In another sign of changing attitudes to pandemic policy, infectious disease specialists writing in the Annals of Internal Medicine this month argued against the continuation of universal masking policies for doctors, nurses, and other health care workers. In the article, the eight authors, who are infectious disease specialists associated with Harvard and Washington University medical…
Infectious Disease Experts Advise Health Care Workers Drop Universal Mask Policies
Infectious Disease Experts Advise Health Care Facilities to Drop Universal Mask Policies
In another sign of changing attitudes to pandemic policy, infectious disease specialists writing in the Annals of Internal Medicine this month argued against the continuation of universal masking policies for doctors, nurses, and other health care workers. In the article, the eight authors, who are infectious disease specialists associated with Harvard and Washington University medical…
Critics Want Bill 36 Recalled for Debate as BC Health-Care Professionals’ Anxiety Mounts
The B.C. government has dismissed calls for further scrutiny of the contentious Bill 36 despite growing political opposition and a groundswell of petition signatures to recall the bill. Critics say the bill—the Health Professions and Occupations Act—gives the health minister sweeping powers previously wielded by regulatory colleges. “With Bill 36, doctors that make recommendations outside…
Poilievre Suggests ‘Blue Seal’ Program to Quickly License Foreign-Trained Doctors, Nurses
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has proposed a standardized “blue seal” testing program to quickly process licence approvals for qualified nurses and doctors with foreign credentials within 60 days. “It boils my blood to sit in the waiting room with my daughter as she suffers with a migraine headache for six or seven hours with other…
Poilievre Suggests ‘Blue Seal’ Program to ‘Bring Home’ Canadian Doctors and Nurses, Improve Labour Mobility
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has proposed a standardized “blue seal” testing program to quickly process licence approvals for qualified nurses and doctors with foreign credentials within 60 days. “It boils my blood to sit in the waiting room with my daughter as she suffers with a migraine headache for six or seven hours with other…
Health Care Concerns at 2-Year High, Overtakes Inflation as Top National Concern: Survey
Health care concerns are at a two-year high in Canada, surpassing jobs, economy, and inflation as the top national issue of concern, a Nanos Research survey says. The latest weekly survey by the public opinion company, which looks at a four-week change in the top ten national issues of concern, shows 16.1 percent of respondents…
The Dangers of Night Shifts: How Night Workers Put Their Health on the Line
Night shift workers are integral to multiple areas of society; however, people may not be fully aware of the danger that such work pose. The impact of night work is not only daytime sleepiness, which can increase a person’s risk of road accidents, but also a higher risk of cancer, gastrointestinal issues, obesity, diabetes, and…
Los Angeles Tentatively OKs Healthcare Worker Wage Hike
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council tentatively approved an ordinance on June 21 that would raise the minimum wage for people working at covered health care facilities in the city to $25 per hour. The “Minimum Wage for Employees Working at Healthcare Facilities” initiative, which was brought to the council through a successful petition drive,…
Australian Paramedics To Follow Nurses With Industrial Action
Paramedics in New South Wales (NSW) have followed the state’s public nurses and midwives and are striking for 24 hours on Thursday. The members of the Australian Paramedic Association (APA) voted in favour of state-wide industrial action, demanding 1,500 more paramedics and increased investment in specialist paramedic programs. The union is also seeking a real…
Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate in Effect Nationwide After Court Dismisses Texas Lawsuit
The federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers is now enforceable in all 50 U.S. states after a federal court on Wednesday tossed out a lawsuit from Texas. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in mid-December entered a preliminary injunction to temporarily block the mandate, pending a trial on the merits of…
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