Alberta’s government is dismantling its provincial health-care delivery organization into four entities in a sweeping overhaul that will change the structure and decision-making for the entire health system. Heralding it as a …
Canada does better than average on three-quarters of health status indicators, including life expectancy and preventable deaths from lung cancer, heart attacks and strokes, according to a new report comparing 38 …
Kerry Yang’s dad, Wei Qun Yang, has been monitoring his blood sugar levels for the past seven years. (Submitted by Kerry Yang) This First Person article is written by Kerry …
Newfoundland and Labrador is hiring a handful of physician assistants for a three-year pilot project that’s expected to lighten doctors’ workloads and improve access to health care. Kathleen Abreo, a …
A database containing information on 5.6 million patient visits to Bluewater Health and the social insurance numbers of as many as 1,446 Chatham-Kent Health Alliance employees are among the data taken in …
Virtual urgent care didn’t make a dent in diverting patients with less severe health problems from emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, say physicians and researchers. During the …
White Coat Black Art26:30The Habs’ team doctor is a true hockey hero There’s no shortage of legendary figures in Montreal Canadiens lore. But this season, the NHL team had to …
This summer, powerful rains flooded Haiti, forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes and killing more than 40 people. Crops were damaged, businesses shuttered and roads washed out, …
A Fraser Valley naturopath who charged families thousands of dollars to give their autistic children pills and enemas made from human feces has agreed to give up his licence, after …
Twelve days into a ransomware attack that has upended health-care services at five hospitals in southwestern Ontario, a cybercriminal group claimed responsibility in an online blog describing how the attack happened …