Clinical

WATERLOO, ONT. | Seniors with musculoskeletal disorders such as arthritis or broken bones who get rehabilitation at home are less likely to need admission to hospital or long-term care homes, say researchers from the University of Waterloo and University of Toronto.

TORONTO | Access to orphan drugs – pharmaceuticals developed specifically to treat very rare medical conditions – has been more challenging for Canadians than patients in most other developed countries.

MONTREAL | The obsession with reducing public spending on prescription drugs, which takes the form of constantly falling price caps, bulk purchasing strategies and reimbursement restrictions, entails numerous unintended consequences, especially for the health of Canadians, according to a new study from the Montreal Economic Institute.

Theories abound as to why women go into menopause, but the latest hypothesis being put forward suggests it may be men—or specifically their preference for younger mates—that has led to women's loss of fertility at a certain age. Researchers at McMaster University believe that over tens of thousands of years, a lack of reproduction among older women has given rise to menopause as an unintended result of evolutionary natural selection.

The innovative HUB program offers the research community a full range of expertise from St. Michael’s Hospital

There’s a move afoot to develop a world-leading life sciences cluster in Canada’s largest city. Can it be done? What will it take?

Drug is intended for patients who have undergone medical or surgical castration and who have received docetaxel therapy.

Dr. Laurie Morrison developed a clinical decision rule for paramedics that's now being used in emergency care around the world