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Read More »Delays in gynecological surgeries putting women’s health — and lives — at risk, doctors warn
White Coat Black Art26:32Testicles outrank ovaries—and other reasons women wait so long for gynecologic surgery Ottawa family physician Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth faced a long wait for surgery after post-menopausal bleeding, and has seen her patients endure the same. Dr. Nick Leyland, president-elect of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of …
Read More »McMaster hospital to resume tonsil and adenoid surgeries after review into deaths of 2 children
McMaster Children’s Hospital says it will resume tonsil and adenoid surgeries next week, almost four months after two children died following the procedure. Hamilton Health Sciences said Monday that an external review by independent experts launched in June did not find any specific issues with the hospital’s ear, nose and …
Read More »Ontario technology teaching surgeries worldwide including war-torn Ukraine
An Ontario doctor says broadcasting a “how to” facial reconstruction procedure to surgeons 8,000 kilometres away in Ukraine epitomizes what he and his partners had in mind when inventing the technology. Hamilton, Ont. neurosurgeon Dr. Aleksa Cenic says Vivo Surgery, a multi-view live stream platform, has expanded worldwide over four …
Read More »Ontario children’s hospital halts tonsil, adenoid surgeries after 2 patient deaths
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A children’s hospital in Hamilton says it has paused tonsil and adenoid surgical procedures after two patient deaths in the last month. McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH) says it is going through a comprehensive review of the department’s program “out of an abundance …
Read More »Ontario pediatric hospitals ask for help to deal with backlog of 12,000 surgeries
Nearly 12,000 children are on a wait list for surgeries across Ontario, a situation officials at four major pediatric hospitals say is part of a much bigger problem they need help from the province to solve. A surge of viral respiratory illnesses, driven by a particularly bad strain of the …
Read More »N.L. children’s hospital cancels some surgeries amid surge in respiratory illness
A children’s hospital in the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador’s says it has had to cancel some surgeries and appointments due to a high level of respiratory illness. Newfoundland’s Eastern Health issued a press release saying some routine procedures and appointments will not go ahead at the Janeway Children’s Health …
Read More »Ontario to fund more private clinic surgeries, send patients to temporary LTCs
Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones’s plan to stabilize the health-care system includes increasing surgeries performed at private clinics but covered by OHIP, covering the exam and registration fees for internationally trained nurses, and sending patients waiting for a long-term care bed to a home not of their choosing. The plan …
Read More »robotic cardiac surgeries: Apollo hospital unit claims completion of 100 robotic cardiac surgeries
The Bangalore unit of a leading private healthcare group has completed 100 robotic cardiac surgeries, which it claimed was a “first” such achievement for any hospital in the country. In a statement, the group on Monday said doctors at its Bangalore hospital had also performed a complex mitral valve cardiac …
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