
Alanna Smith
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Health reporter @globeandmail. Formerly @CdnPressNews, @calgaryherald. DM for Signal/Whatsapp or email [email protected]
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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/alanna-smith/ 29-08-2011 07:12:17
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Private surgical facilities in Alberta are starving the public system of staff and funding to perform priority procedures, according to a new report that concludes the province has yet to increase surgical capacity or reduce wait times as pledged. #ableg theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…


Portrait of a crisis: Living and dying through B.C.'s overdose emergency. Photography and essay by Jackie Dives. The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…


SCOOP: Edmonton's MHCare, in a letter to the province, says it is being unfairly attacked and subject to misinformation and falsehoods because it is linked to allegations of improper contracts and procurement at Alberta Health Services. theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta… w Alanna Smith


Critics speak out against Alberta’s proposed involuntary care act for people with drug addictions The Globe and Mail #ableg theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

The United Conservative Party on Wednesday kicked out a former cabinet minister from its caucus, the second MLA to be expelled in just over a month. By Carrie Tait. #ableg theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…

Manitoba’s deputy minister of health questioned the provincial health authority on the timing and manner of which it informed his office of a patient’s death at a Winnipeg emergency department, documents obtained by The Globe and Mail show. Temur Durrani theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Scoop from Carrie Tait: Alberta’s Justice Minister is a long-time friend and related through marriage to a man whose company’s business dealings with the province’s health authority are now part of multiple investigations. #ableg theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…

SCOOP: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's former chief of staff lived in a home owned by a sister of Sam Mraiche, a businessman whose dealings with Alberta Health Services are subject to multiple investigations. theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta… w Tom Cardoso Steph Chambers

Scooplet: Alberta Health Services paid more than 6x its normal price for meds from Turkey, could have bought fewer bottles theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta… w Alanna Smith

.Canadian Medical Association launches legal challenge to Alberta law limiting access to treatment for #transgender youth. Bill 26 bars doctors from prescribing puberty blockers, hormone therapies to those under 16, by Kristy Kirkup Alanna Smith theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via The Globe and Mail

In a rare move, the Canadian Medical Association will file a constitutional challenge Wednesday alongside three Alberta doctors against the province’s legislation that limits access to medical treatment for transgender youth. w/ Kristy Kirkup. #abpoli #ableg theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…



Baby infected with #measles in utero and born prematurely dies in SW Ontario. Infant also faced serious medical complications unrelated to virus, said Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, by Alanna Smith theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via The Globe and Mail #vaccination


Canadians waiting longer for some surgeries, even as number of operations increases: CIHI_ICIS report, by Alanna Smith The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via The Globe and Mail #CanadaWAITS