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Pregnant Albertans are eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine this fall, but doctors say they haven’t seen any direct messaging from the provincial government alerting either patients or health-care providers. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) defines pregnant individuals as high risk and recommends they should receive a COVID-19 shot. …
Read More »Doctors save unborn baby in Gaza City after mother, father killed in Israeli strike
After their three children were killed in an Israeli strike on their home in Gaza City last year, Diana and Omar Al-Rubai were just days away from the expected arrival of their baby when they were killed in an airstrike last week. Medical teams rushed to save Diana. But after …
Read More »Talk to medical professionals, not just ChatGPT, urge Ontario doctors
ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence tools can sometimes answer patient questions accurately, but Canadian medical researchers caution that the information needs to be carefully checked before acting on what you see. The researchers’ advice comes as the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) hosted a media briefing this week, discussing DIY information …
Read More »Canadian doctors work in Gaza as fuel shortages threaten lives, hospitals
20 hours ago News Duration 2:21 Two Canadian doctors, from Calgary and Montreal, have been treating patients at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza. These doctors and other health officials in the region say severe fuel shortages leave operating rooms without light, oxygen tanks without air and an overall inability to …
Read More »Doctors, writers and a UFC champion among 83 new appointments to the Order of Canada
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has announced 83 appointments to the Order of Canada — a list that includes doctors, diplomats, athletes and authors. Simon’s office announced two new companions — the highest level of the Order of Canada — 19 officers and 62 members, the introductory honour level in the order. …
Read More »From clinics to culinary tours to laser tag: How this Ontario city is wooing future doctors
Shahzeb Khan had never been to Cambridge, Ont., before. But after a week of touring private gardens, visiting various entertainment venues and shadowing family doctors and specialists, the University of Ottawa medical student is considering moving to the community after he graduates. “I definitely have a much better impression of this …
Read More »Why doctors and researchers say Canada needs to change course on women’s health studies
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. Despite a rule that requires sex and gender to be considered when funding medical research …
Read More »B.C. city buys health clinic to help community retain and recruit new doctors
The Cure is a CBC News series examining strategies provinces and territories are using to tackle the primary care crisis. A group of doctors in British Columbia’s northeast, with the help of city council, has saved a clinic from closure — and now has its sights set on bringing team-based care to a …
Read More »‘It’s the perfect storm’: Doctors urge measles vaccinations as Alberta case counts rise
As concerns about measles grow, and case counts tick up, health-care workers are preparing for a surge and pleading with Albertans to ensure they’re fully vaccinated. Alberta Health said there were 11 confirmed cases in the province as of Monday afternoon, including one in the Calgary zone, two in the Edmonton …
Read More »Pope Francis no longer in imminent danger, doctors say, but remains in hospital
Pope Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death as a result of pneumonia that has kept him hospitalized for nearly a month, doctors said Monday, but they have decided to keep him hospitalized for several more days to receive treatment. In a late update, the doctors said the …
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