Health care

B.C. government announces plans for second hospital in Surrey

American Samoa declares measles outbreak, closes schools

WHO decries ‘collective failure’ with 2018 death toll from measles at 140,000

More than 200 patients in Canada died while waiting for organ transplants in 2018: report

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals stock surges on positive clinical results for lupus drug

Dec. 4: ‘Why don’t the premiers simply bypass the middleman entirely?’ What readers think of provincial demands for more money, plus other letters to the editor

Samoa measles deaths rise above 50, mostly small children

Manitoba unveils plan for next phase of health care overhaul

Purdue Pharma asks court to halt all litigation against it in Canada amid U.S. lawsuits

Health care needs a course correction that only Ottawa can deliver

Nov. 28: ‘The middle class is certainly not hurting by any measure.’ Readers react to the new Minister of Middle Class Prosperity, plus other letters to the editor

Can platelet-rich therapy treat my arthritis?

Paying for faster access to health care won’t fix wait times, lawyer for B.C.’s Attorney-General argues

Former federal minister Jane Philpott takes on role with Indigenous group

Nov. 26: ‘I waited almost three months for surgery.’ Readers debate public vs. private health care, plus other letters to the editor

Corporate profits by B.C. doctors key in private-care trial: federal lawyer

Restrictive approaches won’t help Alberta physicians or patients

What’s at risk in the B.C. Supreme Court hearing on health care? The future of our system

U.S. healthcare shares pick up steam as some political worries abate

Nov. 20: ‘If Jason Kenney has nothing to hide, he should…’ What readers think of recent moves in Alberta, plus other letters to the editor

New Brunswick Premier maintains abortion access is sufficient while Trudeau faces calls to step in

Lawyer compares B.C. health-care act challenge to past constitutional cases

After 50 years, St. Michael’s Hospital remains at the forefront of kidney care

St. Michael’s Hospital’s Kidney Transplant and Care Centre one of the top in North America

Closing arguments begin in B.C. case launched in 2009 over private health care

Conquering silence to learn from the past

Ontario’s Health Ministry mulls sharing health data with researchers, certain third parties as part of privacy update

Study finds large gaps in research on breast and cervical cancers among black women in Canada

Vancouver pilots new fentanyl-patch program to combat opioid crisis

Pediatric cancer can affect mental health of patients’ families long after initial diagnosis, study finds