As some hospital operating rooms sit empty in anticipation of more COVID-19 patients, Canadians with postponed elective surgeries are forced to wait in pain. Source: Many operating rooms are empty as patients wait in pain

Source: COVID-19 and the responsible allocation of medications to patients

Hospitals across Canada have begun taking drastic measures as a way of limiting the spread of COVID-19 inside their doors. Source: Canadian hospitals take drastic measures amid COVID-19 crisis | CTV News

Hospitals across Canada have begun taking drastic measures as a way of limiting the spread of COVID-19 inside their doors. Source: Canadian hospitals take drastic measures amid COVID-19 crisis | CTV News

Figures indicated 34,000 had been swabbed for the pathogen across Canada, compared to 23,000 tests in the U.S., which has 10 times the population and number of COVID-19 cases Source: Canada among top world performers

Ontario has stopped releasing information about possible community transmission, in contrast to Alberta and B.C. Source: How the provinces differ when it comes to messaging on COVID-19 – The Globe and Mail

Enough of this nonsense of every jurisdiction having different messages. It’s essential that public health officials and politicians speak with a unified voice and adopt consistent, coherent policies Source: To combat the coronavirus, we need

Young mothers face mental health issues four times as often as those over the age of 21, according to a new study. Source: Young mothers face far more mental health challenges than older parents: study

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) shares the sense of outrage expressed by the Alberta Medical Association (AMA) and is equally concerned with the state of health care in the province. Source: Alberta health care takes

The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) finds the proposed amendments to the legislation on medical assistance in dying a prudent step forward in response to the Truchon-Gladu decision. We support efforts to continue to provide greater

New evidence suggests that women who drink as little as one cup of dairy milk per day could increase their risk of developing breast cancer by up to 50 per cent. Source: One cup of

Panic and fear-mongering are serious threats that health authorities need to keep in check, and they’ll have to do more than just put out the facts. Source: Getting past the misinformation about the coronavirus