Etiket: Medical
A “critical shortage” of medical technologists is plaguing Quebec
Shadow workers unknown to the public, medical technologists are essential to treating patients. However, a “critical shortage” of technologists is currently affecting Quebec, which is causing delays in the health…
Israel and Hamas at war, day 196 | Medical equipment “voluntarily destroyed” in Gaza hospitals
(Geneva) The UN denounced Friday the intentional destruction of sophisticated and difficult to obtain medical equipment in besieged hospitals and maternity wards in Gaza, worsening the risks for women who…
Medical assistance in dying | Group calls for inclusion of dementia patients
(Ottawa) A group is urging the federal government to allow people with conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia to request medical assistance in dying before their cognitive decline. Posted at…
Medical appointment | The PLQ embarrasses Christian Dubé
(Quebec) Liberal MP André Fortin wanted to box out Health Minister Christian Dubé in full parliamentary committee on Tuesday by trying to obtain a medical appointment, without success. Published at…
“No, it’s not normal to have suicidal thoughts at 25,” says a former medical student
Published on 04/16/2024 06:29 Update on 04/16/2024 06:29 Video length: 7 min “No, it’s not normal that at 25, we have suicidal thoughts”, Elena, ex-medical intern Former medical intern, Elena…
former medical interns recount the attacks suffered at the hospital and the silence of the institution
The media coverage of #MeToo in hospitals is gaining momentum: while speech is becoming more open in the hospital environment, franceinfo has collected the testimony of young female doctors who…
former medical interns recount the attacks suffered at the hospital and the silence of the institution
The media coverage of #MeToo in hospitals is gaining momentum: while speech is becoming more open in the hospital environment, franceinfo has collected the testimony of young female doctors who…
“We saw each other yesterday, you were coming out of a medical examination”, Michel Drucker very moved, Emmanuel Macron interrupts one of his broadcasts
It’s a sequence that risks causing a lot of noise. Indeed, on the occasion of its 60 years of careerMichel Drucker will be Aurélie Casse’s guest this evening in C…
a “rabbit” tax of five euros for missed medical appointments?
Published on 04/07/2024 22:19 Update on 04/07/2024 22:44 Video length: 2 min Health: a “rabbit” tax of five euros for missed medical appointments? To combat unfulfilled appointments, the Prime Minister,…
The tax for unkept medical appointments is a measure of “guilt”, denounces France Assos Santé, which represents users
According to the association, the ‘rabbits’ are partly explained by the length of the delay before obtaining an appointment with a doctor. Published on 07/04/2024 11:24 Reading time: 1 min…
Medical tourism: watch out for unpleasant surprises
Public delays and private costs for certain non-urgent surgical procedures sometimes push Quebecers to turn to clinics abroad with sometimes uncertain guarantees in terms of control and quality. • Read…
Québec solidaire asks the Legault government to stop granting specialized medical center permits to private clinics
Québec solidaire is asking the Legault government to stop granting new specialized medical center (CMS) permits to private clinics that want to perform surgeries on behalf of the public health…
Cry from the heart of emergency medical dispatchers
Without a collective agreement for two years, the approximately 250 emergency medical dispatchers (RMU) of the Federation of Prehospital Employees of Quebec (FPHQ) denounce the slowness of negotiations with the…
Legalization of cannabis in Germany, doubling of the medical franchise and anti-Netanyahu demonstration…. Franceinfo informed from Monday April 1, 2024
Around Victor Matet, those informed debate the news of Sunday April 1, 2024. Published on 02/04/2024 06:22 Update on 02/04/2024 06:23 Reading time: 56 min Informed on Monday April 1st.…
the medical deductible now doubled
Published on 01/04/2024 09:56 Video length: 2 min Health: the medical deductible now doubled The amount of the out-of-pocket cost for medicines has doubled since March 31. This decision does…
SOS Médecins fears that negotiations on new medical prices will lead to the end of home visits
The share of home visits has been considerably reduced since the beginnings of SOS Médecins in 1966, when they then constituted all of the actions of member doctors. Published on…
SOS Médecins fears that negotiations on new medical prices will lead to the end of home visits
The share of home visits has been considerably reduced since the beginnings of SOS Médecins in 1966, when they then constituted all of the actions of member doctors. Published on…
A research project to better understand the use of medical assistance in dying
(Quebec) The government of Quebec will disburse more than $900,000 to support a research project whose objective will be to enable it to better understand the use of medical assistance…
Is medical transport subject to abuse?
Published on 03/26/2024 8:52 p.m. Video length: 3 min Health insurance fraud: is medical transport subject to abuse? Health insurance fraud: is medical transport subject to abuse? (France 2) The…
an MP offers a “second chance” to failed medical students, in exchange for an installation in a tense area
Medical students would thus commit to settling in the area for ten years, according to the project led by Frédérique Meunier, LR MP for Corrèze. Published on 03/25/2024 10:09 Update…