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Patricia Spindel
3 days ago1 min read
The Health X Files: How Largely Secret Licensing and Funding Arrangements in Long-Term Care Cost the Public Billions with Little Public Accountability
Editorial January 20, 2025 The public has, for over forty years, been barraged with horror stories in long-term care institutions. But...
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Chris Stoodley
4 days ago1 min read
'Our health-care system is failing': More than 74,000 Canadians died waiting for health care since 2018
A new report also indicates more than 15,000 people in Canada died in 2023-24 while waiting for surgeries and diagnostic scans. Updated...
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Joseph Amatruda
Jan 165 min read
Who will be the voice for those vulnerable seniors that suffered and died in Care Homes in dire circumstances during the Covid 19 pandemic?
The military was deployed to nursing homes in Ontario and Quebec to reinforce workers overwhelmed by the illness, unable to keep up with...
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Michelle Acorn
Jan 131 min read
Millions lack care in Ontario. Nurse Practitioners can help
By Michelle Acorn, NP January 11, 2025 As Ontario faces unprecedented health care challenges, the most clear and present danger to...
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Nick Tsergas
Jan 131 min read
Canada Health Act tweaks redefine primary care
New federal guidelines mandate provinces to fund medically necessary services provided by nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and midwives....
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Codi Wilson
Jan 111 min read
Ontario's family doctor shortage will 'get worse' without immediate intervention: experts
(File Photo) Jan. 8, 2025 6:16 a.m. EST As Ontario politicians scramble to come up with plans to address Ontario’s doctor shortage, the...
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Ian Froese
Jan 71 min read
Patient dies in waiting room of Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre
Wait time at ER posted as 8.25 hours at 10 a.m. Tuesday Ian Froese · CBC News · Posted: Jan 07, 2025 1:08 PM EST | Last Updated: 7...
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Maclean's
Dec 31, 20241 min read
Ten Health Care Predictions for 2025
THE YEAR AHEAD 2025 The family doctor crisis will finally start to ease, while pharmacists take centre stage in patient care. The battle...
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Kathleen Saylors
Dec 31, 20241 min read
Parents say 'trust your gut' after infant sent home from hospital later diagnosed with meningitis
Baby has suffered seizures, strokes and is receiving care in London, family says Kathleen Saylors · CBC News · Posted: Dec 30, 2024...
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Lisa Rene-de-Cotret
Dec 29, 20241 min read
The Crumbling State of Northern Ontario’s Healthcare: A Call to Action
Healthcare in Ontario is crumbling but it's even worse in Northern Ontario and residents can't afford to wait for change any longer Lisa...
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CBC News
Dec 29, 20241 min read
This Canadian-made walker is helping kids with disabilities — if their families can afford it
CBCNN Live 26 December 2024 The Trexo walker, a Canadian-made exoskeleton, is helping some children living with mobility issues take...
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Natalie Mehra
Dec 29, 20247 min read
Holiday Message from Natalie Mehra
Dear all our members and supporters, As I sit down to write a holiday message to you that I hope has some meaning, I am thinking about a...
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Hospital News
Dec 29, 20241 min read
Help chart the future of palliative care
Hospital News December 26, 2024 Attention: Caregivers and anyone living with life limiting illness Statistics Canada is conducting a...
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Alykhan Abdulla
Dec 22, 20241 min read
How The Grinch stole family medicine: A tale of Ontario’s health crisis
Dec 18, 2024 by Alykhan Abdulla It began, not with a whisper, but a groan that echoed across my clinic and the community I serve. Like a...
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Bob Ross
Dec 17, 20242 min read
Protesters shame Ontario government during pre-budget consultations
Healthcare top topic of concern for those protesting; voters urged to contact local MPPs and voice their displeasure Three local health...
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Amina Zafar
Dec 9, 20241 min read
1 in 7 ER visits in Canada are for conditions that could have been managed in primary care: report
Even those with family doctor go to emergency department to get basic primary care CBC News · Posted: Dec 05, 2024 12:01 AM EST | Last...
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Ontario Health Coalition
Nov 27, 20241 min read
FACT SHEET, BRIEFING NOTE & VIDEOS: What is Public Medicare and how did Canadians achieve it?
Posted: November 27, 2024 What is Public Medicare? Public Medicare is the public health care system in Canada which is funded through our...
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Ontario Health Coalition
Nov 25, 20241 min read
What does OHIP cover?
Which patient charges are allowed and which are not allowed? Posted: November 14, 2024 The Ontario Health Coalition is sharing...
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Seniors for Social Action (Ontario)
Nov 24, 20241 min read
No due process. No rights and no humanity.
Important Research and Advocacy Report Calling For Criminal Investigations In Long-Term Care Institutions November 4, 2024 Seniors for...
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Ontario Health Coalition
Nov 11, 20241 min read
UNDER THE SKIN: How private clinics are embedding illegal user fees into our health care
Free webinar on Wednesday, November 13 at 7:00 pm via Zoom with Ontario Health Coalition executive director, Natalie Mehra Join our...
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