The daughter of an Ontario man, who faced a medical emergency and was stranded in Costa Rica due to a shortage of available hospital beds […]
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Ontario doctors offer solutions to help address shortage of family physicians
For the third year in a row, there was a decline in the number of medical students who are seeking residency with family doctors, according […]
Ontario hospital workers awarded 6% pay increase, new agreement on agency nurses
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Some 65,000 unionized hospital workers in Ontario have been awarded a pay increase of six per cent […]
‘She gets to be 10’: Ontario child’s heart donated to girl the same age
Maryam De Groef says she and her husband moved countries often and would always apply to be organ donors wherever they lived, but they never […]
Hamilton pilot adds safe use model in men’s shelters to fight opioid deaths
Following months of delays, a pilot program proposed by a trio of Hamilton, Ont. non-profits to embed harm reduction staff and services into men’s shelters […]
‘Dangerous’: Ontario lab closures would put lives at risk, workers warn
Lab workers are warning about the potential for public health disasters if the Ontario government follows through with recommendations to shutter more than half of […]
Report reveals Ontario for-profit clinics charging patients thousands in unlawful fees
More than 100 patients have come forward to voice their concerns over being charged for care in private clinics in a newly-released report by the […]
Nurse practitioner fees could ‘undermine’ Ontario public health investment: minister
Ontario’s health minister says a proliferation of fee-for-service nurse practitioner-led clinics will “undermine” taxpayer investment in the province’s health-care system as the province looks to […]
Ontario won’t divulge fines for hospital patients refusing LTC transfers
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 11, 2024 3:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Health Minister Sylvia […]
Toronto pharmacy robberies drop sharply after narcotics secured in time-delayed safes
Pharmacies in Toronto and across Ontario are now using time-delayed safes to secure narcotics such as oxycodone, morphine and codeine, and that have curbed the […]