Budget answers long standing calls for federal strategy on dementiaHealth advocacy groups and MPs are cheering the Liberal government's proposal to spend $50 million over five years to support a national dementia strategy that's to be released later this spring. Liberals to create national drug agency as building block of pharmacare planThe Trudeau Liberals' new budget promises a new agency to buy drugs in bulk and cut Canadian medication costs, the first step toward a national drug plan. Is Canada a 'free rider' in pharmaceutical research and development? A new study from C.D. Howe suggests Canada's investments are comparable to most developed nations, but well behind the U.S. Expert panel says country needs new agency to oversee pharmacare program Shift to outpatient care revealed in CIHI data on hospital spending British Columbia school board votes to provide students free tampons, pads A British Columbia school board believes it is one of the first in the country to provide free feminine hygiene products in washrooms. C.D. Howe report urges measures to curb inappropriate medical testing One 2013 study estimated 16% to 56% of tests ordered are inappropriate Physician payment increases slowing in Canada: new CIHI data StatCan says number of cannabis users relatively unchanged since legalization The national statistics offices says legalizing cannabis doesn't seem to have much changed how many people use the drug. Are neoliberal policies behind Nova Scotia's healthcare crisis? Healthcare in this province continues to unravel First Previous 19 20 21 22 23 Next Last
