Rates of burnout have increased alarmingly among health-care workers during the pandemic. Unless the system provides more support to its already depleted workforce, staff shortages may get worse.
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By 2030, the WHO projects a worldwide workforce shortfall of about 18 million health-care workers, with potentially deadly consequences for patients, economies and our communities.
With COVID-19 placing heavy demands on the health-care system, non-COVID patients may struggle to access care, putting women, people in poor health and those without a regular doctor at risk.
People living in long-term care facilities have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 in Canada. A new report analyzing long-term care around the world assesses Canada’s pandemic performance.
Having multiple romantic partners also offers greater financial and logistical support when raising children, according to research with polyamorous families.
Expensive hospitals are what Australians want, but prevention and local solutions are what Australians need.
Evidence now shows that for the majority of healthy people, the risks of bleeding with a daily Aspirin outweigh any heart benefits. How long will it take for your doctor to tell you?
From weekend walks with your doctor to free gym memberships, there is a global movement afoot.
Halting the rapid rise in inflammatory bowel disease will require a proactive approach to medicine, and a focus on the gut.
Bold leadership is needed to adapt Canada’s expensive and mediocre health-care system for an aging population struggling with chronic disease.
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MD (Internal Medicine Resident) & PhD candidate (Focus on Geriatrics), Dalhousie University
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Associate Professor, Nursing, MacEwan University
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Associate Professor, Family Medicine, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), Queen's University, Ontario
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Full Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba
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Professor of Family Medicine, Queen's University, Ontario
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Professor of Health Services and Policy Research, Queen's University, Ontario
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Stauffer-Dunning Fellow in Global Public Policy and Adjunct Professor at the School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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PhD Candidate, Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo
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Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University
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Associate professor, Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University
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PhD Candidate in Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria
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Assistant Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan
