AvatarRobertAvatarAvatar2 days agoAlberta's first training program for physician assistants launches in Calgaryverified_publisherCBC News - Jennifer LeeAlberta's first training program for physician assistants, at the University of Calgary, is gearing up for an August launch, sparking hopes it could …
AvatarRobertAvatarAvatar3 days agoAlberta pharmacists can't offer publicly funded measles vaccine as outbreak worries growverified_publisherCBC News - Jennifer LeeThere are calls for Alberta to improve access to publicly funded measles vaccines, by allowing pharmacists to provide them, as some Albertans …
AvatarRobertFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo6 days agoAlberta premier says province paid $25K hotel bill from social services provideredmontonjournal.com - The Canadian PressCALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province has stepped in to pay an outstanding $25,000 bill to a hotel where a social services …
AvatarRobertAvatarAvatar6 days agoSecond Alberta family comes forward after patient discharged from hospital to hotelverified_publisherCBC News - Julia WongA second Edmonton family is speaking out after a loved one was moved into not one but two different hotels after being discharged from …
AvatarRobertAvatarAvatarEdmonton hopes to reduce number of medical calls firefighters takeverified_publisherCBC News - Kashmala Fida MohataremEdmonton Fire and Rescue Services responds to more medical calls than other major Canadian cities like Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa and Calgary. The …
AvatarRobertAvatarAvatarDoctors are turning medical generative AI into a booming businessverified_publisherCNBC - Ashley CapootThe hottest new technology for doctors promises to bring back an age-old health-care practice: face-to-face conversations with patients. As more than …
AvatarRobertAvatarAvatarCanada heading toward major measles outbreak without vaccine boost, new modelling suggestsverified_publisherCBC News - Lauren PelleyThis story is part of CBC Health's Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. …
AvatarRobertAvatarAvatarWhooping cough hits Okotoks as Alberta outbreaks drag onverified_publisherCBC News - Jennifer LeeA new pertussis outbreak in Okotoks is prompting health officials, once again, to warn Albertans to protect themselves against the illness with …
AvatarRobertAvatarAvatarThe Anti-vax Doctor Praised by Danielle Smith Faces the MusicThe Tyee - Charles RusnellDr. Roger Hodkinson kept calling COVID a hoax. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta may be out of patience. During the COVID-19 pandemic, …
AvatarRobertAvatarAvatarFather asks court to stop 27-year-old daughter's MAID death, review doctors' sign-offverified_publisherCBC News - Meghan GrantThe father of a 27-year-old woman who has been approved for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) has asked a Calgary judge to dig into the …
AvatarRobertAvatarAvatarIs extending life by weeks worth the toll some cancer drugs take? Doctors push for 'common-sense oncology'verified_publisherCBC News - Amina Zafar, Christine BirakTom Somerville's decision to stop medical treatment for his end-stage cancer was a personal one. Somerville, 62, was diagnosed with colon cancer in …
AvatarRobertAvatarAvatarHow Alberta's proposed trans youth rules fit into a polarized international landscapeverified_publisherCBC News - Joel Dryden, Jennifer LeeIt's been a little more than a month since the Alberta government announced a planned fall rollout of legislation focused around top and bottom …