For The Homies is a new grassroots organization offering much-needed pet fostering services for community members and their ...

John was an active and independent man in his late fifties when he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. One of the first things he learned about his illness was that the Dopaminergic medication he ...

Advance care planning empowers individuals to have their health-care preferences honoured, offering peace of mind to both themselves and their loved ones. Yet, despite the importance of these ...

We do not need compassionate care: We need a country that cares with compassion.

The first patients Ontario’s medical students encounter are actors – standardized patients (SPs) trained to imitate the symptoms and signs of illness. Students practice how to diagnose and disclose ...

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 ...

The reprehensible assault of health workers in Halifax last week is a harsh reminder of the dangers health professionals across Canada face.

In Walkerton, Ont., a new family medicine practice accepting patients drew a line of hundreds of people, some waiting in the cold as early as 2 a.m. One person described securing a family doctor as ...