You Can Now Use a Payment Plan for Your Botox
While that may prove useful for some, others are a bit skeptical of using a delayed payment option. “I think it can turn dicey very quickly,” says Natalie, who asked …
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Health minister says he hopes some provinces will have pharmacare plan in place by end of 2024
Federal Health Minister Mark Holland says he hopes some provinces will be able to have the government’s new pharmacare plan in place by the end of the year. In an …
Are you able to afford your medications?
Cross Country Checkup·SUNDAY ON CHECKUP Checkup wants to know your thoughts on the pharmacare plan announced this week by the federal government. Also, the life and legacy of former prime …
Ottawa unveils national pharmacare plan that covers diabetes, contraception to start
Health Minister Mark Holland released the long-awaited details of the federal government’s pharmacare plan on Thursday, with a commitment to cover some diabetes treatments and contraception. If the bill, C-64, passes …
Ambassadors raise alarm as government staff abroad struggle to access health coverage
All of Canada’s top diplomats have taken the extraordinary step of writing a joint letter to their superiors warning of an “untenable” situation as their health insurance provider fails to …
Why more Canadians are delaying parenthood by freezing their eggs
Inside the lab at Olive Fertility Centre in Vancouver, hundreds of unfertilized human eggs are nesting in round tanks full of cold liquid nitrogen. For some, the frozen eggs could fulfil …
This Winnipeg scientist is using viruses to fight drug-resistant superbugs
Steven Theriault is convinced he has the solution to an urgent global public health threat — antibiotic resistance. But he can’t get his bacteria-killing viruses approved through what he calls …
Want to cut back on your drinking? Here’s some expert advice
The Dose25:32What should I know about how drinking can affect my health? It’s a tradition to raise a glass to toast the new year. And for most Canadians, that glass …
‘A remarkable era’: Groundbreaking innovations in treating spinal cord injury offer new hope for patients
Gert-Jan Oskam could no longer walk after a cycling accident 12 years ago in China. He suffered an incomplete spinal cord injury, so while he had some sensation in his lower …
Health Canada warns of unauthorized injectable drugs sold online by Canlab Research
Health Canada is warning people not to buy unauthorized injectable drugs sold online by Canlab Research. The advisory said the products “may pose serious health risks.” The injectable products are …