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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Wednesday he warned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a recent closed-door meeting that there will be “repercussions” if the government misses the March 1 deadline for tabling pharmacare …
People who are homeless have high rates of COVID-19 reinfection, putting the health of an already vulnerable population at further risk, a study published Friday in the BMC Infectious Diseases …
The president of the Alberta Medical Association (AMA) says a recent survey of family doctors suggests primary care in the province is in critical condition and needs immediate attention. Dr. …
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 …
The lawyer for the family of a seven-month-old baby who might have survived if it hadn’t taken so long to get her to hospital hopes the province won’t postpone the …
Canada is seeing a record number of cases of invasive Group A strep, a bacterial infection that kills roughly one in 10 people who contract it, according to data obtained by …
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 …
The Dose22:42What’s the least amount of exercise I can do to get the benefits? Most people know they need to incorporate physical activity into their daily lives in order to …
Whatever the weather in Cuba this February, people may be feeling gloomy about the cost of living. The Cuban government is set to raise fuel prices fivefold at the start of …