NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he’d use the billions of dollars the federal government transfers to provinces for health care as leverage to push for better local services. Continue reading
A commentary in a prominent medical journal says patients ought to be told when doctors-in-training are going to play an active role in their surgeries. Continue reading
New numbers from the Canadian Institute for Health Information and Alberta Health Services has found Albertans are waiting longer than the national average for five types of cancer surgery. Continue reading
While there were more surgeries performed in Canada between 2010 and 2014, wait times haven’t budged, according to a new report. Continue reading
The intensive care unit is a last frontier for physical therapy: It’s hard to exercise patients hooked to ventilators so they can breathe. Continue reading
Canadians celebrate their universal health care, but why doesn’t the country have its own universal drug plan? While it sounds expensive, new research suggests that the idea is feasible. Continue reading
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care issued new guidelines to help frontline health care workers prevent and manage adult obesity. Continue reading
The flu season arrived just in time for the New Year: across the country, hospitals are bracing for patients sick with H3N2. Continue reading
Chinese health authorities put a hospital president on probation and fired three others following public outrage over photos posted online of smiling medical staff posing with patients in the middle of surgery. Continue reading
Ottawa implemented new rules prohibiting patients from growing their own pot and instead restricting production and sale to a new collection of operations. Continue reading