Healthcare

A global look at why those with less technical jobs earn more.

University of Calgary law professor Lorian Hardcastle said it’s hard to know the impacts without seeing the amending legislation.

Results challenge current thinking that contralateral breast cancer is a new primary tumour likely to metastasize.

Canada needs an equitable, pan-Canadian genetic testing system, argues the report on the healthcare system and rare diseases.

Dr. Jabir Jassam examines the difference between the ministry and OMA’s schedule of benefits.

The latest announcement adds to previous Liberal commitments to establish at least 30 new community care clinics to help cut primary care wait-times and a program to provide retention payments to nurses.

The province says it plans to progressively lower the age for self-referrals to 40 from 50, with a plan to get to the age of 45 for testing by the end of next year.

Proton pump inhibitors are commonly used medications for the treatment and prevention of gastric acid-related upper gastrointestinal disease.