The family of seven-month-old Kayde Jansen said her death could have been avoided if staff at Wesfleur Hospital have assisted ...

It argues that sick note visits clog up the healthcare system and distract doctors from primary patient care. For example, Ottawa-area docs have experienced an extra burden since the federal worker ...

With 6.5 million Canadians lacking access to a family doctor, many are forced to visit emergency rooms or walk-in clinics to obtain sick notes, the CMA said. A new Abacus Data survey commissioned ...

It said only in certain circumstances, such as a prolonged absence from work, or if a doctor can provide meaningful insight into an employee’s condition, would a sick note be appropriate.

Scott Blyth, a retired Brandon doctor says in his 40 years in practice, he was asked to write sick notes for his patients all the time and agrees with Doctors Manitoba and the Canadian Medical ...

Doctors and nurses are often privy to these sorts of confessions, and over on Quora, they share the wild and horrifying ...

The Turkish doctor at the center of an alleged fraud ... have seen protests outside calling for private hospitals to be shut down and “baby killers” to be held accountable.

A baby boy switched on the Christmas lights at a hospital he’s called home since birth. Gabriel Sebastian has never been to ...

In a position paper released Monday, the association said that having to write sick notes detracts doctors from patient care, while burdening the health-care system with around 12.5 million ...

"We are heartbroken," Kelsey said in a Facebook post, adding that the baby may have been dead for days. "I'm just sick to my stomach ... This baby was in this box for literally one minute." ...