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‘Nobody prepares you for this part of the journey’: Four women discuss life after breast cancer
Four women share how life looks after breast cancer and how they contended with challenges they never saw coming.
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Guelph braces for ‘devastating impacts’ as supervised consumption site set to close
As Guelph’s only supervised consumption site prepares to close, advocates warn people will die and the surrounding community ...
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Charity fills the gap in pet fostering services for struggling community members in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
For The Homies is a new grassroots organization offering much-needed pet fostering services for community members and their ...
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The reality of family medicine has changed. The health system must keep up
It’s time to break down the siloes in health care and focus on collaboration instead. No one wants to leave patients out in ...
Healthy Debate7d
Empowering choices: The importance of advance care planning
Advance care planning empowers individuals to have their health-care preferences honoured, offering peace of mind to both ...
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‘The first time students see a patient of colour should not be in hospital’: The need for diverse patient actors
Advocates across groups say increasing standardized patient diversity is crucial to prepare Ontario’s future doctors for ...
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Patient Perspectives: Is patient experience finally having its moment?
Editor’s note: Watch for Patient Perspectives, a column by Lisa Machado dealing with health care from the user’s point of view that will appear regularly in Healthy Debate. When biotech giant Roche ...
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Statement from the CMA, CNA, CFNU: Attacks, abuse of health workers must not be tolerated
The reprehensible assault of health workers in Halifax last week is a harsh reminder of the dangers health professionals across Canada face while trying to provide quality care to patients. This ...