2022 Awards - These cases highlight a few examples in the last year of how Canada's public medical systems are failing patients.
#1 "My Doctor Dumped Me. Here’s Why That’s So Common.”
https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/01/05/Doctor-Dumped-Me-Common/
#2 "Female patients in Ontario have a 30 percent greater risk of death after surgery by a male doctor: study"
#3 "Class-action lawsuits allege surgical staples failed and caused further complications.”
#4 “He pleaded not guilty to seven charges of sexual assault alleged by five former patients"
#5 “Canada has fewer intensive care beds than almost anyone else in the developed world”
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#6 “Thousands of suspected injuries tied to breast implants revealed in manufacture data dump, CBC analysis finds... Patient advocate, surgeon say revelations have shaken their trust in manufacturers, Canada's reporting system.”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/breast-implants-health-canada-allergan-mentor-1.6312587
#7 “Study suggests Alberta First Nations people tend to get lower level of emergency care “
#8 “Medical-record software companies are selling your health data“
#9 ”They brought her out in just a hospital gown and it was –10 out”
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/grandmother-discharged-hospital-gown-cold-1.6333532
#10 ”Josh Wakely died of flesh-eating disease. Doctors misdiagnosed his condition 3 times”