Medical

Medical groups denounce bullying, attacks on health-care workers as protests target hospitals

National and provincial medical groups are decrying an increase in “bullying, attacks and violence” directed at health-care workers, as hospitals are targeted by large groups of anti-vaccine protesters and those opposed to mandatory vaccination.Canadian Medical Association president says vaccinations key to mitigating 4th waveDr. Katharine Smart tells Power & Politics that increasing vaccinations to 85 per cent across…

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Canadian Medical Association elects first Indigenous president

The Canadian Medical Association has elected its first Indigenous president — a milestone that arrives as the health care sector grapples with its own racism problems.Dr. Alika Lafontaine practices anesthesia in Grande Prairie, AB and is of Anishinaabe, Cree, Metis and Pacific Islander ancestry. (Marni Kagan/CMA)The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) has elected its first Indigenous…

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Windsor’s medical officer of health is being bullied online. He’s made it a teachable moment for his son

Windsor-Essex’s medical officer of health says he has been the victim of cyber bullying after receiving threatening messages about COVID-19, which has prompted him to file complaints to the police.Dr. Wajid Ahmed, medical officer of health with the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, says his 13-year-old son has gotten upset about the comments people have made online.…

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