Surgery wait list in Nova Scotia shrinking as procedures ramp up: Health...
The department says surgical teams across the province completed thousands more operations and procedures last year than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
View Article‘Short 10 grams’: Alberta breast reduction candidate impacted by funding changes
"Knowing how many grams that is prior to surgery is an incredibly difficult thing to do," said one of two dozen Calgary plastic surgeons.
View ArticleWhat kind of surgery does Pope Francis need?
Pope Francis is undergoing a surgery that involves opening up the abdomen to expose internal organs, and doctors planned to insert a prosthesis.
View ArticleCanada first: London, Ont. hospital performs deep brain surgery with robot...
The surgery helps treat seizures caused by epilepsy, one of the most common neurological disorders in the world as it affects roughly 300,000 Canadians.
View ArticleWaiting periods for counselling in N.B. 3 times the national average: data
A report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows a 12 percentage point drop in the number of Canadians who report their health as good.
View Article‘They were supposed to be dead’: Calgary explosion victims require more surgery
A prayer of thanks planned for 10 men injured in a massive house explosion in late March has been delayed after three survivors met setbacks in their recovery.
View ArticleSaskatchewan TikTok star ‘Bella Brave’ receives life-saving surgery
Now nine years old, Bella Thompson was born with dwarfism, no immune system and other health complications that have had her in and out of hospital for many years.
View ArticleB.C. man among hundreds left waiting in pain due to Victoria operating room...
Hundreds of people in the Victoria area have had their surgeries postponed, amid the prolonged closure of four operating rooms at two capital region hospitals.
View ArticleB.C. man books knee, hip replacements in Mexico: ‘I can’t take any more...
A B.C. man says he's so frustrated about waiting for knee and hip surgeries in B.C. he's flying to Mexico to get them done.
View ArticleNew surgeons lead renewal of cardiac care at B.C. Children’s Hospital
Two years after a human resources dispute upended cardiac surgery at B.C. Children's Hospital, the facility has hired three new surgeons and renewed the program.
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