health

An 86-year-old man with Alzheimer’s died after walking out of a Saskatoon care home unnoticed. William Cone was found eight blocks away after falling and breaking his hip. He never recovered. Source link

The province’s health minister says the government’s motivation is Quebecers without access to a doctor after tabling a bill tying part of doctors’ pay to collective performance targets, forcing an end to their pressure tactics resisting such changes and imposing fines on those who attempt to leave the public system or the province. Source link

Avian flu has broken out in at least seven locations across B.C.’s Fraser Valley this month, with six cases cropping up since Thursday, and local farmers are doing all they can to protect their flocks. Source link

P.E.I. resident Lynn Paulin knew she didn’t want kids – but when it came to seeking a permanent form of contraception, she was worried she’d be discouraged from doing what she knew was best for her body. Source link

A year since measles started raging in Canada, the outbreak’s subsided, but the virus shows no signs of being stamped out. Doctors say problems here — from distrust of medical officials in vulnerable communities, to broader vaccine disinformation — could set the stage for future outbreaks. Here’s what they’d like to see change. Source link

The Canadian Paediatric Society has issued updated guidelines stressing that “dieting during adolescence can have serious and lasting physical and mental health consequences” and urging health-care providers to “move away from weight-focused care.” Source link

Alberta is planning legislative changes that would let people pay out of pocket for diagnostic and preventive tests, such as MRIs, CT scans and full-body scans — without a doctor’s order. Source link

After months of back and forth between the Quebec government the province’s doctors, MNAs convened at the National Assembly Friday as the Legault government made good on its threat to force through a special law to change the compensation model for both family doctors and medial specialists. Source link

TikTok is flooded with videos promising miracle treatments for autism and cancer, but how many of them are true? Marketplace investigated 200 health videos on the platform and uncovered a troubling trend: misinformation is not only widespread, it’s thriving. Source link

One week after they stopped teaching medical students amid stalled contract negotiations with the government, Quebec family doctors announced Thursday they were ending their teaching boycott. Source link