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Police receive 50,000 missing reports in Australia each year. But not everyone goes missing by accident – for some people it’s a choice or a way to cope.
In the future, risk-assessments for whole blood won’t be based on sexual orientation.
Pharmaceutical companies have little incentive to sell drugs to countries that can’t afford them. But bargaining together can increase access to vital treatments worldwide.
When LGBTQ+ patients can be open with their providers about their identity, they are much more likely to get essential care.
People who are in distress and need support are often met with handcuffs, detention and are sent to hospital emergency departments.
When people with lived experience contribute to the design and delivery of health care and research, it means services are used more and fairer outcomes achieved.
Building on a storied history of engagement that supersedes partisan politics, there is no time to lose for Canada to strategically renew its role in global health.
Factors like age, gender and where you live can make it more likely an applicant will be rejected.
In our new study, people told us they’d been fined for leaving home to access drug treatment programs – and still couldn’t afford to pay, years later.
The average life expectancy was just 46 for those who’d accessed homelessness services in the year leading up their death.
Half of all GP practices in New Zealand have closed their books to new patients. This means people are going on emergency departments for care – with deadly outcomes when it comes to lung cancer.
We can’t rely on rich countries to donate mpox vaccines. Here’s what we need to do instead.
The health benefits of shifting to a low-carbon transport system could be greater than those achieved by anti-smoking policies, according to a major new study released today.
The current Mpox situation is concerning, but there is not yet any reason for Canadians to panic. As the situation develops, listen to public health advice and be ready to take appropriate action.
The COVID-19 pandemic showed that a one-size-fits-all approach is inadequate for addressing health inequities. A targeted, community-informed strategy is essential to improve public health responses.
De-centring medical expertise means fostering skillsets that reduce disparities in health outcomes. Medical expertise alone is great for those with social privilege, but not enough for the rest.
Diabetes trials are leaving out people who are most affected by diabetes, which creates a series of problems include the greater likelihood of missing rare and potentially dangerous side effects.
The federal government has announced almost $50 million in funding for gynaecological health care. But there’s more to do to help women with chronic pain.
Many Black patients experience stark differences in how they’re treated during medical interactions compared to white patients.
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Assistant Professor, Department of Resource Economics, UMass Amherst
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Associate Vice-President Global Health, McMaster University
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Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Canada
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Professor of Health Economics, Duke-NUS Medical School
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