Policy

In January, Premier Danielle Smith’s government ordered a judge-led inquiry into the death of Prashant Sreekumar, a 44-year-old father of three.

The researchers say their findings show a ‘structural shift’ in how care is being delivered, but warn that ‘sustained decrease’ in home visits could result in worse health outcomes for older patients.

The society says people under 50 are two-to-2.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer than they were in previous generations.

America’s top drug regulator is attempting to hire a researcher pushing a disputed pregnancy warning for widely used antidepressants.

If we want team-based care to deliver on the promise of comprehensive primary care, we need to define what comprehensive means.

Last year, U.S. President Donald Trump told pregnant women not to take Tylenol as he promoted unproven ties between the fever reducer and autism and touted an old generic drug as a treatment for the developmental condition.

Don’t scrap Canada’s $250-million e-prescribing system—mandate it, argues Dr. John Holmes.

Dr. Stephen Hwang, director of St. Michael’s Hospital’s MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, says the new program draws on the centre’s research into the benefits of a housing-first approach.