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Provincial, territorial, federal health ministers to discuss health-care crisis

Health ministers from across the country are set to meet in Vancouver to discuss Canada's health-care crisis. #healthcare #health #canada…

2 years ago

CBC News: The National | Ontario education strike, Twitter upheaval, Health-care privatization

Nov. 4, 2022 | Ontario education workers strike in defiance of a new law that makes it illegal. Elon Musk…

2 years ago

Lancet report calls climate change a huge threat to human health

An alarming new report in the medical journal The Lancet calls climate change the greatest global threat to human health…

2 years ago

Sri Lanka: Economic crisis pushes health system to the brink, struggles with medicine shortages

The economic crisis in Sri Lanka has pushed its health care system to the brink. Residents are struggling to get…

2 years ago

Could magic mushrooms be the future of mental health treatment?

A handful of Canadians have legally used magic mushrooms, or psilocybin, to treat mental health disorders such as anxiety and…

2 years ago

Health care under pressure: Rural ER struggles to stay open 24/7

As Canada’s health-care system comes under increased strain, The National’s Adrienne Arsenault goes inside Chelsey, Ont.’s rural hospital and finds…

2 years ago

Canadians less satisfied with health-care access than Americans: poll

A cross-border survey of Canadians and Americans found Americans polled were twice as likely to report "comfortable" access to the…

2 years ago

Vaccine for Omicron variant approved by Health Canada

Health Canada has approved a new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna, which targets the Omicron variant. It's the first vaccine…

2 years ago

The debate to keep virtual health care post-pandemic

Provinces and territories across Canada were forced to adopt virtual health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. While some patients want…

3 years ago

Canadians’ mental health suffered during COVID-19 pandemic, survey finds

A new survey reveals more than half of Canadians feel their mental health has gotten worse two years into the…

3 years ago

Some Quebec health workers with COVID-19 allowed to continue working

Quebec is allowing some health workers infected with COVID-19 to remain at work, in an effort to reduce health-care staff…

3 years ago