Health Policy News

The union representing approximately 3,500 paramedics in Alberta had voiced opposition to the initiative.

Infoway had been under considerable scrutiny over how it spent taxpayer money after the failure of the $300-million PrescribeIT program.

The National Advisory Committee on Preventive Health Services is a 14-member group led by Dr. David Keegan, a family physician and a professor at the University of Calgary’s school of medicine.

The association is urging regulators to reject a proposed laxative scheduling change.

Three other Canadians isolating since last month are not showing any symptoms.

Real-life versions of that well-worn TV premise are playing out these days in Alberta’s countryside, a commentary in the legislature recently suggested.

An honest chat with a man not afraid to get his hands dirty.

Starting July 2, new driver's licences and ID cards will include resident's health numbers and citizenship markers, a move the government says will streamline access to services.