Overwhelmed by inflation, rising costs, more Quebecers need help to cover medical travel
Some patients can't afford the cost of getting to a major centre to get the care they need. Flights are expensive and even when they are covered, it often takes time to get reimbursed. A charity is helping but it wants Quebec to assist financially. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Montreal Source Type: news
Still in crisis, Cat Lake First Nation awaits temporary replacement for nursing station razed by fire
Cat Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario remains in crisis mode after losing its only nursing station in a fire Saturday night, amid a boil-water advisory that pre-dates the blaze. Here's how different partners and government officials say they're helping the community look ahead. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Thunder Bay Source Type: news
Health Canada clarifies eligibility for seniors under national dental care plan
The federal government has updated information on its website about who is eligible for the Canadian Dental Care Plan. Seniors who purchased insurance themselves, or opted out of pension programs they can't rejoin, will qualify for the national public program, Ottawa now says. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Politics Source Type: news
Sask. announces creation of breast health centre in Regina, expansion of screening eligibility
Details around the cost of Tuesday's announcement are set to be released as part of the provincial government's upcoming budget. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatchewan Source Type: news
This St. John's mother says her 2-year wait for an MRI is a 'typical Newfoundland story'
A St. John’s mother of three is facing major brain surgery — which she believes could have been avoided if she had been able to get an MRI when her symptoms first developed almost two years ago. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador Source Type: news
Half a million people in Toronto don't have a family doctor, college says
Many family doctors are expected to retire in the coming years and there aren't enough doctors choosing family medicine to replace them and keep up with population growth, says the Ontario College of Family Physicians. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news
Quebec expands referral-free breast cancer screening to 70- to 74-year-olds
Quebec is expanding its breast cancer screening program, which offers free mammograms without a doctor's referral, beyond the 50 to 69 year-old age category. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Montreal Source Type: news
This 100-year-old Quebecer is still volunteering in his community and has no plans to stop
Louis Pagé, in Brome Lake Que., started volunteering in the 1990s. Weeks after he turned 100 in February, he’s still at it. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Montreal Source Type: news
B.C. announces more support for youth mental health
The B.C. government says 10 new Foundry centres being developed in the province will give young people and their families faster and easier access to mental health and substance use services. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Alberta commits $810M over 3 years as Red Deer hospital expansion planning continues
The promise of hundreds of millions more in funding for Red Deer's long-awaited hospital expansion is being greeted with relief and renewed calls for a plan to address the immediate pressures facing the beleaguered facility. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
Conservative accuses Liberals of shutting down debate on Winnipeg lab security breach
A Conservative MP is accusing the Liberals of shutting down debate on how two scientists studying deadly viruses at a special lab in Winnipeg were able to work closely and covertly with China — and how the federal government responded to the national security scandal. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Politics Source Type: news
10 measles cases identified in Quebec, 7 in Montreal, public health officials say
Quebec's public health director Dr. Luc Boileau is asking Quebecers to make sure they and their children's vaccinations against measles are up-to-date, as cases of the virus are on the rise in the province, especially in Montreal. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Montreal Source Type: news
B.C. reports first measles case since 2019
A case of measles has been reported in British Columbia — the first since 2019 — as the number of infections rise in some parts of the world, and health officials are urging residents to make sure they're up to date on vaccines. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Everything you need to know about protecting yourself against measles
As measles cases rise around the world — and appear in countries like Canada with ready access to life-saving vaccines — public health experts are urging parents to vaccinate their children and adults to get their shots, too. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radio/The Dose Source Type: news
Health minister says he hopes some provinces will have pharmacare plan in place by end of 2024
Mark Holland says he's hoping that some Canadians will be able to take advantage of new diabetes and contraception coverage by the end of the year. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Politics Source Type: news
