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Inside the Quebec YMCA offering transitional housing to homeless people after hospital stay
The YMCA and CIUSSS du Centre-Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal launched “A Pathway to Recovery,” a pilot offering 48 private rooms for homeless patients post-hospitalization. It provides clinical care and housing support to break the cycle of ER readmissions. Source link
Hospital overcrowding key factor in long emergency room waits, Alberta study shows
Addressing hospital capacity problems is “critical” to reducing emergency room wait times, according to the authors of a new Alberta study. Source link
Report urges Canadians to focus on health basics as 80% of premature heart disease and stroke preventable
More than six million people across Canada are living with heart disease or stroke, according to a new report with tips on what individuals can do to cut their risk. Source link
20 western Quebec doctors leaving because of controversial bill
Western Quebec’s health authority says it is concerned that 15,000 people there are in the process of losing their family doctor. However, fewer doctors are leaving and fewer patients affected than previously thought. Source link
Rare sun disorder kept Saskatoon man indoors for decades until a clinical trial changed everything
Kris Kinar lived 30 years with EPP, spending most of his time indoors. After a tough diagnosis in his mid-30s, he thought he would live with it for the rest of his life. In early 2025, he began a clinical trial after meeting a doctor who understood the science. Source link
Partner of N.L. man who died waiting inside Carbonear hospital's ER calling for inquiry
Robert Power, 69, died after a long wait for emergency care at the Carbonear General Hospital. His wife is calling for an inquiry into his death. Source link
Gaps in menopause care push some Canadians to pay out of pocket
Some Canadians are paying for menopause care from a host of private practitioners opening clinics outside the public health-care system. Source link
Psychosis rates climb among young people in Ontario, researchers find
Rates of psychotic disorders have increased in young people in Ontario, a new study suggests. Researchers suspect cannabis use as a contributor. Source link
'Perfect storm' of medical missteps cost newborn his life, Edmonton mother says
An Edmonton couple is sharing the details of their baby’s death with CBC News in the hopes revelations about his traumatic delivery can help prevent similar tragedies. Huxley Bowes’ death, and the investigations that followed, triggered systemic changes at the Edmonton hospital where he was born. Source link
This Toronto doctor has over 2,000 patients, but still no permanent residency
Dr. Michael Antil left the U.S. in 2023 with his family, driven out by an increasingly conservative political climate and COVID-era hostility toward doctors. Now a family physician to over 2,000 patients in Toronto, he’s repeatedly been denied permanent residency, lost in a maze of paperwork and red tape. Source link