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Roles of nurse practitioners and physician assistants in medicine still under debate
With shortages of doctors across Canada, many health authorities are looking for ways to fill gaps that don’t require training or hiring new physicians. Nurse practitioners…
Researchers scramble to meet deadline for New Frontiers research fund
Final applications are due February 7, just weeks after inaugural competition was launched. While many Canadian academics were enjoying a bit of time off over the…
Work–life advantages of becoming a salaried physician may be oversold
The way doctors want to practise medicine in Canada is changing. The new generation of physicians is less interested in independent practice as they seek better…
Fish Parasites Are on the Rise
The number of parasitic worms in ocean fish has increased as much as 90-fold. Some fish parasites are on the rise, bringing with them risks to…
Medical specialists break away from OMA at “worst possible time” warns Quebec specialist group
The plan by several medical specialist groups to break away from the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) and negotiate directly with the provincial government may be the…
A decade of improving food security around the world
Five ways the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund transformed lives For almost 10 years, the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund has been supporting projects to improve…