New data shows that the number of people with dementia is rapidly growing in Ontario and doctors are urging the province to invest in home care now to meet their …
A new protocol that gives priority for nursing home beds to people waiting for them in a “critical state” hospital may only be shifting the problem instead of fixing it and …
People 65 years of age and older may receive another dose of updated vaccine to protect against severe illness from COVID-19, Canada’s advisory body on immunizations said Friday. The National …
When Joey Salmingo took his newborn to an Ontario emergency room in late December, he didn’t expect him to wait eight hours to be seen by a doctor. Salmingo says it …
Letters have started to arrive in the mailboxes of Canadian seniors inviting them to sign up for free dental care, but those who provide the services say they’re concerned whether the …
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The health authority that oversees one of B.C.’s busiest hospitals is leasing transitional housing for dozens of patients who no longer need urgent care, hoping that moving those patients off-site …
This story idea came from audience members, like you, who asked about the RSV vaccine. Email us your questions. We are listening: [email protected]. It’s that time of year, respiratory illnesses …
Ontario’s acting auditor general says one in five patients who visited the province’s emergency departments were only there because they did not have a family doctor. Nick Stavropoulos has released …
There is a lot of COVID-19 circulating in Ontario right now, and levels of both that virus and influenza are on the rise, set to peak over the holiday season, …