by CMAJ News | Nov 29, 2019 | Archive, Health News Recaps, Lauren Vogel
Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | November 29, 2019 Canadians waited an average 3.9 hours for emergency care in 2018-2019, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Quebec participated in the study for the first time and reported the longest emergency room wait...
by CMAJ News | Nov 28, 2019 | Archive, Latest, Wendy Glauser
Why the future of health care is salaried Wendy Glauser | Toronto, ON | November 28, 2019 How doctors are paid matters as much as how much, an expert panel warns. Fee-for-service doesn’t work well for an aging population with chronic conditions, according to an expert...
by CMAJ News | Nov 27, 2019 | Archive, Greg Basky, Latest
Too few doctors prepared to provide opioid addiction treatment in the north Greg Basky | Saskatoon, SK | November 27, 2019 Only a handful of doctors in Saskatchewan’s north prescribe opioid agonist therapies like methadone. Saskatchewan needs to recruit more northern...
by CMAJ News | Nov 22, 2019 | Archive, Health News Recaps, Lauren Vogel
Lauren Vogel | CMAJ | November 22, 2019 A case report published in CMAJ described what may be the first documented case of a new form of lung damage from vaping e-cigarettes in a Canadian teen. The patient’s clinical picture suggested possible bronchiolitis...
by CMAJ News | Nov 21, 2019 | Archive, Latest, Wendy Glauser
Medical trainees warn practice permits will drive away doctors Wendy Glauser | Toronto, ON | November 21, 2019 A proposal to control where doctors work won’t improve access for rural Albertans, argue medical students and resident physicians. Medical students and...