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Joy Spence, a 21-year-old social work student from Flatrock, N.L., is among several women who told CBC News their pain and symptoms were dismissed as psychological or common reproductive issues at St. John’s emergency departments. (Malone Mullin/CBC) A woman who says she was repeatedly denied adequate emergency care last spring …
Read More »At least 120 killed by Sudanese paramilitary group in multi-day rampage, UN and doctors’ group say
Fighters from the notorious paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ran riot in east-central Sudan in a multi-day attack that killed more than 120 people in one town, a doctors’ group and the United Nations said. It was the group’s latest attack against the Sudanese military after suffering a series …
Read More »It took her decades to find her alleged abuser. Then she learned of the doctor’s disturbing history
WARNING: This article contains graphic descriptions of child sexual abuse and may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Susanne Barrow says she was sexually assaulted by a doctor at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) during a family vacation in Toronto, after she …
Read More »Canadian doctors warned to be on the lookout for scurvy
Scurvy is a disease that likely conjures up images of sickly sailors from hundreds of years ago, but doctors in Canada are being warned to look out for the condition now, as a result of growing food insecurity. A report published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) details …
Read More »Superbugs could kill 39 million people by 2050. Here’s what Canadian survivors, doctors say should change
This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Melissa Murray regularly ran 10 kilometres a day — until a serious bacterial infection caused her to …
Read More »Your ‘summer cold’ could likely be COVID-19, doctors say amid surge
Gayle Robin was surprised when her sister in California told her in early July she had tested positive for COVID-19. “I thought, ‘Really? It’s summer,’” the marketing and communications professional said in an interview from St. Catharines, Ont. About a week later while camping, Robin woke up with a sore …
Read More »There is no concern about a ‘diminished supply’ of doctors in Ontario: ministry
Recruitment and retention of doctors in Ontario is “not a major concern,” the Ministry of Health suggests in arguments it is making in arbitration with the Ontario Medical Association over physician compensation. The argument from the province comes as the OMA, which represents Ontario’s doctors, has repeatedly warned that more than two million residents …
Read More »Ontario doctors offer solutions to help address shortage of family physicians
For the third year in a row, there was a decline in the number of medical students who are seeking residency with family doctors, according to the Ontario Medical Association (OMA). “The OMA is concerned about the declining number of medical students choosing family medicine,” OMA president Dr. Andrew Park …
Read More »Manitoba doctors group hosts leaders’ debate as campaign enters final stretch – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 27, 2023 8:32 am Updated September 27, 2023 8:33 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba’s three main party leaders will offer their ideas on health care Wednesday night at a forum hosted by Doctors Manitoba. The group, which …
Read More »Fear of reprisal means some Quebec doctors are afraid to give MAID, college of physicians says
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 25, 2023 11:23 am Updated August 25, 2023 11:54 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s college of physicians says some doctors in the province are afraid to perform medical aid in dying (MAID) because they fear reprisals. The professional …
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