health care Canada
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Premiers reiterate demand for $28 billion increase in health transfers from OttawaCanada's premiers are reiterating their unanimous demand for the federal government to hike the transfer by $28 billion this year, and by five per cent more each year thereafter.CanadaMar 4
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Canadian doctors behind the curve on using technology to improve services: CIHI reportCanadian family doctors are better than average when it comes to being accessible to their patients but slower to adopt the use of technology to communicate, a recent study says.HealthJan 30, 2020
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‘It’s like a random lottery’: Questions remain about pharmacare promisesAn estimated one in five New Brunswickers is uninsured or underinsured, according to the provincial Department of Health.PoliticsOct 3, 2019
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COMMENTARY: Good health care requires herd immunityIt’s not the sexiest health-care issue, but Canadians should be talking about vaccines, Supriya Dwivedi says.CommentaryOct 2, 2019
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Life-changing drug Spinraza still not covered for many Canadians with spinal muscular atrophyThe drug, which has been proven to stop the progression of spinal muscular atrophy, costs hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.HealthJul 4, 2019
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Halifax author with multiple sclerosis at a crossroads without access to affordable medical careStricken by debilitating multiple scleroris since she was 15, author Jennifer Powley needs the kind of help her family can no longer afford.HealthNov 12, 2018
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COMMENTARY: Having a ‘national seniors strategy’ could ease wait time crisisWait times are not the core problem. They are a symptom of the problem, says Dr. Chris Simpson of Queen's University.PoliticsMay 21, 2018
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Q & A with Canadian Nurses Association CEO on future of nursingMichael Villeneuve presented a lecture in Halifax on Monday.HealthOct 30, 2017
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Is Canada’s health-care system ready for our rapidly greying population?Here's why experts say Canada's health-care system isn't ready to meet the needs of our rapidly aging population.CanadaMay 5, 2017
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Feds come to health-care funding agreement with NWT, Nunavut and YukonThe federal government says it has reached a health-care funding agreement with the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon.CanadaJan 16, 2017
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