‘Collateral damage’ of COVID-19 could lead to second crisis in health care: AMA Dr. Paul Boucher, president of the Alberta Medical Association, is an intensive care specialist in Calgary where he is also a clinical assistant professor in critical care medicine at the University of Calgary. Photo by Alberta Medical Association/Supplied
The Alberta Medical Association is warning that the health-care “deficit” created by COVID-19 is worsening, and could turn into a second crisis.
AMA president Paul Boucher said Thursday patients are avoiding or putting off health care, which means health-care problems are being ignored or flying under the radar.
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More than anything, Canadians say they just need a vacation after the year that was 2020.
That was the most popular answer in the Good Riddance 2020 survey by Licenced Insolvency Trustees, Bromwich+Smith.
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The poll commissioned by Bromwich+Smith asked Canadians to name the top three things they’re looking forward to once life stars going back to normal.
More than half 53 per cent said booking a vacation was their top priority. Second on the list, after getting away from it all, was hosting a family reunion (46 per cent) and then visiting a grandparent or high-risk loved one (38 per cent).
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More than anything, Canadians say they just need a vacation after the year that was 2020.
That was the most popular answer in the Good Riddance 2020 survey by Licenced Insolvency Trustees, Bromwich+Smith.
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Try refreshing your browser, or Life after COVID: Vacations and family reunions are high on wish list for Canadians Back to video
The poll commissioned by Bromwich+Smith asked Canadians to name the top three things they’re looking forward to once life stars going back to normal.
More than half 53 per cent said booking a vacation was their top priority. Second on the list, after getting away from it all, was hosting a family reunion (46 per cent) and then visiting a grandparent or high-risk loved one (38 per cent).