As rates of syphilis and HIV continue to climb in Canada, a dual rapid test recently was approved by federal regulators,.

Editor’s note: Watch for Patient Perspectives, a column dealing with health care from the user’s point of view that will appear regularly in Healthy Debate. When biotech giant Roche announced it was ...

It’s not always easy to see how societal factors affect our health. In fact, when we experience illness, we sometimes blame ourselves or attribute our condition to bad luck. However, how we navigate ...

The federal government’s long-awaited Interpretation Letter of the Canada Health Act (CHA), released earlier this month, missed a significant opportunity to modernize medicare. Passed in 1984, the CHA ...

Three days after a visit to an Ottawa emergency department (ED) for bleeding gums and a chipped tooth from a playground accident, 5-year-old Amy’s tooth started to change colour and the swelling on ...

This isn’t just about misinformation; it’s about the ripple effects on health-care relationships and outcomes.

Parkinson's Disease stigma can cause excessive fear for those newly diagnosed. Advocates are working to change that.