Healthcare

Quebec labour tribunal orders nurses’ union to stop threatening mass resignation
The tribunal noted the union has been working to gather the signatures of 500 nurses who are ready to resign over the Mauricie-Centre-du-Quebec regional health authority’s scheduling changes.
Alzheimer’s Society seeks funding to extend support pilot projects in Ontario
When Alfred Aquilina brought his wife to the long-term care facility that would be her new home, he was carrying her suitcase and a heavy load of emotions.

10-year cancer care plan in B.C. to improve detection and treatment: premier

Premier David Eby says nearly everyone in the province has been affected by cancer in some way, through their own diagnosis or that of a family member or friend.
How weight affects the body's ability to metabolize vitamin D

Excess body weight consistently characterized by lower 25-OHD blood levels and a higher prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency.
QUIZ: Test your knowledge on HIV self-test kits

HIV self-test kits are becoming more widely available in Canada. How much do you know about them?
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Poll: Are you optimistic about health system change?

The Canadian Medical Association has been leading a national conversation about healthcare transformation. Now, new funding is on the table. How confident are you that change is possible?
What should healthcare professionals do about youth vaping?

Many Canadian youth are dependent on nicotine but data on successful vaping cessation programs are limited.
Finding their own inspiration: Student association at the University of Toronto profiles Black pharmacists

The pharmacists shared their stories—and offered advice to Black students had a common theme.
Director of PMPRB resigns same week as colleague steps down

Douglas Clark, executive director of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, announced today he will be leaving his post after almost a decade with the regulator.
24-year-old Ontario doctor goes viral on TikTok after sharing her path to residency

The resident physician graduated from medical school when she was just 23.

Quebec labour tribunal orders nurses’ union to stop threatening mass resignation

Alzheimer’s Society seeks funding to extend support pilot projects in Ontario

10-year cancer care plan in B.C. to improve detection and treatment: premier

How weight affects the body's ability to metabolize vitamin D

QUIZ: Test your knowledge on HIV self-test kits

Poll: Are you optimistic about health system change?

What should healthcare professionals do about youth vaping?

Finding their own inspiration: Student association at the University of Toronto profiles Black pharmacists

Director of PMPRB resigns same week as colleague steps down

24-year-old Ontario doctor goes viral on TikTok after sharing her path to residency