by CMAJ News | Feb 28, 2019 | Archive, Latest, Roger Collier
Family medicine again dominates unfilled positions in residency match Roger Collier | CMAJ | February 28, 2019 Logging in to see if they matched for residency positions ends in disappointment for some medical students. T here are 209 unfilled positions after the first...
by CMAJ News | Feb 27, 2019 | Archive, Latest, Tim Lougheed
Time to embrace the promise of virtual health care Tim Lougheed | Bath, Ontario | February 27, 2019 The technology to conduct virtual primary visits is secure and widely available. S ometimes receiving primary care is onerous for patients. Carving time out of busy...
by CMAJ News | Feb 26, 2019 | Archive, Carolyn Brown, Latest
Measles resurgence comes to Canada Carolyn Brown | Ottawa | February 26, 2019 Vaccine hesitancy is contributing factor to measles outbreaks around the world. A n outbreak of measles in Canada is what public health officials say they have been fearing. The most likely...
by CMAJ News | Feb 22, 2019 | Archive, Health News 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 21, 2019 | Archive, Latest, Lauren Vogel
When people hear “doctor” most still picture a man Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | February 21, 2019 Gender bias remains rife in medicine despite growing numbers of women doctors. Today a physician is as likely to be female as male, yet most people still picture a doctor as a...
