Despite having the second shortest wait times to see a doctor at a walk-in clinic across six provinces, the average Ontarian likely sat a half-hour longer to get treated last year. Tech company Medimap, which connects patients with thousands of health-care clinics in several provinces, says 2023 data pulled from …
Read More »Female medical specialists get fewer referrals, lower pay compared to men: study
New research from the Ontario Medical Association has found male specialists get more referrals and higher billings, leading to a noticeable gender pay gap between male and female physicians. Research published by the association found that male specialists earned almost five per cent more for each referral and disproportionately more …
Read More »Drug poisoning deaths down in Alberta compared to 2021, proportion of opioid deaths up
Drug poisoning deaths in Alberta have once again surpassed the 1,300 mark for a third year in a row. Data updated this month from the Alberta substance use surveillance system show there were 1,443 drug poisoning deaths in the province from January to November 2022, 1,347 of which were caused …
Read More »Leaked memo: ByteDance says its annual revenue in 2020 grew 111% YoY to $34.3B compared to 2019, while gross profit rose 93% YoY to $19B (Liza Lin/Wall Street Journal)
Liza Lin / Wall Street Journal: Leaked memo: ByteDance says its annual revenue in 2020 grew 111% YoY to $34.3B compared to 2019, while gross profit rose 93% YoY to $19B — ByteDance’s gross profit rose 93% to $19 billion last year, according to a memo to staff — ByteDance …
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