The federal government is working with the provinces, territories and Roche Canada to address a potential temporary shortage of the antiviral flu drug Tamiflu. The Public Health Agency of Canada is seeing an early spike in flu cases and more severe illness caused by the flu than was seen in the last two years. Health Canada has arranged to have … [Read more...]
Health minister says province still on track to solve family doctor shortage
March 10, 2012 by
B.C.’s health minister says the province is still working towards its promise, that every British Columbian will have a doctor by 2015. "It’s still the goal and it's still attainable. The significant number of more doctors that are being trained in B.C. … the big challenge, I think, still relates to communities, particularly in … [Read more...]
Newborn died due to staff shortage, doctor claims
August 17, 2011 by
Beginning of Story Content A shortage of anesthesiologists at Victoria General Hospital may have contributed to the death of a newborn being delivered by caesarean section, a doctor claims. The ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
