Colin McKim http://www.orilliapacket.com/ The shortage of doctors is a planetary problem, says Canada’s Minister of Health. “In the world we are short five million medical professionals,” said Tony Clement during a short stop in Orillia on Friday afternoon. He said Canada’s struggles are echoed in Britain, the U.S., Australia and elsewhere: “We’re all facing the […]

Kris B. Mamula http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com Medical malpractice insurance premiums appear to be falling, evidence that Pennsylvania’s climate for hospitals and doctors is improving, according to a state association representing trial lawyers. But medical groups say the size of malpractice awards in Pennsylvania is rising faster than elsewhere, discouraging doctors from opening practices and making it difficult […]

By Lauren Meade http://www.philly.com

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Rong-Gong Lin II http://www.sfgate.com Six months after Kanye West’s mother died following liposuction and breast implant surgery, the reverberations continue to be felt. Now lawmakers and physicians are urging greater protections for patients undergoing cosmetic surgery. Across the country, such surgeries are increasingly done outside hospital settings in outpatient clinics, where a doctor can avoid […]

By Joseph B. Martin THE QUESTION OF whether there are enough doctors to care for patients, particularly if the nation moves toward a new scheme for universal health coverage, is the elephant in the room of the presidential campaign debate on health reform. Fifteen to 20 years ago there were worries about too many doctors, […]

By Tanya Pérez-Brennan After healthcare reform was made law in Massachusetts in 2006, the number of newly insured patients in the state started to grow, and so did the demand for care. The demand, coupled with a longstanding shortage of primary-care physicians, is creating a real crunch for community clinics, say advocates of healthcare reform […]

Dan Greenberg http://chronicle.com

Suzanne Legue http://www.simcoe.com  “If we can just get them to spend some time in our community, they will never want to leave!â€? And who can argue with that logic? Janice Skot, RVH’s President and CEO made that comment to elected officials recently while announcing that Royal Victoria Hospital has been chosen as an official teaching […]