Healthcare

LTC bill passes, hospital patients who refuse to move won't pay $1,800/day: Ford
The province has pushed through Bill 7 quickly as part of its efforts to deal with an ongoing healthcare crisis, moving earlier this week to bypass public hearings on the legislation.
Canadian donates $172 million to Australian medical research
The donation to Melbourne's The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, also known as the Doherty Institute, will go toward creating the Cumming Global Center for Pandemic Therapeutics.

Montreal public health probing 'probable' monkeypox case involving child

The agency did not provide any details on the case or the child's condition.
Nearly 14,000 more mammograms are under review across Newfoundland and Labrador

Officials from three of the province's four health authorities told reporters today the approximately 13,884 mammograms under scrutiny represent about 11,751 patients.
Older adults with polypharmacy at risk of drug-drug interactions with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir

Researchers propose a deprescribing strategy to mitigate risks.
CMPA to host webinar on legal implications of providing abortion care to Americans

Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court, questions about abortion tourism in Canada have abounded.
Five things to know about aconite, the toxin suspected of sickening diners in Markham

Twelve people were sick enough to visit local hospitals after eating the same chicken dish from a Markham, Ont., restaurant over the weekend.
New Brunswick graduate nurses can now become fully licensed through Quebec exam

The government and the Nurses Association of New Brunswick say seats have been confirmed for the province's graduate nurses who want to write the Quebec test.
Ontario's Ford says Trudeau agrees 'status quo is not working' amid health crisis

The two leaders met at the Ontario legislature—the first time Trudeau visited Ford at his office since 2018.
App provides clinical evidence for appropriate probiotic products

App version of the Clinical Guide to Probiotic Products is gaining popularity.

LTC bill passes, hospital patients who refuse to move won't pay $1,800/day: Ford

Canadian donates $172 million to Australian medical research

Montreal public health probing 'probable' monkeypox case involving child

Nearly 14,000 more mammograms are under review across Newfoundland and Labrador

Older adults with polypharmacy at risk of drug-drug interactions with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir

CMPA to host webinar on legal implications of providing abortion care to Americans

Five things to know about aconite, the toxin suspected of sickening diners in Markham

New Brunswick graduate nurses can now become fully licensed through Quebec exam

Ontario's Ford says Trudeau agrees 'status quo is not working' amid health crisis

App provides clinical evidence for appropriate probiotic products