Comment Re:Encouraging news (Score 1) 394
As a US-ian living in Toronto, I can say that the Canadian health care system really surprised me -- in a good way. Over the past few years I've been to the doctor a few times for what was obviously a viral (flu) infection. In all cases, the doctors diagnosed it as such, and did not give me antibiotics! That totally blew me away -- in the US, I found that in similar circumstances doctors would say things like: "Well, this is probably a viral infection, but I'll give you some antibiotics just to be sure". As we all know, antibiotics serve no positive purpose for viral infections (in fact, one could argue they make matters worse).
However, I also met quite a few people that needed some sort of surgery or treatment for a non-life threatening injury. These poor people had to wait in some cases years to get the needed treatment. That's not too cool.
However, I also met quite a few people that needed some sort of surgery or treatment for a non-life threatening injury. These poor people had to wait in some cases years to get the needed treatment. That's not too cool.
