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It is a well-documented fact that telehealth use exploded across the country in 2020, spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic. But several hurdles quickly emerged, including the question of how best to ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic hurdles us to the breaking point of our medical system in various hot spots across the country, we are being forced to face our faults and our fears in the raw. As a first ...

To the editor: Thank you for your editorial opposing any triage system that takes disability, age or wealth into account. The Americans with Disabilities Act, which I authored, sought to ensure people ...

As Manitoba hospitals fill with COVID-19 patients, people with disabilities are concerned there are no formal rules to determine who will or won't receive medical care if there's a shortage of staff ...

A new protocol on how Alberta Crown prosecutors triage criminal cases is being slammed by the opposition as hurting victims and giving some criminals a free ride. Progressive Conservative MLA Mike ...

FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- North Carolina has updated its emergency stroke care protocol, a move applauded by the Get Ahead of Stroke® campaign. The protocol, which went into effect ...

Across Canada, the coronavirus pandemic is increasing the demand for already scarce critical care resources. In the coming weeks, there is a very real chance that there won’t be enough ventilators and ...

About the author: Jocelyn Downie is the James Palmer Chair in Public Policy and Law and University Research Professor in the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University. Across Canada, the ...