Canada’s chief public health officer says the need to increase access to a “safer supply” of opioids is being reviewed with provinces and territories — a move encouraged by a number of public health experts.
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‘We’re guinea pigs’: Canada’s oversight process for implanted medical devices stuns suffering patients
Millions of Canadians rely on surgically implanted medical devices in order to function — to do everything from walk without pain to pump blood through their veins. But a new CBC investigation reveals some devices are approved with scant scientific evidence to show they are safe and effective.
Canada’s first successful heart transplant was 50 years ago this week. Here’s how it happened
Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital is marking the 50th anniversary of Canada’s first successful heart transplant. “We showed that it can be done,” remembered a doctor involved in the landmark surgery.
Justin Trudeau formally apologized for Canada’s 1939 refusal to accept a ship carrying 900 Jewish refugees
Neil Hall – Pool/Getty Images Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a formal apology on Wednesday for the country’s refusal to take in a ship carrying more than 900 Jewish refugees in 1939. The ship left Germany in 1939 fleeing Nazi persecution. After it was rejected entrance into Canada and other countries, the ship was […]
We’re ignoring Canada’s alcohol problem, chief public health officer warns
Canada’s chief public health officer says she’s worried about the rise in heavy drinking among Canadian women. In recent weeks, Dr. Theresa Tam has tried to sound the alarm on Canada’s substance abuse problem, making it the focus of her 2018 report on the state of public health in Canada.
Canada’s giant public health ‘experiment’ with legalized cannabis begins
Experts say making marijuana legal will help yield much needed insight into the drug’s health effects — both positive and negative.
Will USMCA affect Canada’s drug prices? Depends on what happens next, experts say
As the winners and losers of the new trilateral deal are being tallied up, one aspect of the trilateral trade agreement is prompting concern that it could drive up drug costs for Canadians.
Canada’s parliament unanimously voted to strip Myanmar’s leader of her honorary citizenship
Dan Himbrechts – Pool/Getty Images Canada’s parliament on Thursday voted to strip Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi of her honorary Canadian citizenship as part of the country’s crackdown of global human-rights violators. Suu Kyi had been granted the symbolic citizenship in 2007 in recognition for the way she addressed the mistreatment of […]
Canada’s artificial trans fats ban comes into effect — with a phase-out period
Artificial trans fats will be off Canadian plates for good, as the final step to ban them in Canada is scheduled to take effect Monday. Researchers believe a ban could prevent up to 12,000 heart attacks in Canada over 20 years.
Canada’s children have high rates of suicide, abuse, infant mortality: report
Canada’s global reputation as a healthy place to raise children is belied by statistics showing strikingly high rates of suicide, child abuse and struggles with mental health, a new report suggested Tuesday.
