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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Steinbach’s hospital is getting a new surgical centre with a price tag of almost $30 million, the province said Friday. The project, at Bethesda Regional Health Centre, will see three new operating rooms built, with everything expected to be complete by 2025. …
Read More »A doctor’s new sidekick? How ChatGPT may change the role of physicians – National
The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots has opened up new possibilities for doctors and patients — but the technology also comes with the risk of misdiagnosis, data privacy issues and biases in decision-making. One of the most popular examples is ChatGPT, which can mimic human conversations and create personalized …
Read More »Lanette Siragusa named new Shared Health CEO
There’s a new person in charge at Shared Health, and it’s a familiar face News Source link
Read More »Proposed Calgary bylaw would require graphic images of fetuses be enveloped – Calgary
Calgarians are one step closer to not having to view graphic images of a fetus without their knowing. The city’s community development committee recommended a bylaw to put some protections around the graphic images. The proposed bylaw would require graphic images of or purporting to show a fetus be placed …
Read More »B.C. doctor suing Interior Health for wrongful suspension – Okanagan
A B.C. doctor is suing Interior Health, claiming he was wrongfully suspended for bringing up vaccination concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic. The civil claim by Dr. Charles Hoffe, who says he was an emergency room doctor and a family physician, was filed in Kelowna Supreme Court on Monday, April 24. …
Read More »Over 60% of Ontario RPNs have considered leaving profession, poll shows
Polling shows a majority of Registered Practical Nurses in Ontario have contemplated leaving the profession amid staffing shortages and increased stress. The polling was done by Nanos Research of behalf of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and SEIU Healthcare. Results show 60 per cent of registered practical nurses …
Read More »Manitoba welcomes North Dakotans seeking medical services in wake of abortion ban – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba is welcoming North Dakotans who may be seeking medical services in the wake of the abortion ban. The province says anyone can access abortion services, in light of the law that bans nearly all abortions in North Dakota. The U.S. state …
Read More »Celiac Canada urging Ottawa for better tax relief as gluten-free grocery costs soar
Celiac Canada is urging the federal government to provide better tax relief for people with the autoimmune disease as the cost of gluten-free food soars due to inflation. On her fixed income, Susan Finlay is sure to make every dollar count at the grocery store. “This is the pension I …
Read More »No fines issued by hospitals under Ontario’s new long-term care law: province, OHA
No one has been fined in Ontario so far under a new law that can require patients to pay a daily $400 penalty if they refuse to move from a hospital to a long-term care home not of their choosing, the province and its hospitals say. But families and advocates …
Read More »Ontario hospices call for more funding as costs, demands rise
Cash-strapped hospices in Ontario say the province needs to boost their annual funding because cost increases that began at the start of the pandemic have not eased. A group that represents roughly 75 hospices says these end-of-life care providers receive about $53-million a year from the province, which is used …
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