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‘More complicated than many realize’: An infectious …

WebHealth ‘More complicated than many realize’: An infectious-disease doctor on hospitals under pressure. TVO Today speaks with infectious-disease physician Dr. Zain Chagla …

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Canadian health care: Is being better than the U.S. good …

WebAccording to a 2017 study by the U.S.-based Commonwealth Fund, Canada ranked ninth out of 11 advanced countries for the quality of its health-care system — …

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To improve health care, we should spend money on …

WebA related commentary published in the CMAJ by Paul Kershaw of the University of British Columbia notes that provincial governments have massively …

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'You don’t get the same quality of care': A health-care …

WebWith her colleague Sume Ndumbe-Eyoh; OmiSoore Dryden at Dalhousie University; as well as a network of scholars from across the country called the Black …

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How treatment delays are affecting cancer survival TVO …

WebFor example, cancer surgeries for breast, colon, bladder, and head and neck sites were associated with a mortality increase between 6 and 8 per cent for each four …

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Stephen Lewis is fighting for his life TVO Today

WebThis country’s greatest political orator is battling abdominal cancer as he continues to fight for causes near and dear to his heart. Former Ontario NDP leader Stephen Lewis speaks …

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How hospital food budgets affect patients TVO Today

WebJensen says hospital funding in Ontario has risen from $11.3 billion in 2003-04 to $17.3 billion in 2015-16 – a 53 per cent increase. But experts in the field still …

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Helping francophone Ontarians get medical care in their …

WebHelping francophone Ontarians get medical care in their preferred language. A new health centre in Timmins is offering its services in French — and aims to be “a …

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How Indigenous perspectives are reshaping medical …

WebIn the past five years, between 64 and 74 students — out of an average of 1,895 applicants — have been accepted into NOSM’s MD program, including an average …

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Study indicates Ontario’s near-North region may see over 60,000 …

WebNews · Health; Study indicates Ontario’s near-North region may see over 60,000 area residents without doctors in two years. Describing the situation as a …

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Federal government signs $3.1 billion health-accord deal with …

WebOntario will spend $3.1 billion in federal health-care funding on increasing access to family doctors, reducing backlogs, and adding more health-care workers, the premier and the …

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‘I got this’: My friend, colleague, and deputy’s battle with cancer

WebOn June 29, Cynthia Mulligan, the Queen’s Park reporter for CityNews, made a sad and shocking announcement on Twitter: “Some personal news: The scariest words …

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Why LGBTQ indigenous communities struggle with healthcare for …

WebThis stigma has material consequences in health. Both Indigenous and queer youth are disproportionately represented in local and national populations …

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How one northern Ontario hospital became a model for wellness

WebShare. North Bay’s Regional Health Centre was one of the first LEED certified hospitals in Canada and it set the standard for Ontario’s new hospital design. …

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Maybe Ontario should apply free-market logic to the shortage of …

WebAs Crawley notes, the OMA says that while inflation has risen 25 per cent in the past decade, OHIP billing for family doctors has failed to keep pace, rising just 6.1 …

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Canadian immigrants arrive healthy but that doesn’t last—here

WebImmigrants arrive in better health than the average Canadian in large part because the immigration process includes rigorous health screening. Foreign nationals …

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Ontario hospitals warn of patient surges, long wait times

WebTORONTO — Several Ontario hospitals are warning of patient surges and longer wait times, particularly in their emergency departments, and the Canadian Medical Association says …

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Why Can't Rural Ontario Get the Health Services It Deserves

WebFormer federal minister of health, and Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen's University, Dr. Jane Philpott discusses her new book, "Health for …

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Everything we know (so far) about the Canadian Dental Care Plan

WebThe long-awaited Canadian Dental Care Plan is accepting its first wave of applications this month. By the end of 2025, as many as 9 million previously-uninsured …

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