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Sam Norpel and her family. Norpel, 48, second from the right, got Covid-19 in December 2021 and hasn't recovered. This chronic illness, known as long Covid, impacts up to 23 million Americans.Kirstie DonohueSam Norpel used to present…

British Columbia announced several new measures to bring more doctors to the province, amid an ongoing shortage of physicians and strained emergency departments.Premier David Eby says the province is tripling the number of seats in the…

An Edmonton family physician has been sentenced to four years in prison for a crime described as the largest billing fraud by a doctor in Alberta history.In 2016, Dr. Yifei Shi billed Alberta Health for a total of $1,388,862. According to…

CNN  —  Jay Leno has undergone one surgery for his burn injuries and will undergo a second procedure later this week, according to his physician. Leno, an avid car…

Front-line physicians who cared for COVID-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic in New York City and New Orleans reported multiple factors that contributed to their occupational stress during this extraordinarily trying time in…

Health-care practitioners across Canada are closely watching a promised overhaul of British Columbia’s payment model for family doctors – changes that some say are a “step in the right direction” toward addressing a “crisis” in family…

A Michigan physician assistant claims she was wrongfully terminated, called "evil", and blamed for the suicide of transgender people by hospital staff simply because she refused to acknowledge the preferred pronouns of patients due to her…

Dr. Fozia Alvi made a quick return to her practice at East Airdrie Medical Centre this week, jetlagged and traumatized from a whirlwind trip to her previous home country. She spent 10 days alongside other doctors with health-care…

Kevin Dickson treats dozens of patients a day in the emergency department of the Dr. Everett Chalmers hospital in Fredericton. He does physical exams, takes medical histories, develops treatment plans and discharges patients.But…

The effects of Canada’s strained health care system are being felt in Saskatchewan in a number of ways. From long emergency room wait times to the challenge of finding a family doctor, families and doctors across the province are…