British Columbia’s chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says she’s a hopeful person, but she is leaving her office frustrated and disappointed. Angry, even, with drug overdose deaths expected to hit record …
The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) says it has heard the concerns of doctors across the country who opposed plans for a third year of training, originally scheduled to start …
If there was a health-care system structure that guaranteed better patient care, lower surgical wait times and impartial and accountable decision-making, then it would be in place everywhere. But it’s not. …
A coroner’s jury has made 10 recommendations to try to prevent deaths similar to Lexi Daken’s. The 16-year-old Fredericton-area girl died by suicide within days of days of being turned away …
Family doctors across Canada have overwhelmingly sent a message to put a pause on adding an extra year to their residency training, but there’s no word yet on whether the College …
The latest report from a panel of experts into deaths caused by toxic, unregulated drugs in British Columbia says a better model for safer supply is needed now, with the rate …
The College of Family Physicians of Canada is being asked to “pause, hold and maybe stop” its plans to increase the time it takes to train a family doctor from two years …