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Working together to improve health care for Canadians.

(Just Now) WEBThe Government of Canada announced today an investment of $196.1 billion over 10 years, including $46.2 billion in new funding, for provinces and territories to improve health care services for Canadians. This funding will be distributed partly through the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) and partly through tailor-made bilateral agreements with

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/news/2023/02/working-together-to-improve-health-care-for-canadians.html

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How is climate change affecting Canadians' health? CBC News

(Just Now) WEBThe Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: Code red for a healthy future. The authors found the health impacts of climate change are getting worse across every factor measured, including

https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/climate-change-health-impacts-lancet-report-2021-1.6217768

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Health - CBC News

(Just Now) WEBThe latest health news and information for you and your family. Content. Canada's new cancer figures reflect a mixed message: study. Amina Zafar. News-Health May 14.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health

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2 years into the pandemic, Canada's mental-health system is at a …

(6 days ago) WEB2:11. A new survey reveals more than half of Canadians feel their mental health has gotten worse two years into the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts are calling on the federal government to include

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/canada-mental-health-crisis-covid-19-pandemic-1.6382378

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Health news in Canada CTV News Canadian healthcare

(9 days ago) WEBImpaired drivers in Ontario could soon face stiffer penalties. The latest news on health and medicine in Canada, medical assistance in dying, COVID, vaccines, mental health, Ozempic, Wegovy, and more.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health

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Health Canada News, Videos & Articles

(Just Now) WEBHealth. Apr 23. Advertisement. Naloxone-resistant street drug linked to 9 deaths in Eastern Canada seized in Alberta. A street drug containing fentanyl and a sedative called bromazolam — which

https://globalnews.ca/tag/health-canada/

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Canada's universal health-care system: achieving its …

(3 days ago) WEBAccess to health care based on need rather than ability to pay was the founding principle of the Canadian health-care system. Medicare was born in one province in 1947. It spread across the country …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)30181-8/fulltext

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The Daily — Top five highlights from a new report on the …

(2 days ago) WEBReleased: 2023-09-13. This release highlights key findings from Statistics Canada's first annual Health of Canadians report, which describes the health status of Canadians as well as the factors that influence their health. 1. Canadians are generally living longer and healthier lives, but life expectancy fell by more than half a year in 2020

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/230913/dq230913b-eng.htm

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Improving the quality of health care in Canada CMAJ

(Just Now) WEBImproving care is more likely with the involvement of both front-line clinicians and patients. Canadians are healthier than ever before, 1 and in many respects, the quality of health care provided to Canadians is also better than ever. 2 – 4 However, there are still large gaps between what we know to be high-quality health care and the care

https://www.cmaj.ca/content/190/39/E1162

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Canada: health system review 2020 - World Health Organization

(5 days ago) WEBReference numbers. ISBN: 1817-6119. This analysis of the Canadian health system reviews recent developments in organization and governance, health financing, health care provision, health reforms and health system performance. Life expectancy is high, but it plateaued between 2016 and 2017 due to the opioid crisis.

https://eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications/i/canada-health-system-review-2020

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Health Canada - Wikipedia

(3 days ago) WEBHealth Canada (HC; French: Santé Canada, SC) is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for national health policy.The department itself is also responsible for numerous federal health-related agencies, including the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), among others. These …

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Canada

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A focus on access to health care in Canada CMAJ

(8 days ago) WEBThe journal’s role in Canada’s health systems is primarily to act as a conduit for high-quality, evidence-based information and scholarly opinion that can influence health care for the better — a forum for the presentation of solutions. We acknowledge how difficult it is to effect radical changes in large and complex systems and how

https://www.cmaj.ca/content/195/3/E123

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These forms of cancer are expected to grow in 2024. Here’s why

(1 days ago) WEB2:56 Health Matters: 247K Canadians expected to get cancer in 2024 The number of cancer cases and deaths in Canada is expected to increase this year because of a growing and aging population. But

https://globalnews.ca/news/10487394/cancer-rates-canada-estimates-2024/

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Home Canadian Journal of Public Health - Springer

(9 days ago) WEBOverview. This journal aims to advance public health research and practice in Canada and around the world, contributing to the improvement of the health of populations and the reduction of health inequalities. The independent journal publishes peer-reviewed original research and scholarly articles submitted in either English or French that are

https://link.springer.com/journal/41997

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Improving the quality of health care in Canada - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBImproving care is more likely with the involvement of both front-line clinicians and patients. Canadians are healthier than ever before, 1 and in many respects, the quality of health care provided to Canadians is also better than ever. 2 – 4 However, there are still large gaps between what we know to be high-quality health care and the care

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6167219/

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More money is a must, but health-care delivery also needs a major

(6 days ago) WEBCanada's premiers say the federal government is only paying 22 per cent of the cost of providing health care. They want that boosted to 35 per cent — an increase of $28 billion to the $45.2

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/healthcare-crisis-doctors-hospitals-rethink-1.6695642

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Disparities in access to primary care are growing wider in Canada

(8 days ago) WEBStrong primary care systems have been associated with greater equity in population health, while contributing to better patient outcomes, provider experiences, and efficiency of health systems, 1-6 but inequities in access to primary care may be growing. Primary care is the first and main point of access to healthcare in Canada and so more …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08404704231183599

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Work and health challenges of Indigenous people in Canada

