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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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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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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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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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Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Dec 22, 20241 min read
Hospital discharges, what rights do patients & their substitute decision-makers have?
Posted: December 20, 2024 At this webinar, Jane Meadus, lawyer and advocate at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly, and Natalie Mehra,...
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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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Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Dec 14, 20242 min read
Protest as MPPs come to Stratford on pre-budget tour:
Local citizens angry at Ford government for underfunding, privatizing & destroying our public health care plan to make their voices heard...
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Julie Ireton
Dec 2, 20241 min read
2024 worst year for Ontario ER closures, CBC analysis finds
1 out of every 5 hospitals with an ER or urgent care centre had unplanned shutdowns Julie Ireton , Valerie Ouellet · CBC News · Posted:...
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Kenyon Wallace
Oct 23, 20241 min read
Workers at one of Toronto’s largest nursing homes speak out on ‘chronic’ staffing shortages and ‘toxic’ work environments
The City of Toronto says it “does not tolerate discrimination or harassment” at any of its long-term-care homes. Oct. 22, 2024 Workers...
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Kenyon Wallace
Oct 23, 20241 min read
Poorest Ontarians are less likely to access cataract surgeries
Aug. 26, 2024 As more cataract surgeries move to private clinics, more low-income Ontarians are being left behind, study finds Canadian...
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Graeme MacKay
Oct 18, 20241 min read
Graeme MacKay nails it!
Opinion | Oct. 18 editorial cartoon Oct. 18, 2024 Doug Ford’s $200 rebate cheques for every Ontarian are a classic pre-election gimmick...
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Katie Dangerfield
Oct 13, 20241 min read
Canada’s pharmacare bill is now law. What this means for you
By Katie Dangerfield Global News Posted October 11, 2024 1:41 pm WATCH: Pharmacare bill covering diabetes, birth control medications...
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Adrianna Schamp
Sep 30, 20241 min read
Doctors want to practice medicine. Instead, we are buried in paperwork
By Dr. Adrianna Schamp, Contributor Dr. Adrianna Schamp (Malicki) grew up in Mississauga, studied in Toronto, and now practices family...
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CTV National News
Sep 25, 20241 min read
Public health-care facilities projected to spend $1.5B on private nursing agencies in previous year: report
Private nursing agencies could cost Canadian health-care facilities approximately $1.5 billion in 2023-24, according to a new report...
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Aidan Chamandy
Sep 25, 20241 min read
Majority of Ontarians feel province is mismanaging health-care system: government poll
Reducing surgical wait times is the top concern Most blame the Ford government TORONTO – An overwhelming number of Ontarians believe that...
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Ontario Health Coalition
Sep 9, 20241 min read
MYTH BUSTER: 10 big myths about health care privatization
September 10, 2024 The Ford government is indeed privatizing our public health care system. It is false to claim they are not. It is a...
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