Family members of patients allegedly brainwashed decades ago at a Montreal psychiatric hospital are afraid they’re running out of time to get compensation because the […]
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Tribunal: FIQ nurses union cannot ask members to refuse overtime
The FIQ nurses union cannot ask its members to refuse overtime – which they had told them to do as of Thursday – ruled the […]
Urgences-santé uses AI to optimize pre-hospital care
Urgences-santé and Airudi, a Quebec-based PME specializing in the design of AI solutions, announced on Thursday a partnership powered by artificial intelligence that aims to […]
Desperate to ‘live again,’ this young man hopes plea will find him a kidney
After his life was upended by a debilitating illness, a young man from Montreal and his family are making a public plea in hopes of […]
Dementia within Indigenous population to increase 273% by 2050
With September being World Alzheimer’s month, many Montrealer’s and Canadians know someone who struggles with the disease, the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada estimates that the […]
Teens who vape? Ontario study suggests kids with extra cash at high risk for starting
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Waterloo found that teens with a little extra cash in their pocket were the most […]
Quebec will allow early MAiD requests starting end of October
Quebecers who want to arrange a medically assisted death before their condition leaves them unable to grant consent can do so as of next month, […]
Healthcare vacancy rate in Quebec doubled in past four years
Once again, the healthcare and social assistance industry has one of the highest vacancy rates in Quebec. According to data released Thursday by the Institut […]
Whooping cough or cold? What symptoms to look for amid surge
Whooping cough is making a surge in Canada at a time when schools are reopening and ahead of the fall respiratory illness season. Some provinces […]
Federal health spending has outpaced provinces, analysis finds
Despite castigation from provincial premiers over lagging federal contributions to health spending, an analysis of 20 years of health funding data shows that federal transfers […]