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Overcrowded hospital wards are prompting Ontario’s Ministry of Health to consider urgently transforming a mothballed hospital site in Toronto into a temporary source of beds, CBC News has learned. Multiple sources from different parts of the health-care system say the…

Associate Professor Andrea Tricco will lead a Canada-wide alliance that answers health-care research questions submitted by policy makers, doctors and other clinicians, but also patients. “Any Canadian will be able to ask questions related to health care,” said Dr. Tricco,…

In a quest to end cookie-cutter health care, U.S. researchers are getting ready to recruit more than 1 million people for an unprecedented study to learn how our genes, environments and lifestyles interact — and to finally customize ways to…

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is issuing a stark warning: millions of people could die if foreign aid budgets are cut. As the United Nations General Assembly meets this week, the Gates Foundation — the world’s largest private philanthropic…

Canadian Mental Health Association 2nd Annual Mental Health for All Conference “It Takes a Nation” September 18, 2017 Toronto, Ontario Today, I would like to focus on three themes: 1. Discuss the state of mental health in Canada, both nationally…

Heart disease remains the leading cause of premature death in Canada and globally, according to a new study that looked at the state of the world’s health. The Global Burden of Disease study, published Thursday in The Lancet, also found that…

Young people between 16 and 24 years old have more challenges than other age groups in getting mental health and addiction services in Canada, a new study comparing mental health care across five provinces has found. “Wherever we looked, they…

Sea Quest Hero is more than just the usual computer game in which players find their way through mazes, shoot and chase creatures — it also doubles as scientists’ latest tool for studying Alzheimer’s disease. The game — downloadable from…

Drones soon will be used in Tanzania to deliver medicines to health facilities across the East African country, continuing a trend of African governments embracing drone networks to deliver critical services. Full article at: CTV News

When Melanie Marcus’ son came home from summer camp with a stomach ache, she didn’t take him to a clinic. Instead, the Toronto mother of two turned on her computer to access a doctor online. “I logged on and  immediately…