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Published on August 10 by the Canadian Medical Association Journal’s website, the new study by Professor Valerie Tarasuk is already making headlines thanks to its many troubling findings. For example, among working-age adults in Ontario, those living with severe food insecurity accounted for more than double the…

People are developing dementia a decade before they were 20 years ago, perhaps because of environmental factors such as pollution and the stepped-up use of insecticides, a wide-ranging international study has found. The study, which compared 21 Western countries between…

Last fall, when Martin Meltzer calculated that 1.4 million people might contract Ebola in West Africa, the world paid attention. This was, he said, a worst-case scenario. But Meltzer is the most famous disease modeler for the nation’s pre-eminent public…

Despite repeated warnings of the imminent closure of health services, and the revision of 2015 plans to focus on meeting the most basic priority health needs for vulnerable populations, funding for health in Iraq remains scarce. Of the US$ 60.9…

The federal government is unveiling a new app in the fall that will reward Canadians for making healthier lifestyle decisions. The “Carrot Rewards” app aims to push Canadians to eat better, exercise more and live healthier lives, by rewarding them…

Patients are one step closer to improved access to hospital services in Oakville. Construction of Halton Healthcare’s new Oakville Hospital has reached substantial completion, meaning the building’s exterior and interior are now finished. Read full article at Ministry of Health…

The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council, on behalf of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, along with territorial Minister of Health and Social…

Today’s topping off ceremony means that the new Brampton facility, which is part of the William Osler Health System, has reached its highest point of construction. This brings the Peel community one step closer to benefiting from the new hospital.…

Through this project, patients in the Atikokan community will benefit from: A modern facility that delivers better coordinated and integrated acute and long-term care Four new acute care beds, bringing the total to 15 beds Four new long-term care beds,…

On World Hepatitis Day (28 July) WHO highlights the urgent need for countries to enhance action to prevent viral hepatitis infection and to ensure that people who have been infected are diagnosed and offered treatment. This year, the Organization is…