Quebec’s College of Physicians is introducing new measures aimed at stopping the forced sterilization of Indigenous women, following a 2022 report that found more than 20 such cases in the province …
A Calgary medical clinic is working to tackle the shortage of family physicians by empowering other health-care providers to play key roles in patient care. Faced with a waitlist of thousands …
People should be able to get a mammogram starting at age 40 but it shouldn’t be routinely offered to women under 50 who are of average risk, new Canadian screening guidelines …
Two abortion-inducing drugs could soon be reclassified as controlled and dangerous substances in Louisiana under a first-of-its-kind bill that received final legislative passage Thursday and is expected to be signed …
Cape Breton University is pushing ahead with plans for a new medical school in Nova Scotia despite concerns by local doctors that they are too busy to take on new …
The Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) begins covering 1.9 million seniors today — but many patients may have to wait a while to get their dental visits covered. Beginning May 1, coverage began for seniors …
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The Alberta government has launched a new payment model it says will allow nurse practitioners to set up their own practices, or work within pre-existing clinics, and get paid directly …
An organization that represents doctors in Ontario is expressing concern about what it says is a declining number of medical school students choosing family medicine. Dr. Andrew Park, president of …
Ontario says it will force employers to scrap requirements for sick notes as part of an effort to cut down on paperwork for family physicians. The change will be part …