Health-care workers across Ontario “are at their wits end” due to the ongoing hospital staffing “crisis” taking a toll on the province’s emergency rooms, the president of Ontario Council of …
Julia Malott says she’s angry it took 19 hours — including waiting in emergency rooms in two hospitals in Kitchener, Ont. — to get care for her teenage daughter Angelina, who was suffering with appendicitis. “I think that …
When Jade Mukash accompanied her grandfather to Montreal on Jan. 7, she never imagined they’d be sitting in the ER hallway for four days. Positioned next to a glass partition …
It’s been dubbed “hallway medicine” and, more recently, “duct tape medicine” in Alberta. Doctors and nurses say, whatever you call it, it’s a clear sign of a health care system in …
Health professionals are growing increasingly concerned that health-care delays are leading to more patient deaths as wait times in Winnipeg emergency rooms continue to soar. On Friday, Manitoba Health released its latest …
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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 …
Financial trouble is prompting Alberta Health Services to cut back on overtime pay, reduce reliance on private staffing agencies and leave some jobs vacant, says a leaked memo to health leaders. The …
Ethan Crann is frustrated with Newfoundland and Labrador’s health-care system’s lack of clear answers for filling prescriptions for controlled substances without a primary-care provider. (Mike Moore/CBC) A St. John’s man …
Health Canada has approved a new vaccine geared toward protecting two groups most severely affected by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): newborns, who would receive antibodies through maternal immunization, and Canadians …