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Some patients go in for COVID-19, others are infected alongside another issue. In hospitals, those lines blur
Inside a busy intensive care unit in Toronto's east end, Dr. Martin Betts often sees patients grappling with a double…
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Facing ‘tsunami’ of new mental health patients, Ontario Medical Association calls for more supports
Reducing patient wait times; expanding mental health, addiction and home care services; and preparing for the next pandemic are among…
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Patients out thousands in deposits to Ontario plastic surgeon who they say disappeared
Pina Vitale waited 15 years to get a tummy tuck — a surgery to tighten up her abdomen. She had…
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Ontario health officials urge doctors to see patients in person rather than virtually
The Ontario government is urging all doctors to care for patients in person rather than virtually, saying it's now safe given high COVID-19…
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Ottawa promises to step up after Alberta asks for help with airlifting COVID-19 patients
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the federal government will pitch in after Alberta asked for help with airlifting COVID-19…
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Alberta asks Ottawa for help to airlift COVID-19 patients out of the province
Alberta's UCP government is asking Ottawa for help to lessen pressure on the province's health-care system, which is overburdened with…
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B.C. says it can’t take patients from Alberta’s overwhelmed ICUs
B.C. says it won't be able to take any of Alberta's extra intensive care unit patients at a time when that province's hospitals are buckling…
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Overburdened Red Deer hospital forced to airlift COVID-19 patients to Calgary, Edmonton
Critically ill patients are being airlifted out of Red Deer Regional Hospital as doctors and nurses from its various departments…
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Ontario hospitals allowed to transfer patients without consent
The Ontario government’s health agency has issued two emergency orders to help hospitals cope with a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations and intensive care admissions that is…
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New device allows Toronto specialists to ‘stream live’ from brains of patients with Parkinson’s, epilepsy
Imagine watching your brain activity on a computer screen in real time
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Toronto dentist charged with sexual assault of patients allowed to keep practising with conditions
More than two months after a Toronto dentist was charged with multiple counts of sexual assault allegedly involving patients…
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Ontario doctors launch program to help patients connect with loved ones during pandemic
Dr. Simerpreet Sandhanwalia says one of the most gut-wrenching experiences as an emergency-room physician throughout the pandemic has been treating patients without…
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How the hospital in Christine Elliott’s riding copes with overcrowding
When Health Minister Christine Elliott needs to see Ontario’s hallway medicine problem in action, she doesn’t need to travel very…
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CAMH making changes after high-profile cases where patients walked away from facility
Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) says it will take a number of steps to stop patients from…
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Sask. Court of Appeal to hear case of nurse penalized $26K over post on Facebook
A Saskatchewan nurse’s appeal of a $26,000 penalty is being heard at Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal on Tuesday morning. In…
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CAMH to develop therapy geared toward South Asians
Canada’s largest mental health hospital is developing a specialized form of psychotherapy that will be catered toward Canadians of South…
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National shortage of blood pressure drug shows safeguards are needed, doctors say
A national shortage of a popular drug used to treat high blood pressure is raising concerns among Canadian doctors about…
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The harm to hospitalized patients cost Ontarians more than $1B a year: study
When doctors and hospitals make mistakes, it harms patients. But they aren’t the only ones to pay a steep price.…
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Canadians ready for health-care to modernize, CMA poll suggests
Many Canadians want to connect virtually with their doctor in an Amazon-like experience, but the country’s health-care system first needs…
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Canadian Blood Services to open plasma donation sites to secure supply for patients
Canadian Blood Services will open plasma donation centres in three provinces to help meet the needs of Canadian patients. Plasma…
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How was a nurse able to kill 8 seniors over a decade? Answers could come today
The commission investigating the actions of serial killer nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer and how Ontario’s long-term care home system failed to…
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Ex-fertility doctor alleged to have used his sperm to inseminate women faces disciplinary hearing
A former Ottawa fertility doctor alleged to have used his own sperm to inseminate patients will appear before a disciplinary hearing in…
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Winnipeg doctor heads to U.S. to learn complicated gender-affirming surgeries
When Ethan Belcourt flew to Montreal to have gender-reassignment surgery done, he felt alone. The 49-year-old Winnipeg trans man didn’t…
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Doctor who lost licence for having sex with patients now a ‘health coach’ on YouTube looking for clients
Saskatchewan’s College of Physicians and Surgeons has launched a new investigation into a physician who was stripped of his licence last…
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Ontario Telemedicine Network lays off 44 staff
A non-profit agency that helps Ontario patients access health care through videoconferencing has laid off more than 15 per cent of its…
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Mais de 4300 pacientes tratados no corredor do Brampton Civic Hospital no ano passado
Mais de 4300 pessoas foram tratadas nos corredores do Brampton Civic Hospital no ano passado, enquanto o staff médico lutou…
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