When a Massachusetts doctor with Newfoundland ties heard Fogo Island has been without a permanent family doctor since June, he knew he wanted to help. But Dr. Paul Hart’s offer of three months of his medical services — for free — ran into licensing problems with the College of Physicians …
Read More »Promised SFU medical school still years from opening despite doctor shortage
This story is part of Situation Critical, a series from CBC British Columbia reporting on the barriers people in this province face in accessing timely and appropriate health care. When Sharman Minus had a heart attack in early 2020, she hadn’t had a family doctor in two years. The 69-year-old Victoria retiree still doesn’t and as a result waits hours in emergency rooms or on telehealth lines explaining her medical history again and again, hoping to get help for chronic symptoms …
Read More »Fewer medical students are pursuing family practices, and these doctors are worried
Fewer medical school graduates are choosing to go into family medicine and open primary-care practices, data shows, at a time when more than one million Ontarians can’t find a family doctor and just as many are set to lose the ones they already have. Data from the Canadian Resident Matching Service shows …
Read More »Insurance provider agrees to cover $35K medical bill for Manitoba mom who was international student
A Manitoba mother of three will no longer have to answer calls from collection agencies or worry about paying thousands of dollars in medical bills, after her private insurer agreed to retroactively cover the costs — following her decision to go public with her story. But advocates say even though her bills will be …
Read More »Canadian medical students call for free, universal access to contraception
Medical students across Canada are calling on the federal government to make contraception free and universally available to all. In Canada, it’s up to provincial governments to determine what medical needs are covered by insurance, including contraception. But coverage varies from province to province, and contraception is often not included in …
Read More »Transgender youth in Alabama can get gender-affirming medical care, judge rules
A federal judge on Friday blocked part of an Alabama law that made it a felony to prescribe gender-affirming puberty blockers and hormones to transgender minors. U.S. District Judge Liles Burke issued a preliminary injunction to stop the state from enforcing the medication ban, which took effect May 8, while …
Read More »Medical students studying in China University seeks physical training in India, Delhi HC issues notice, Health News, ET HealthWorld
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre and National Medical Council (NMC) on a plea moved by students seeking directions to NMC to allow physical training in India of Indian students studying medicine in China, who are stuck in their home country India, due to COVID-19 …
Read More »Delay in NEET-PG counselling burdens resident doctors across Rajasthan medical colleges, Health News, ET HealthWorld
JAIPUR: Residents doctors at government medical colleges across the state are having to operate at 66 per cent of their total strength amid the ongoing spurt in dengue and Covid-19 cases due to the delay in NEET-PG counselling. The resident doctors across state medical colleges on Saturday were seen working …
Read More »Singapore Govt’s Tough Stance For Unvaccinated, Get Jabbed Or Be Ready To Pay Own Medical Bills
New Delhi: In an attempt to get tough on people holding off from getting their jabs, the Singapore government on Monday announced that the COVID-19 patients who remain unvaccinated by choice will have to pay for their hospitalisation bills from December 8. Currently, Singapore’s government takes care of the complete …
Read More »Private medical colleges in Karnataka cite Covid losses, seek 20% fee hike, Health News, ET HealthWorld
BENGALURU: Private medical colleges in Karnataka have sought a minimum 20% hike in fee for undergraduate courses, stating they have suffered huge losses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Establishment of oxygen plants on the campus and Covid testing facilities and stoppage of non-Covid treatment during the peak of Covid are the …
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