That is particularly apparent when comparing opioids. Canada recorded 7,146 opioid-toxicity deaths in 2024, while in the Netherlands roughly 161 deaths that year involved opioids, in a population ...

Three of the 10 referendum questions target people with temporary status. They would restrict provincially funded programs to citizens, permanent residents and holders of an undefined ...

The use of technology to monitor workers is not new. Take, for example, the use of security cameras, keystroke loggers and ...

In 2024, clinical trial activity in Canada dropped by 11 per cent. We fell three spots globally, from fifth to eighth place, in the number of industry-run, Phase 3 clinical trials, typically the final ...

As a former Ontario Health Minister, I am concerned about Canadians’ health – and the health of our health-care system – as flu season is here. I entered a career in politics because I care deeply ...

Smoking, vaping, cannabis use and gambling can result in serious health and social consequences, including death, especially for those who are prone to addiction. Despite all the lip service ...

Peripheral neuropathy, the chronic nerve illness caused by conditions such as diabetes, cancer, infections and autoimmune diseases, was thought to be completely irreversible. But recent case studies ...

For Stephane “Kermit” Bergeron, his dogs Roxy and her brother, the recently departed Roller, have been much more than pets. They have been among his dearest friends and confidants. “My dogs have been ...

Few things are more frightening for a parent than watching a baby struggle to breathe. A child who seemed well suddenly has difficulty feeding, becomes exhausted or needs hospital care. For families, ...

At a recent Economic Club of Canada event, Scaling What Works: Advancing Healthcare Excellence Across Canada, two comments stayed with me long after discussion ended. Stephen Samis, President of Samis ...

We are clinicians and health system researchers. Through both our clinical and academic work, we bear witness to a health system that is under great pressure, with more sick patients and fewer ...

Canada’s emergency departments (EDs) had no summer reprieve. In July, Global News reported that Montreal EDs were operating ...