Health Minister Christine Elliott announced the government has earmarked a total of $6.8 million for five specially equipped ambulances and a team of paramedics. Continue reading →

The meeting will come a week after it was confirmed the province had rejected the funding application for the planned site, located at 446 York St. Continue reading →

In a statement, Health Minister Christine Elliott said coverage is being expanded from the existing Type 1 SMA patients to include Type 2 and 3 for children and adolescents.  Continue reading →

Dr. Chris Mackie says he knew that Amir Farahi was lobbying against supervised consumption sites in the city, but he initially had no idea that Farahi was involved in the firm the health unit hired to promote them. Continue reading →

Spinraza has been proven to stop the progression of spinal muscular atrophy, a disease that deteriorates a person’s muscles until they can’t breath. Each dose of the drug costs $125,000 and six doses are needed in the first year alone. Continue reading →

The province’s health minister is defending the decision to reject an application for a supervised consumption site at 446 York St. and promising that a permanent site is still in the works.  Continue reading →

B.C. filed the proposed class action against dozens of pharmaceutical companies last year in a bid to recoup the health-care costs associated with opioid addiction. Continue reading →

Ten former Ontario health ministers representing three political parties are urging the provincial government to reverse its ‘drastic’ cuts to public-health funding. Continue reading →

Many of the protesters said they were concerned about the possibility of privatization in Ontario’s health-care system given the government’s changes. Continue reading →