Health Care
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Family of patient at Floralies LaSalle long-term care facility taking actionBrigitte Lavoie has filed multiple mistreatment complaints with the regional health authority. After she says they've failed to take action, Lavoie is moving her sister herself.HealthSep 22
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Western University and UBC launch ‘action kit’ to fight substance use stigmaThe Action Kit encourages health-care practitioners to engage people with experiences of stigma and poor care in a way that ensures their voices are heard, project leaders say.CanadaSep 22
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Advocates push for equal access to oxygen for Pulmonary Fibrosis Awareness monthA Nova Scotia senior has made it his mission to draw attention to critical gaps in the health-care system following a life-saving procedure two years ago.HealthSep 21
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Expert flags potential for dental care clawbacks as result of federal programA University of Calgary economist warns a new federal dental benefit for children could open families up to the potential for "clawbacks" on unspent funds for kids' teeth.CanadaSep 20
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Quebec election: Legault criticized for saying Quebec hospital’s racism problem fixedLiberal Leader Dominique Anglade says the comments were nonsensical and are a sign of how disconnected Legault is from the realities faced by Indigenous people and other Quebecers.PoliticsSep 18
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Doctors need licensing streamlined as Canadian health care struggles: advocatesDoctors trained abroad arrive in the country hoping to practise, but are often stymied by the confusing and costly licensing process, one advocate said.CanadaSep 16
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Independent conservative MPP slams Ontario government’s health-care law as ‘coercion’Haldimand-Norfolk MPP Bobbi Ann Brady voted against Bill 7 in the Ontario legislature because she is "unclear about its true intention."PoliticsSep 16
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15 patients in N.L. require followup as review of thousands of mammograms continuesThe province's health authorities have identified 15 patients this week requiring further followup as a review continues of thousands of mammograms.HealthSep 15
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Winnipeg ICU doc says fall COVID bump may not hit as hard, but health system will be affectedA Winnipeg intensive care doctor on the front lines of the COVID pandemic thinks Manitobans won't be hit too hard by a fall wave of infection, but says health care may struggle.HealthSep 15
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Community paramedicine program in Moose Jaw, Sask. a ‘tremendous success’Paramedics were in Saskatoon last week for their annual convention, talking about a new program that aims to provide better care for mental health and substance use patients.HealthSep 14
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