The number of British Columbians getting their prescription medications renewed or adjusted at their local drug store without first contacting a physician more than doubled since the province broadened pharmacists’ scope several months ago. It's
Pilot projects for improving the health outcomes for Indigenous people in Alta. are under way: The Maple Maskwacis Virtual Health Service is providing virtual care to residents of Maskwacis where they can more easily access a physician or mental
Adding fuel to the debate over two-tier healthcare in Ont. and the rest of the country, some doctors in Ont. are offering their patients seven-day a week rapid access to appointments with a nurse practitioner for around $30 a month. It's legal under
The law would essentially bring private clinics into the health system more formally. The bill says applicants seeking to set up new private clinics would have to show how they plan to recruit staff while still protecting the needs of public
The Canadian Council for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) notes of the $46.2 billion pledged by the federal government ostensibly for health, $19.5 billion comes with no conditions attached, meaning provincial and territorial governments could spend that
The workshops are offered as part of the Alberta Healthy Living Program (AHLP), an initiative that promotes healthy living and provides access to information. AHLP's Zoom workshops are free and cover heart health, stress management, nutrition
COVID-19 was the sixth most common reason kids aged zero to four were hospitalized in 2021-2022. This represents an increase of more than 600%, with a total of 2,315 COVID-19 hospitalizations among this cohort compared with 325 hospitalizations in
Highlighting the need for more enhanced and targeted suicide prevention efforts, the CAMH study of national suicide rates in 33 countries in the Americas over the past 20 years found found eight population-level factors associated with suicide rates
Details about the death of a patient at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton last July show that, at the time of the death, the LPN assigned to the waiting area was also assigned to the department and “couldn’t commit to the
The goal’s to address challenges in accessing healthcare in remote communities and to have care be delivered by locally-trained workers Through the program, Weeneebayko Area Health Authority and Queen’s University will give Indigenous students