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Amie Dahnke
Vacations Are Necessary Medicine for Doctors: Study
Over half of physicians surveyed took 15 or fewer days of vacation in the past year, and most reported working while on vacation.
Jan 16, 2024
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Amie Dahnke
Jan 16
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Health Care
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Amie Dahnke
Trust in Pharma, Hospitals Plummets: Gallup Poll
Significantly less than half of respondents thought pharmaceutical companies provided good care, while little over half thought physicians did.
Dec 21, 2023
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Amie Dahnke
Dec 21
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Health Care
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George Citroner
Family Doctor Shortage: 2 Main Factors, and What You Can Do
Feb 24, 2023
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George Citroner
Feb 24
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Health Care
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Amy Denney
Doctor Exodus Signals a System in Distress
Feb 23, 2023
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Amy Denney
Feb 23
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Canada
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Isaac Teo
95% of Doctors Would Support Pan-Canadian Medical Licensing: Survey
Feb 01, 2023
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Isaac Teo
Feb 01
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Canada
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Jason Unrau
Group of Ontario Doctors Resist Regulator’s Missive Blocking Criticism of COVID Measures
May 19, 2021
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Jason Unrau
May 19
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Canada
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Lee Harding
Private Member’s Bill Seeks to Ban Sex-Selective Abortion
Feb 28, 2021
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Lee Harding
Feb 28
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Canada
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Lee Harding
Alberta Bill to Protect Doctors’ Conscience Rights Draws Praise, Criticism
Nov 12, 2019
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Lee Harding
Nov 12
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Viewpoints
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AnneMarie Schieber
Climate Change Curriculum in Med School Is a Waste of Time, Money
Oct 15, 2019
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AnneMarie Schieber
Oct 15
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People
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Barbara Moran
Why Homeless People Need ‘Concierge Medicine’
Jim O’Connell has spent his career as a “street doctor,” caring for homeless people on the sidewalks, benches, and bridges where they live.
Nov 20, 2015
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Barbara Moran
Nov 20
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James W. Lynch
The Epidemic of Burnout, Depression, and Suicide in Medicine: One Doctor’s Story
Doctors care for others but may overlook caring for themselves. One physician shares his story about learning to do so.
May 28, 2015
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James W. Lynch
May 28
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Justina Reichel
Quebec Physicians Launch Campaign Against Doctor-assisted Suicide
A physicians group against doctor-assisted suicide has launched a campaign to stop the practice from becoming legal.
Feb 20, 2013
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Justina Reichel
Feb 20
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Sally Appert
Salmon Use Magnetic Map to Find Rivers
After traveling the Pacific Ocean for years, sockeye salmon find their way home to their birthplaces using the Earth’s magnetic field, new research shows.
Feb 07, 2013
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Sally Appert
Feb 07
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Omid Ghoreishi
Many Canadian Specialists Unemployed: Royal College of Physicians
Some of Canada’s highly trained physicians remain unemployed after finishing their education, says the Royal College.
Oct 31, 2012
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Omid Ghoreishi
Oct 31
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Wenyi Wang
Taking Pride in Plundering Organs in China
A conversation with a doctor from mainland China reveals how the atrocity of forced, live organ harvesting could be possible.
Aug 21, 2012
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Wenyi Wang
Aug 21
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Andrea Hayley
Hospitals, Doctors Aligning for Benefits Under Health Care Reform
Hospitals are investing billions of dollars into new mergers, joint ventures, and alliances in the health care industry right now.
Nov 22, 2010
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Andrea Hayley
Nov 22
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Conan Milner
Patient Criteria for Good Docs Fall Short, Study Says
Study shows a quality physician is hard to find.
Sep 14, 2010
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Conan Milner
Sep 14
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Ronny Dorry
Most Doctors Sued During Their Careers
90 percent of general surgeons aged 55 and over have been sued, according to the American Medical Association.
Aug 27, 2010
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Ronny Dorry
Aug 27
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Matthew Little
Doctor Probed in Welfare Scandal Says Just Trying to Help
A Toronto doctor being investigated for alleged welfare abuse says his actions were an effort to help marginalized people.
Dec 11, 2009
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Matthew Little
Dec 11
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