Alberta says it wants to ban MAID for mental illness, increase oversight of MAID practitioners and ‘protect vulnerable Albertans’
Category: Health
Posted inDrugs
Ontario’s HART Hubs: A year in, the wins and failures
Ontario forced nine supervised consumption sites to transition to recovery-focused centres. Staff say they are seeing the benefits, but critical gaps remain
Posted inHealth
Canada’s first men’s health strategy cheered as key milestone
The crisis in boys’ and men’s health is ‘obvious’, experts say, making a national strategy both necessary and overdue
Posted inCommentary
Op-Ed: Why hospitals should be required to disclose ER wait times
Every day, many Canadians make high-stakes decisions about visiting an ER while essentially flying blind. This must change
Posted inDrugs
Is too much naloxone dangerous?
New data show naloxone doses have increased over time. Experts say naloxone is safe — but intervening after an overdose is critical.
Posted inHealth
New study probes why chronic pain lasts longer in women
Researchers identify immune-system differences that may explain sex gap in long-term discomfort
Posted inTech
How robots are changing eldercare
Policymakers have long worried about the costs of caring for Canada’s burgeoning elderly population. Are eldercare robots the solution?
Posted inHealth
B.C. research ‘opens the door’ to more effective cancer therapies
Researchers have found a way to make needed immune cells from stem cells, which could make it easier to produce cell therapies for cancer
Posted inCommunity
Cash-starved French hospitals ask public to pitch in
Community-backed financing initiatives emerge as medical centres confront worsening fiscal strain throughout France
Posted inHealth
Eat less meat, France urges, for sake of health, climate
New national nutrition plan links dietary shifts to emissions targets, drawing backlash from farmers and food traditionalists