- www.theglobeandmail.com Travel nurses employed by Toronto staffing agency told not to return to work in New Brunswick
Nurses deployed by Canadian Health Labs were told with less than a day’s notice that their services would no longer be required
- www.theglobeandmail.com Flu-vaccination rates down from last season, risking added strain on health system
Coverage rates are down between two and four percentage points in eight provinces that provided data to The Globe and Mail
- www.theglobeandmail.com Ottawa purchases 500,000 doses of bird flu vaccine for people at higher risk of catching virus
The majority of the doses will be handed out to provinces and territories, which will decide when and where to deploy the shots
- www.theglobeandmail.com Why more young people are getting cancer
Rates of cancer diagnosis and death are climbing worldwide in people under 50
- www.theglobeandmail.com How is health care functioning in Ontario now? What the data say about wait times, doctor shortages and emergency rooms
New figures underscore the health care challenges that await whichever party forms the next provincial government
- www.theglobeandmail.com From babysitting to six-figure signing bonuses, recruiters are pulling out all the stops to lure family doctors to their communities
Recruiter insights into what doctors want could be particularly valuable as policymakers grapple with a family doctor shortage across Canada
- www.theglobeandmail.com Report flags barriers to accessing child-friendly tuberculosis medications
Doctors say child-friendly versions of TB medications would help treat younger patients, but a new report highlights why they so difficult to obtain in Canada
- www.theglobeandmail.com Ontario pledges $1.8-billion to get more residents access to family doctors or nurse practitioners
The plan marks the government’s first major policy announcement since Premier Doug Ford confirmed plans to set off a snap election
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Cancers in people under 50 are on the rise in Canada and worldwide
www.theglobeandmail.com Cancer rates are rising in Canadians under 50, dropping patients into a system not built with them in mindGen X and millennials are at a growing risk of cancer, and the science is far from settled on the cause. They struggle to get diagnosed quickly, and many must endure the hardships of treatment while juggling careers and parenting
- www.theglobeandmail.com Morning Update: Early-onset cancers are on the rise
Also in today’s edition: The families of Israeli hostages await release of loved ones, and Donald Trump ups the ask for NATO contribution
- www.theglobeandmail.com One-third of Canadians turn to the internet for health information due to lack of access to a doctor
Survey finds Canadians turn to online ecosystem awash in false or misleading health claims when they are not able to reach medical professionals
- www.theglobeandmail.com Wider benefits of Ozempic, Wegovy put pressure on Canadian insurers to expand drug coverage
Canadian public and private insurers have balked at covering certain medication for weight-loss, but that might change as the drugs are approved for other chronic conditions
- www.theglobeandmail.com Morning Update: The big promise of blockbuster weight-loss drugs
Also in today’s edition: ‘no-show’ international student data and significant progress in Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks
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A clinical trial of interventions for long COVID
> RECLAIM is an adaptive platform randomized trial comparing the effectiveness of various interventions for lingering symptoms of COVID-19. Many doctors have seen an increase in patients with "long COVID" or Post-COVID Condition.
- www.theglobeandmail.com UBC research shows increase in birth-control use after province made contraception free
Researchers noted a significant shift to IUDs, implants and other types of long-acting birth control as soon as those products became 100 per cent publicly funded
- www.theglobeandmail.com Canada sees drop in number of family physicians for the first time in decades, study finds
Canadian Institute for Health Information report also finds that the average family doctor saw fewer individual patients in recent years than they did 10 years ago
- www.theglobeandmail.com How The Globe and Mail covered and influenced Canada’s history
A live panel discussion about The Globe’s new book ‘A Nation’s Paper’
