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Yukon doctors are learning about ways to incorporate more “virtual care” into their practices this weekend — essentially, working with patients other than face-to-face. It could be a simple phone call, or remote video imaging, or listening to a stethoscope over…

The Ontario government’s plan to add 15,000 new beds to the long-term care system won’t be enough to stop wait lists from growing, the province’s fiscal watchdog said Wednesday. A new report from Financial Accountability Officer Peter Weltman said wait…

The two-day meeting at WHO’s headquarters in Geneva led to an agreed action plan to focus the expert group’s activities and priorities over the next two years. Meeting focused on better defining WHOs role in supporting global digital transformation. Topics…

As part of this announcement, the following research hospitals in Toronto will be receiving funding: Close to $4.49 million for nine projects at the Hospital for Sick Children, including research on improving early diagnosis of rare diseases and pediatric cancers;…

People can spend hours scrolling through social media feeds filled with pictures, captions and videos and the photos are of scenic views or selfies, but one app is combining social media and the field of medicine to help healthcare professionals…

Ontario is now accepting applications from current and potential operators to build new long-term care beds and redevelop existing ones in Ontario. These long-term care beds are part of the government’s commitment to build 15,000 new beds and redevelop 15,000…

One of the greatest shortcomings with healthcare in Canada is that far too many patients fall through cracks in the system. Now, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) has released its updated policies that it hopes will…

Today world leaders adopted a high-level United Nations Political Declaration on universal health coverage (UHC), the most comprehensive set of health commitments ever adopted at this level. “This declaration represents a landmark for global health and development,” said Dr Tedros…

Alex Gomez, who was then just 14 years old, had unexpectedly gone into cardiac arrest. He would spend the next 12 hours in a coma. And Esmeralda Gomez said her son might not have survived at all if it hadn’t…

The Canadian Cancer Society estimates that around 21,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with blood cancers in 2019 — representing about 10 per cent of all cancers. And those Canadians stand a better chance today than they did 30 years ago.…