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Caring for our caregivers: The power of social prescriptions

Caregivers are the invisible backbone of our healthcare systems. They contribute three times as much unpaid care for every hour of care given in the formal healthcare system. Most Canadians will give or receive care: one in four Canadians over the age of 15...

Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre Unveiling Marks a Historic Milestone in Cancer Research and Treatment

London, Ontario: London Health Sciences Foundation (LHSF) is proud to announce the unveiling of the new Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC). This momentous occasion not only celebrates the extraordinary generosity of the late Archie and Irene Verspeeten but also...

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Breast cancer rates rising among Canadian women in their 20s, 30s and 40s

Rates of breast cancer in women under the age of 50 are rising in...

We need health system solutions now: CMA, CFPC

Medical organizations call on governments to reimagine primary care to help stabilize, rebuild health...

Wait times in healthcare often linked to diagnostic testing – adding more doctors and nurses alone won’t improve that bottleneck

There is an emerging consensus that Canada’s healthcare system is in crisis.  Stories appear in...

No longer just tobacco and opioids: B.C. plans commencing more class actions to recover health care costs involving virtually any product

On March 14, 2024, the province of British Columbia proposed broad multi-government class action...

Protecting patients and the planet from unnecessary tests

Climate change is a universal problem that impacts both environmental and human health. In...

Wait times in EDs are nothing new – and that’s the problem

The respiratory virus season is upon us, and those working in the emergency departments...

Ontario hospitals play critical role in Canadian health care advancements and innovation

Twenty Ontario research hospitals have been celebrated for their excellence in health research and...

Primary care lessons for Canada from OECD countries

To improve primary care, Canada can learn from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development...

How SCOPE is diverting patients from EDs and easing family physicians’ workloads

With busy emergency departments (EDs) during respiratory illness season and the shortage of access...

NPs in primary care: The innovation we need

Attention has been focused recently on an Ottawa primary care clinic charging a $400...

Canada could be a world leader in precision medicine cancer treatments if governments remove barriers to access

With top cancer research institutes and a public healthcare system, Canada is poised to...

Let’s make 2024 the year of cybersecurity in Canadian healthcare

2023 marked another high-water mark for the use of digital healthcare in Canada. However,...

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