Healthcare

CALGARY | Just as there's no free lunch, there's no free healthcare, even in Canada. A typical Canadian family with two parents and two children will pay $11,320 in taxes for public health care insurance in 2013, according to the Fraser Institute.

BOSTON | Data presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) demonstrates the sensitivity and specificity of Cognigram, a computer-based system, supporting its use in clinical practice settings to identify even subtle impairments that can signify the early stage of dementia.

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Wealth and health are intrinsically linked, with poverty robbing some citizens—including people living in aboriginal communities—of a healthy life, according to a new report from the Canadian Medical Association.

As the premiers wrap up their summer Council of the Federation meeting in Niagara, the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) are reminding the federal government that they still have an important role to play in uniting Canada's health-care system across the regions to ultimately improve the health of Canadians.

A group of local nurses trained to exam and treat victims of rape in the Fraser Health Region is travelling to Haiti as part of an effort to raise awareness about sexual assault in developing countries.

The Upper Canada Family Health Team is comprised of 16 family physicians, four Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers, Registered Nurses, a Registered Dietitian and allied staff.

The Canadian Thoracic Society, in conjunction with the Lung Association and the Public Health Agency of Canada, is introducing the 7th edition of the Canadian Tuberculosis Standards.