Some older patients forego the food provided at their health care facility because it isn’t aligned with their religious and cultural preferences.
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Public-health messaging and strained health-care resources during COVID-19 have meant fewer in-person exams. For some children with brain cancer, this can have devastating consequences.
Canada’s lack of pharmacare harms health in our communities, strains our health-care system and encumbers our economy. Parliament is out of excuses for not implementing a national drug plan.
A collaboration between health-care leaders and artists illuminates what it has been like leading, working, and living through the pandemic.
Long-term solutions to the nursing shortage call for changes that value nurses and offer them a safe place to work.
Health researchers hope a new regulation requiring hospitals to post their prices will tame soaring health care costs, but compliance and standardization are hurdles.
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed how disruptions to global supply chains could also affect access to health care.
With a bit of preparation, role play and modelling the type of behaviour you’d like to see in your child, the process can be plain sailing.
Emergency abdominal surgery is among the most risky procedures for over-65s.
Connecting health apps to health care can enable better care for patients with chronic diseases, and it has the potential to lower skyrocketing US health spending.
Adults who experienced trauma in childhood may get poor medical care because they have trouble telling a clear story about their health.
Medical receptionists have taken on new roles during the pandemic, which no-one planned for. We must not forget them and the stressful work they do.
Histories of mistreatment and misdiagnosis of endometriosis has led people dealing with the disease to turn to the internet for information and community.
To live well through and beyond the pandemic, we need to recognize the moral distress experienced by people, and especially health-care workers.
Both are essential on a farm, but the costs are making it harder for young farmers to grow their businesses.
Robots are taking jobs, but they’re also saving lives … should we fear them and their capabilities?
The UFC is eager to advertise its promotion of female fighters – while also paying them less and stoking a climate of fear to discourage unionization.
Nursing homes have struggled through COVID-19 deaths and lockdowns. Giving nurses more quality time with patients can help them win back trust.
Medical education has not kept up with genetic discoveries — primary care physicians require more genetics and genomics training.
Oral health is a key part of overall health, but many Canadians skip dental care due to the cost, resulting in emergency room visits and health issues. It’s time for a dental care plan for all Canadians.
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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