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3000+ doctors, nurses and midwives: The voice of women's health in Canada / 3000+ médecins, infirmières et sages-femmes : Tous voués à la santé des femmes.

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The #SOGC was thrilled to take part in today’s announcement by @cafreeland and @YaaraSaks reaffirming the fed gov’t commitment to universal free access to contraceptives- an important step for women’s reproductive rights in 🇨🇦! 1/2
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In an interview with @CBCNews, Dr. Sony Singh discussed issues of long wait times in the health care system that prevent women from accessing care in a timely manner and need for investment. Read more:
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When Rosanna Gallant, 32, was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome in April, she sighed with relief — after more than a decade, she says, her doctors finally took her symptoms seriously.
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To read the SOGC’s full submission, visit: 2/2.
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This new op-ed on women’s health research highlights SOGC’s call for a National Women’s Health Data Dashboard & greater investment in maternal health research. Read more: 1/2.
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To read the SOGC statement on COVID-19 Vaccination in Pregnancy, visit: 2/2.
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Science shows the COVID-19 vaccine is safe & recommended during pregnancy. Access to vaccination should not depend on women's wallets. The SOGC is calling for expectant mothers to receive the vaccine free of charge wherever they live in Canada. 1/2.
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Health experts, advocates and unions are sounding the alarm over Alberta’s plan for paid COVID-19 shots, calling it concerning and confusing.
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En entrevue à @RadioCanadaInfo, @DreDFrancoeur explique que l’hormonothérapie est essentielle pour les femmes vivant des symptômes de la ménopause invalidants & que l’industrie pharmaceutique doit être responsabilisée pour répondre à la demande. Écoutez :
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In an interview with @CTVNews, @DreDFrancoeur reacts to new @StatCan_eng data showing a drop in Pap testing in Canada. Access barriers are a culprit, she says, but notes HPV testing is more effective to detect cervical cancer. Read more:
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Although cervical cancer is among the most common cancers in women, fewer women in Canada took Pap smear tests to help detect it, according to Statistics Canada on Wednesday.
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Dans une entrevue avec @LP_LaPresse sur l’avertissement « boîte noire » des médicaments d’hormonothérapie, la Dre Céline Bouchard rappelle que le traitement hormonal de la ménopause a d’énormes effets positifs sur la santé des femmes. À lire :
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Les mises en garde accompagnant les hormones utilisées pour contrer les effets de la ménopause sont-elles exagérées ? Font-elles peur à certaines femmes, les privant ainsi des effets bénéfiques de...
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SOGC's Dr. Amanda Black shares concerns with @CTVNews about pharmacare deals are not being pursued by Ottawa with other provinces and territories, leaving millions of Canadian women without free access to birth control. Read:
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New study by several SOGC experts on the impact of costs on contraception featured in @globeandmail. Findings show cost is a barrier to access. SOGC authors also warn misinformation circulating online can undermine youth confidence in birth control. More:
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Drop in use of prescription birth control in Canada was consistent with other reports which attributed the decrease to inaccurate information on social media
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Ahead of RSV season last year, the SOGC put together a suite of information for physicians and patients, including a position paper to address questions around RSV vaccination. Visit the SOGC’s RSV resources page to learn more: 2/2.
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The SOGC encourages free access to RSV vaccination to protect the health of all newborns and infants in Canada. It welcomes the results achieved by the universal RSV immunization programs in Quebec and Ontario. 1/2.
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The study found the program was more than 85% effective in reducing infant hospitalizations, emergency-room consultations and ICU admissions
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RT @DreDFrancoeur: Here are the data we have been waiting for👏👏👏Quebec and Ontario need to be congratulated for their past year decisions!….
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Dr. Laura Schummers, lead author of a report in the British Medical Journal regarding British Columbia’s free birth control policy, recently spoke with @CBCNews about the impacts of universal free access. Read more:
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Dr. Laura Schummers, lead author of a report in the British Medical Journal regarding British Columbia’s free birth control policy, recently spoke with @CBCNews about the broader impacts of universal free access. Read more:
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La SOGC défend la santé et les droits sexuels et reproductifs des femmes au Canada et se réjouit de la décision de la Cour supérieure du Québec. L’avortement est légal au Canada et l’accès à ces soins de santé est un droit de la personne.
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La Cour supérieure du Québec a tranché | Nouveau revers pour les militants antiavortement au Québec
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La Dre Amanda Black a discuté avec @PresseCan sur l'incapacité d'Ottawa à s'engager à financer l'assurance-médicaments à l'avenir. Elle a dit que l'absence de nouvelles ententes avec les provinces & territoires constitue un recul en santé des femmes.
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Les défenseurs de la santé se disent choqués d’apprendre que le gouvernement fédéral pourrait ne pas signer d’autres ententes de financement de l’assurance médicaments, ce qui créerait des inégalités...
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Dr. Amanda Black spoke with @CdnPressNews in a reporting on Ottawa’s failure to commit future funding to the pharmacare program. She said the lack of new agreements with the remaining provinces & territories marks a setback for women's health in Canada.
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