Healthcare related expenses pushed almost 18% of Canadians into debt. The poll, covering Canada, the U.S. and Australia, found Canadians faced the second highest amount of healthcare-related debt after the U.S. In total, 17.5% of Canadians are in
To reduce the surgical backlog, the province reached deals with two private providers - Cambie Surgery Centre in Vancouver and Clearpoint Don Mills in Toronto and is working on a third agreement that expands the type of procedures Manitobans can
While other provinces struggle to fill all their positions, UBC will train 186 medical school graduates to become family physicians, filling all its available residency spots. Among factors that helped UBC attract candidates include the government's
Last Oct., B.C. pharmacists gained the ability to administer more vaccines and renew or adjust prescriptions for a wider range of drugs. The move aimed to ease the pressures on B.C.'s healthcare system, including the ongoing shortage of family
University of Toronto researchers want to address hospital overcrowding by turning a community hospital system into the country’s first learning health system. They spent two years talking to people with complex medical needs and time with patients
The research tracked patients who reported the high cost of drugs forced them to leave prescriptions unfilled or stretch out the time between doses. Researchers found that providing prescriptions free of charge to these patients saved the public
Allergies in both children and adults have risen over the last several years and much of the rise in allergies and asthma can be directly linked to climate change, says the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Research shows that
The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board estimates 5.7 million Canadians have diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes and another 6 million are likely prediabetic. The cost burden of diabetes in Canada is around $29 billion annually. Other findings
About 4% of people in B.C. experience severe food insecurity, which means missing meals, reducing intake or not eating for a day or more at a time. Almost 15% of people struggle to put food on the table and, as a result, babies, children and youth
B.C. is eyeing the expansion of a novel program in Canada for patients living with mild to moderate overdose-related brain injuries. The program, which allows people living with brain injury and their support persons to develop an understanding of