OTTAWA (CP) – Canadians whose sole condition is a mental disorder will not be eligible for a medically assisted death for another year under legislation introduced in the House of…
Category: Health
The BC Centre For Disease Control says there are signs influenza is on a “steady decline” in the province, although case numbers remain high and positive test rates for respiratory…
The Times Colonist is reporting today that walk-in flu vaccine clinics have opened across Vancouver Island as hospital emergency departments grapple with long waits and children’s wards are near capacity…
The Medical Services Commission is seeking an injunction to stop clinics owned by Telus from charging membership fees to patients. Health Minister Adrian Dix said the independent commission is seeking…
The British Columbia government has plans in place to cancel hospital surgeries to make room for patients with respiratory illnesses, but it hasn’t yet reached that point. Health Minister Adrian…
BC will allow pharmacists to renew and prescribe some medications as part of a strategy to tackle the labour shortage in health care. And, it will add 128 new medical…
When Dr. David Eaton retires later this year, 1,400 of the approximately 2,800 people of Wheatley, Ont. will be losing their family doctor, with nobody lined up to take his place….
Good news from Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie: 90 per cent of BC seniors live independently in their own homes and 80 per cent of seniors over 85 don’t have dementia….
As fear over COVID-19 dissipates, Canadians’ focus is turning to the health-care system, and most are not impressed by what they see. New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute…
With a doctor shortage crippling Vancouver Island, Victoria has the dubious honour of experiencing the longest walk-in clinic wait times in Canada. That’s according to tech company Medimap, as it…