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Primary health care ‘collapsing’ in B.C. rural communities, …

The rural primary health-care system is facing erosion, and even collapse, due to pandemic burnout, long-standing staffing shortages at hospitals and the inability to attract or keep family physicians in small communities, said BC Green Leader Sonia Furstenau and Adam Olsen, MLA for Saanich North and the Islands, on Tuesday afternoon.

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Health care in Canada is in crisis. Why do some people …

WEBWhen asked if her province would consider allowing more private activity in the health-care system, Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones said, “All options are on …

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Canada's mental health services were already overloaded.

WEBCanada now spends an average of seven per cent on mental health compared to total health spending. At the same time, Canadians spend an average of $950 million on private practice …

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It’s time to talk about fracking and health Canada's …

WEBIt is time for governments to consider the emerging science on fracking and human health in their energy policy decision-making. A failure to do so simply confirms …

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Climate change strains the health-care system. How we …

WEBA new guide aims to educate doctors on how to reduce environmental impacts of the care they provide. In recent years, Canadians have experienced the …

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Pressure rising on Trudeau to fix Canada's strained health …

WEBHealth experts and government critics are calling on the prime minister and premiers to fix cracks in Canada's health system and improve surge capacity as the …

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Trudeau lays out $196-billion, decade-long health-care …

WEBA separate $2-billion fund will be offered for Indigenous health-care needs, through an agreement with Indigenous leaders. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laid out …

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Canadians worry about health care quality and aren't convinced it …

WEBMost Canadians don't think the quality of health care in their province is likely to improve, a new survey suggests, despite new federal health accords with …

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Federal health minister says mandatory vaccination …

WEBCanada’s health minister believes provinces and territories will likely discuss mandatory vaccine requirements in the coming weeks and months, he said Friday — a …

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Canadians worried about health care, new poll shows

WEBA new survey suggests the vast majority of Canadians have concerns about the state of the health-care system, particularly in Atlantic provinces where hospitals …

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Health workers demand changes to health care to treat pandemic …

WEBHealth workers have now endured two difficult years of pandemic conditions, leading to serious burnout across nearly all sectors of the health-care system. "The real shared experience across health-care workers and professionals is that the level of burnout is to a point now where it's really starting to threaten the sustainability of the

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History of Indigenous medical experiments poses …

WEBWINNIPEG — Some leaders and health professionals say they are facing a challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic of persuading Indigenous people to trust a …

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Environmental rights are key to good health Canada's National

WEBEnvironmental rights are key to good health. By Ojistoh Horn & Melissa Lem | Opinion | April 25th 2024. The link between human rights, human health and an …

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Trudeau says he won't throw money at healthcare without true …

WEBHealth-care advocates, including nurses and doctors' associations, have echoed Trudeau's call for a plan to transform Canada's broken system and to do it …

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Climate change is set to cost Canada’s health system billions

WEBClimate change threatens health as well as economics and the environment, and in the decades ahead, could cost Canada’s health-care system billions of dollars. …

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Hospital admissions break B.C. record as respiratory illness season

WEBProvincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said cases of influenza A and respiratory syncytial virus are high across B.C. and are expected to peak in the next week or so. COVID-19 cases are also showing signs of increasing in recent weeks with 219 people in hospital and 26 people in intensive care, she said.

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Health fix will take time, Federal minister Mark Holland says

WEBHealth advocates appear divided over whether the plans will fix what's broken. "I think the current situation has placed Canadians in a crisis of confidence in …

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Analysis of anti-Indigenous racism in hospitals reveals pattern of …

WEBSurviving Hate contacted Statistics Canada, Health Canada, Indigenous Services Canada and the Canadian Institute for Health Information — a national organization that conducts health research — about whether they track incidents or complaints of racism in hospitals. The queries revealed there is no federal effort in place.

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Health minister has a plan to get dentists onside with federal …

WEBHealth Minister Mark Holland announced tweaks to Ottawa's new dental-care plan Wednesday in a bid to get more dentists, hygienists and oral-health care …

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B.C. law to sue companies for health costs caused by harmful …

WEBThe Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act is modelled on previous B.C. legislation that allows the province to seek recovery of health-related …

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Cracks found in Health Canada oversight of vitamins, probiotics

WEBNatural health products include things like vitamins, mineral supplements, probiotics, homeopathic medicines, traditional medicines, alcohol-based hand sanitizers, …

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Health, education the winners in modest Alberta budget

WEBHealth care and education came out ahead Thursday in a generally restrained Alberta provincial budget forecasting a paper-thin surplus that could easily go …

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