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  • Changing attitudes

    A group of local nurses trained to exam and treat victims of rape in the Fraser Health Region is travelling to Haiti as part of an effort to raise awareness about sexual assault in developing countries.

  • Upper Canada Family health team has a new garden

    The Upper Canada Family Health Team is comprised of 16 family physicians, four Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers, Registered Nurses, a Registered Dietitian and allied staff.

  • 'Free' healthcare costs average Canadian family over $11,000 a year: Fraser Institute

    CALGARY | Just as there's no free lunch, there's no free healthcare, even in Canada. A typical Canadian family with two parents and two children will pay $11,320 in taxes for public health care insurance in 2013, according to the Fraser Institute.

  • Press Review - July 30, 2013

    Check out our review of recent healthcare stories in the media - Top Story: Maternity clinic turns away mother-to-be over unpaid bills. Read this and more.

  • Is 'Robin Hood' doctor up to his old tricks, despite CPSO probe?

    Lawyers with the College of Surgeons and Physicians of Ontario (CPSO) have raised the possibility that Toronto doctor Roland Wong continued to embellish patient allergies in order to secure them more welfare money, even after a ruling last fall that labeled his behaviour professional misconduct.

  • Canadians, health professionals divided on paid plasma donations

    Canadians have one day left to let the government know how they feel about allowing a private company to pay citizens in exchange for their blood plasma, a controversial question that has health professionals divided on the safety and supply of the life-saving fluid.

  • Nurses use Google Hangouts to collaborate on technology

    Google Hangouts are getting more and more interesting. The ability to easily start a live video conference with colleagues all over the world, share screens, and see each other -- all in real time -- is opening many doors for innovation.

  • CMA consultations with Canadians finds 'poverty kills'

    Wealth and health are intrinsically linked, with poverty robbing some citizens—including people living in aboriginal communities—of a healthy life, according to a new report from the Canadian Medical Association.

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