Canada can significantly improve women’s health, in both the short- and long-term, by focusing on five attainable and affordable immediate actions.
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Here’s what’s really going on while you’re in the waiting room.
Australians are waiting longer and longer for their first psychiatry appointment, especially outside major cities.
Mobility restrictions imposed on internationally trained physicians in Canada could be aggravating the health-care crisis intensifying an ongoing doctor shortage.
In a well-functioning health care system, the emergency room would be able to meet the needs of all of its patients in a timely manner.
The modern poll tax isn’t paid in money, but in time – how long it takes a person to get to a polling place, and, once there, how long it takes for them to actually cast their ballot.
The digitization of health care in Canada has been a bumpy ride — due to lack of focus on governance, and lack of emphasis on interoperability, transparency and accountability.
To improve wait times for surgery, Canada needs to fix its health-care system. Developing a national seniors’ strategy would be a good place to start.
Bold leadership is needed to adapt Canada’s expensive and mediocre health-care system for an aging population struggling with chronic disease.
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Acting Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen's University, Queen's University, Ontario
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