By Emma Patch From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Breana Williams, 28, of Fresno, California, has comprehensive health care coverage, but when she began looking into fertility treatments to start a family, she was floored by the out-of-pocket cost. So while some friends in her shoes started seeking a job at a U.S. company offering to offset…
Ontario Expanding Free Tuition Program to More Health-Care Professions
Ontario is expanding a free tuition program to more health-care professions in order to entice future graduates to stay in the province and provide care to underserved communities in return. The province’s Learn and Stay grant, announced last March, will now also cover tuition and other costs for paramedic and medical laboratory technologist programs, said…
Ford to Allow Doctors, Nurses From Out-of-Province to Start Work in Ontario Immediately
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will introduce legislation that would allow doctors and nurses from all over Canada to start practicing in Ontario without delay. Currently, licensed professionals from other regions must first register in Ontario. That restriction will be removed if the legislation passes. “We call these new rules ‘As of Right’ and we are…
New Omicron Variant More Likely to Infect Vaccinated
Just last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 made up about 43 percent of COVID-19 cases in the United States. But in New York City, that number is much higher. The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene posted on Twitter that 73 percent of COVID-19…
Ontario’s Move to Increase Surgeries at Private Clinics Follows Successful Saskatchewan Example
The decision by the Ontario government to contract out more surgical services has been welcomed by some health experts who say a similar initiative in Saskatchewan reduced wait times and saved tax dollars. Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Sylvia Jones held a news conference Jan. 16 to announce that private clinics would receive more…
Ford Plans to Increase Private Clinic Surgeries, Medical Scans to Reduce Wait List
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced Monday a plan to tackle the province’s backlog of routine surgeries—such as cataract surgery, knee and hip replacement, and foot surgery—as well as medical scans. The plan increases the number of surgeries and scans being done in both non-profit and for-profit independent clinics. The procedures…
Why Some Doctors Completely Dismiss Long COVID
January 13, 2023
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Long COVID is a long-term illness that is proving to be difficult to diagnose. Doctors may not recognize the severity of long COVID, especially if lab work comes up normal. This may lead some doctors to mistakenly conclude that the patient’s symptoms are all in their heads. However, many experts are now actively working to…
Should You Go to the ER? the Correct Choice May Save Your Life
In emergency medicine, it’s called the golden hour. The first hour from the time of injury or serious illness is the most important in a person’s life. It’s in that hour that a person has the best chance of survival—if they can get to the level of care they need. But not every medical problem…
Biden Admin Touts Record 16 Million Obamacare Enrollments
More Americans are signing up for health insurance through Obamacare exchanges than ever before, the Biden administration said on Wednesday. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a record 15.9 million Americans have so far enrolled in health care plans through the federal Affordable Care Act marketplace, also known as Obamacare….
Alberta Premier Says Province Will Pursue Health Care Reforms Regardless of Federal Funding
Alberta will be reforming its health care system with or without money from the federal government, Premier Danielle Smith says. At a news conference on Jan. 10, Smith said that even if the federal government does not provide funding, health care is the “number one most important thing” that Albertans expect to be improved. Smith…
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