health care

Unheeded warnings, failure to check blood sugar led to 25-year-old P.E.I. diabetic’s death, mother says

Heidi Clarke says all the warning signs should have been evident and well-documented in the days before her 25-year-old daughter…

3 days ago

Meet the centenarians: Canada’s oldest age group is also its fastest-growing

Vi Roden said she reads an average of 50 books a year, attends history lectures at her local seniors centre,…

5 days ago

Why the health-care sector is hiring temporary foreign workers like never before

Persistent staffing shortages in the health-care sector across Canada in the wake of the pandemic have led some organizations, including some provincial…

6 days ago

Coping with the Cost of Cancer Treatment

Finances are not always the first thing people think of when they get diagnosed with cancer. Top questions may be,…

7 days ago

Watch out for fake versions of popular weight-loss drugs, WHO says

The World Health Organization and drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. are warning people to be wary of fake versions…

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Providence Health reveals 19 patients were forced to transfer this year due to its MAID policy

Nineteen people this year have been forced to transfer out of Providence Health Care facilities to access medical assistance in…

2 weeks ago

Minister accuses Conservatives of trying to sabotage federal dental program

Health Minister Mark Holland is accusing the Conservatives of trying to "sabotage" the government's dental care program by calling up…

2 weeks ago

Ontario moved 424 people into nursing homes they didn’t choose

More than 400 patients have been forced into Ontario nursing homes they did not want to go to and the…

3 weeks ago

Ozempic claims in Sask. spike more than 3,000% in 5 years, many for weight loss

Chamundi Selvaraj takes a weekly dose of Ozempic because she's afraid of dying from diabetes-related kidney failure like her mother…

3 weeks ago

Quebec College of Physicians adopts policies to prevent forced sterilization of Indigenous women

Quebec's College of Physicians is introducing new measures aimed at stopping the forced sterilization of Indigenous women, following a 2022 report…

3 weeks ago

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