A growing number of residents in Saskatchewan and Manitoba say they are losing confidence in the public healthcare system, according to responses from The Flatlander’s recent survey. Across hundreds of responses, many described a system defined by long waits, staff shortages and increasing barriers to accessing care, challenges that, for some, have had life-altering consequences. […]
Dr. Peter Nickerson, a longtime transplant immunologist and now Dean and Vice-Provost (Health Sciences) at the University of Manitoba’s Max Rady College of Medicine, is credited with helping design the modern health-systems approach to transplant medicine that Canada relies on today.
Prairie Mountain Health used a recent retreat for family medicine residents in Brandon to recruit doctors to rural Manitoba communities facing a severe physician shortage and looming retirements.
Officials stressed that much of the rise stems from increased testing, which has uncovered previously undiagnosed cases.
The College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM) released findings Monday from two surveys conducted earlier this summer by national research firm Léger, one of the Manitoba public and another of registered nurses (RNs) and nurse practitioners (NPs).
Some affected families are allowing their unimmunized, asymptomatic children who are household contacts to cases to attend school.
Unlike traditional concussion assessments, which rely heavily on symptom reporting and subjective interpretation, Eye Mirage offers objective evidence of neurological impairment — and does so in seconds.
The president of Doctors Manitoba said the new technology allowed her to start more appointments on time and treat several walk-ins because she didn’t need to do extensive documentation after every visit.
Facing ongoing challenges with doctor retention, the rural Saskatchewan communities of Kipling and Broadview are exploring a shared “pod” system—combining local and virtual physicians across towns—to reduce on-call burdens and stabilize health care services.
