Canadian premiers and territorial leaders convened at the Fort Garry hotel in Winnipeg for the second day of an all-premiers meeting. This three-day conference focused on discussions about health care and strategies to utilize a $46-billion funding investment from the federal government. While the leaders gathered at the hotel, health care and labour unions also …
Jeremy Long, a 38-year-old from Vancouver, is tired of health-care providers assuming he’s heterosexual and wants his queer identity to be acknowledged and counted in electronic health records. Correcting this assumption is not only exhausting, but it can also be retraumatizing for individuals like Long who have already come out. Instead of labeling patients without …
President Biden derided Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s hold on military nominees due to the Department of Defense’s abortion policy as “bizarre” during a fundraiser in Los Gatos, Calif. Although he did not mention Tuberville by name, Biden referred to him as a “former football coach from Alabama.” Biden expressed his surprise, stating he had not witnessed …
Decrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has committed to reconciling with Indigenous Peoples in the health-care system by issuing an apology for the harms caused. These harms include forced sterilizations, birthing alerts, forced medical experimentation, and systemic racism. According to Alika Lafontaine, the President of the CMA, the …
Doctors and pharmacists are receiving lengthy pamphlets for prescription drugs, but efforts to digitize this information are gaining traction. A bill in Congress aims to eliminate the need for paper inserts by allowing drugmakers to provide up-to-date digital information. Advocates argue that medical professionals already consult electronic versions and discard the paper inserts. Those in …
A hearing-aid disruption is under way, with inexpensive hearing aids heading to drugstores and other retailers sometime next year. But if you’re living with hearing loss, doctors and hearing experts say it isn’t wise to just wait for them to arrive. The Food and Drug Administration is expected in the next few months to finalize …