Health Matters: 1 in 5 Canadian adults lack access to primary care doctor, study shows
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Health Matters: 1 in 5 Canadian adults lack access to primary care doctor, study shows
Description
May 21, 2024
A new study from the Canadian Medical Association journal has found more than one in five Canadian adults do not have access to a primary care physician. It found that men and people younger than 65 years old were less likely to have a primary care doctor, and the need further increased in Atlantic provinces. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for May 21, 2024.
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Health Matters: 1 in 5 Canadian adults lack access to primary care doctor, study shows02:20 | May 21, 2024
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Health Matters: McMaster Children’s Hospital to resume tonsil surgeries02:01 | October 1, 2024
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Majority of amputations done on Canadian diabetics could have been prevented, study finds01:58 | September 26, 2024
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Health Matters: First Nations community has been under boil-water advisory for 29 years02:46 | September 26, 2024
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Health Matters: Thousands of students in Ottawa face suspension for out-of-date vaccination records02:25 | September 18, 2024
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Health Matters: Federal health spending has outpaced provinces02:09 | September 3, 2024
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Health Matters: Youth condom use declining worldwide, WHO says02:12 | August 29, 2024
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Health Matters: personal risk a key vaccination motivator, study shows02:26 | August 28, 2024
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Health Matters: Germany to donate 100,000 mpox vaccines to combat outbreak02:15 | August 26, 2024
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Excessive fluoride consumption linked to lower IQ in children: report02:29 | August 22, 2024
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Health Matters: Kids can go to school with some symptoms of illness, health experts say02:22 | August 19, 2024
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Health Matters: Listeria outbreak in some plant-based milks began in 2023, PHAC reveals02:13 | August 15, 2024
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Health Matters: 1 in 5 Canadian adults lack access to primary care doctor, study shows02:20 | May 21, 2024
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Health Matters: Death toll from Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda rises to 1101:59 | October 3, 2024
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Health Matters: Salmonella outbreak linked to geckos infects at least 25 people, PHAC says02:14 | October 2, 2024
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Health Matters: McMaster Children’s Hospital to resume tonsil surgeries02:01 | October 1, 2024
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Majority of amputations done on Canadian diabetics could have been prevented, study finds01:58 | September 26, 2024
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Health Matters: First Nations community has been under boil-water advisory for 29 years02:46 | September 26, 2024
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Health Matters: Ottawa launches new pandemic preparedness agency02:40 | September 25, 2024
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Health Matters: Surrogates face higher complication risk, study says02:12 | September 24, 2024
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Health Matters: 1 in 3 former NFL players may have CTE02:03 | September 23, 2024
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Health Matters: Canada to use Pfizer’s ‘Abrysvo’ RSV vaccine02:12 | September 19, 2024
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Health Matters: Thousands of students in Ottawa face suspension for out-of-date vaccination records02:25 | September 18, 2024
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Health Matters: Quebec nurses can’t refuse overtime, tribunal rules02:28 | September 17, 2024
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Health Matters: B.C. becomes 1st province to sign pharmacare agreement02:11 | September 13, 2024
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Health Matters: Federal health spending has outpaced provinces02:09 | September 3, 2024
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Health Matters: Youth condom use declining worldwide, WHO says02:12 | August 29, 2024
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Health Matters: personal risk a key vaccination motivator, study shows02:26 | August 28, 2024
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Excessive fluoride consumption linked to lower IQ in children: report02:29 | August 22, 2024
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Health Matters: Assisted dying law faces court challenge01:58 | August 20, 2024
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Health Matters: Kids can go to school with some symptoms of illness, health experts say02:22 | August 19, 2024
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Health Matters: Mpox variant may come to Canada, experts say02:06 | August 16, 2024
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Health Matters: Listeria outbreak in some plant-based milks began in 2023, PHAC reveals02:13 | August 15, 2024
Health Matters: 1 in 5 Canadian adults lack access to primary care doctor, study shows
Description
May 21, 2024
A new study from the Canadian Medical Association journal has found more than one in five Canadian adults do not have access to a primary care physician. It found that men and people younger than 65 years old were less likely to have a primary care doctor, and the need further increased in Atlantic provinces. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for May 21, 2024.
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