(3 days ago) WEBThe Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has published 94 calls to action to redress the legacy of residential schools where thousands of Indigenous children have died. The objective of this narrative review is to address some of these calls by summarising the available evidence on work and health issues encountered by Indigenous workers in …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(22)00203-0/fulltext

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Scientists Await Updates on H5N1 Situation in Canada - Medscape

(6 days ago) WEBCarolyn Crist. May 15, 2024. 0. As the H5N1 avian influenza virus continues to spread among poultry and cattle in the United States — and has infected a dairy worker in Texas — public health

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/scientists-await-updates-h5n1-situation-canada-2024a100099n

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Mental Health Awareness is Backfiring on Teens - The New York …

(1 days ago) WEBMedical groups declaring a “national emergency.”. The surgeon general calling for an “all of society” response to a “devastating” mental health crisis among young people. By all

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/14/opinion/mental-health-awareness.html

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Are Schools Too Focused on Mental Health? - The New York Times

(8 days ago) WEB671. Lucy Foulkes, a research psychologist at the University of Oxford, wants school systems to proceed cautiously with large-scale mental health interventions. “It’s possible that something

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/06/health/mental-health-schools.html

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What to Know About New Covid Variants, ‘FLiRT’: Symptoms, …

(4 days ago) WEBThe latest on symptoms and long Covid. Doctors said that the symptoms of both KP.2 and JN.1 — which now makes up around 16 percent of cases — are most likely similar to those seen with other

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/well/covid-flirt-variants-symptoms.html

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Canada's universal health-care system: achieving its potential

(3 days ago) WEBKey messages. •. Canada's universal, publicly funded health-care system—known as Medicare—is a source of national pride, and a model of universal health coverage. It provides relatively equitable access to physician and hospital services through 13 provincial and territorial tax-funded public insurance plans. •.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7138369/

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MAPS psychedelics research for MDMA therapy comes under …

(4 days ago) WEBThe organization also barred the two therapists from becoming providers of MDMA-assisted therapy in affiliation with MAPS, and health authorities were notified in Canada and the U.S.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/13/1250580932/ecstasy-mdma-ptsd-fda-approval

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Canada's new cancer figures reflect a mixed message: study

(6 days ago) WEBCancer is the leading cause of premature death, researchers said in Monday's issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. It also accounted for 25 per cent of deaths in 2022, according to

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/cancer-cmaj-may-1.7200589

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Patients with private insurance can face higher health costs at …

(8 days ago) WEBMay 13, 2024, 1:09 PM PDT. By Berkeley Lovelace Jr. People with private health insurance might pay higher prices for procedures or tests at a hospital. A report published Monday by the research

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/private-insurers-patients-can-face-higher-health-costs-hospitals-rcna151951

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It's so easy to get around the US - Business Insider

(8 days ago) WEBJim D. moved from a small town in Canada to the American South to escape cold winters. He's lived in the US for 30 years, enjoying better food and easier travel around the country. Jim warned

https://www.businessinsider.com/canadian-in-us-doesnt-understand-why-americans-want-to-move-2024-5

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What to Know About CKM, the Link Between Heart Health, …

(1 days ago) WEBAnd they’re increasingly common. Here’s what to know about the shared risk factors for these diseases. By Knvul Sheikh Heart disease, diabetes and kidney disease are among the most common

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/well/live/ckm-syndrome-heart-disease-risk.html

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Canada wildfire season is starting: Here's what to know

(3 days ago) WEBWildfire season in Canada typically runs from April, when the snow melts, until September or October when cooler temperatures and increased precipitation helps dampen fire activity. Provincial

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-wildfire-season-is-heating-up-heres-what-know-2024-05-14/

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'This is a crisis': Head of medical association warns that the health

(9 days ago) WEBDr. Alika Lafontaine, an anesthesiologist in Grande Prairie, Alta., and the group's first Indigenous president, told CBC News that Canada's health care is in "dire" straits, with quality care

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-health-care-system-collapse-1.6590461

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Canada wildfires: Smoke chokes Upper Midwest for second …

(4 days ago) WEBUpdated 1:29 PM PDT, May 13, 2024. MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the Upper Midwest and Montana for the second year in a row. Fires raging in British Columbia and Alberta have filled the skies with haze over parts of Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin on …

https://apnews.com/article/canadian-wildfires-air-quality-midwest-smoke-569be65d172bae427cd93ad8703c75ff

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China Electric Vehicle Exports to Canada Surge as US Hikes Tariffs

(8 days ago) WEB3:49. The Biden administration is quadrupling US tariffs on electric vehicles manufactured in China. But Chinese-made cars are still finding their way into a receptive North American market

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-17/chinese-made-teslas-pour-into-canada-as-biden-erects-us-tariff-wall

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Does Mindfulness Training Lead to Better Mental Health?

(3 days ago) WEBTo the Editor: Your article cites research findings that among young people mindfulness training did not have the expected positive effect on mental health. In some cases it even led to poorer

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/13/opinion/mindfulness-mental-health.html

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These researchers asked 10,000 Canadians what they think of the …

(6 days ago) WEBThe problem appears to be getting worse. In a 2019 Statistics Canada survey , 14.5 per cent of Canadians aged 12 and over reported not having regular access to primary care. The OurCare survey

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/primary-care-canada-10-000-canadians-report-1.7125990

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