Dan Lett

Whatever happened to Jordan's principle?

Thirty-seven special needs children living on a remote Manitoba First Nation reserve are going without a variety of medical and social services because the federal and provincial governments cannot decide who should cover the costs. Advocates for the community claim the prolonged dispute stands in

Private health clinics remain unregulated in most of Canada

Provincial governments and governing medical colleges across Canada are scrambling to regulate and monitor private medical facilities as anxious patients languishing on waiting lists look outside the public system for health services. ![Figure][1] Private clinic operators and watchdogs

The new architecture of medical education

It will be much more than just another glittering multi-million dollar facility in booming Wild Rose Country. In fact, proponents believe the new

Jordan's Principle remains in limbo

900 million state-of-the-art Edmonton Clinic, scheduled to open in 2011, will embody a revolutionary experiment in medical education: an attempt to

The search for integrity in the cosmetic surgery market

Federal and provincial governments have failed profoundly to live up to their obligations in the year since the House of Commons unanimously passed Jordans Principle to end jurisdictional disputes over social, education and medical services for First Nation children, advocates charge. Cindy

Emergency department problems raised at Sinclair inquest

The death of a Toronto woman from complications following liposuction has prompted Ontario to undertake a wholesale review of the regulation of cosmetic and aesthetic surgery, and sparked a national debate over which physicians should be allowed to perform invasive procedures. ![Figure][1]

Squabble continues over cancellation of HIV vaccine facility

Systemic racism, a chronic shortage of nursing resources and a culture of indifference among some health professionals are among the factors being discussed in an inquest into the death of an Aboriginal man who spent 34 hours unattended in a Winnipeg, Manitoba, emergency department. Brian Sinclair

Out, damn Spot

Rarely do governments set aside a huge chunk of money for a scientific project and run a complex, three-year competition to select a winner, only to yank the funds off the table at the last minute, ostensibly on the grounds that there was no need for the initiative in the first place. At the very

High-profile death throws spotlight on error reports

The Canadian Lung Association will escalate its lobbying effort to persuade Canada’s airline industry to remove pets from passenger cabins to protect people with severe asthma and pet-related allergies. “We get that people want to travel with their pets but we just don’t understand why people

Police launch criminal investigation into actions of emergency department

Manitoba’s medical error reporting system — thought to be among the most progressive in the country — has been rocked by allegations that senior regional health officials failed to disclose key facts surrounding the high-profile death of a man who languished for 34 hours in a Winnipeg