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The next leap forward: Clean air for Canadians

The technician is a woman who is directing a long, tapered tube into a small clear vial. She’s in a white protective covering with lilac-coloured rubber gloves.

Why Canada needs a “deep prevention” approach to pandemic preparedness

Illustration of a man receiving chemotherapy. He is standing next to a bag of liquid hanging from a metal hook on a pole.

Want to know where we are with cancer care? Don’t ask Ontario.

The ornate stone buildings have tall green-hued copper roofs.

The chronic failure to pass social legislation

How to create a health-care superpower

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The mirage of “death as a benefit”

An older white woman is sitting up in a bed with white sheets. She is holding hands with aa younger woman who is in a chair next to the bed.

Better MAiD oversight is needed to protect patients

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Scapegoating international medical students won’t solve Ontario’s health-care crisis

Un stéthoscope prend le pouls d’une représentation de la carte du Canada imitant son drapeau rouge et blanc, avec une feuille d’érable au milieu.

The Canada Health Act needs to be updated

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How can we make our critical infrastructures robust and resilient enough?

In a room with medical equipment, an older white patient is lying down, staring at the ceiling, with a sheer white net covering their hair. A person dressed in medical scrubs lifts a piece of blue fabric over one side of the patient’s face while another person in scrubs and mask stands nearby.

Western Canada’s experience with for-profit surgery clinics offers a cautionary tale for Ontario

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Finding remedies for lamentable endometriosis care in Canada

Multi-coloured capsules in bubble packs.

Drug promotion in Canada still lacks meaningful regulation

Seen from above, two white toddlers hold toothbrushes as they lean toward a bathroom sink, One of them has a hand on the faucet and is looking up with mouth open.

The biggest challenge for the Canada Dental Benefit may come from the tiniest teeth

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Has immigration become a third rail in Canadian politics?

Community health hubs could provide sorely missing primary care

The federal dental plan may fall short of expectations

Alongside a four-story brick building, a glass-enclosed structure sits on concrete paving stones. Inside it is a glass coffee table and three chairs, and several of the glass panels are open. Next to it is a small open-air tent with a table and four chairs, along with a third sun umbrella nearby. Next to all three is a grassy area, with a high-rise building at the end of the property.

In crisis policy-making for long-term care, families’ and residents’ input must be central

Seniors need trauma-informed services in long-term care homes

Canada must act to prevent growth of drug-resistant infections

A Black physician at a desk in front of a laptop demonstrates how to apply pressure to the base of his palm in a session with a white woman receiving via the computer.

Remote rehabilitation can offer health-care relief, but there are still problems

Un homme aux cheveux grisonnants reçoit des soins d'une professionnelle des soins dentaires portant des gants et un masque orange et une blouse bleu foncé.

Good dental care starts before the freezing and fillings

Data sharing should not be an afterthought in digital health innovation

Funding for abstinence-based programing won’t combat drug toxicity

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