of Canadians who report using marijuana is relatively unchanged, at 15% of residents over age 15, since the drug became legal for recreational use, according to figures from Statistics Canada. A quarter of those...
by CMAJ News | Jan 25, 2019 | archive, recaps, Roger Collier
Roger Collier | CMAJ | January 25, 2019 Health Canada released a new food guide that no longer focuses on food groups or serving sizes but rather on eating “plenty of vegetables and fruits, whole grain foods and protein foods.” The guide, last revised in 2007, also...
by CMAJ News | Jan 11, 2019 | archive, recaps, Roger Collier
Roger Collier | CMAJ | January 11, 2019 Health Canada is planning a “multi-phase campaign” to warn Canadian youth about the health risks of vaping. The campaign will include ads, social media influencers, and events in high schools and community venues to target youth...
by CMAJ News | Dec 14, 2018 | archive, recaps, Roger Collier
Roger Collier | CMAJ | December 14, 2018 Cities and harm-reduction nonprofits can now apply directly to the federal government for exemptions to open supervised drug consumption sites. According to Health Canada, this will help remove barriers to providing life-saving...
by CMAJ News | Nov 30, 2018 | archive, recaps, Roger Collier
Roger Collier | CMAJ | November 30, 2018 Federal Health Minister Ginette Petitpas said the federal government plans to strengthen oversight of medical devices. Petitpas said she is “deeply concerned” about problems with medical devices uncovered by a global media...
