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A medical practitioner going over medical information with a patient in an examination room.

Renewal in Canada’s primary health-care system needs a North Star

A dozen medical icons are clustered but don’t connect to each other.

Canada has the tech to connect health records. Why isn’t it being used?

Cannabis vape cartridge with visible THC oil

Legalization’s blind spot: youth exposure to stronger cannabis

Three doctors operate in a room with two hanging lights and very little else.

Canada must act to protect hospitals in war zones

Doctor at a keyboard.

AI scribes in health care raise risks for patients and privacy

Mark Carney walking past a line of soldiers, including Canadian Rangers wearing their bright red hooded sweaters.

Northern infrastructure needs northern talent

A dozen or so women are lined up outside.

U.S. expansion of the global gag rule is a leadership test for Canada

A nurse sits on the edge of a bed talking to a patient. Half eaten food sits on the table nearby.

Break down licensing barriers holding back Canada’s health workforce

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

View from a high-rise showing snow-covered roofs of homes and shops on a few blocks of downtown streets, with street lights glowing with the backdrop of a flat grey sky at dusk.

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

A woman sits on a sofa and leaning forward, hands clasped, speaking with a person sitting opposite her with a clipboard and pen in hand.

The urgent need for mental health-care supports

People, some sitting, some standing, sport light-blue masks during a stop at a station.

COVID-19 responses were always going to be inequitable

La main ridée d'une femme âgée saisit la poignée d'un déambulateur alors qu'elle est assise sur un balcon au soleil.

Who is actually eligible for medical assistance in dying in Quebec?

Canada needs to implement pandemic preparedness in dealing with TB

Honour Tommy Douglas and stand up for public denticare

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