Clinics

There's a lot of talk these days about an increased role for private health-care clinics in Canada, sparked in part by Premier Doug Ford's plans to significantly increase the number of Ontario surgeries done in for-profit clinics.Despite…

The federal government warned the provinces Friday that they could see their future federal funding clawed back if they continue to allow private clinics to charge patients directly for virtual health care.In a letter sent on Thursday,…

Plastic surgery clinics have resorted to 'predatory tactics' in enticing women to get boob jobs, campaigners claimed today.Private providers are offering pay-monthly deals and using pictures of adult stars to promote £4,000 implant…

More than 1,000 GP practices and pharmacies have closed over the past seven years - forcing patients to travel further for care, a damning study reveals.A major audit of official data on new openings and permanent closures from 2015 to 2022…

Women's Clinic. Choice in Health Clinic. Woman's Health Options.What do these clinics have in common? They all offer abortion services, although it may not be obvious from the names, and advocates say the names themselves may exclude some…

Issued on: 18/02/2023 - 12:20Modified: 18/02/2023 - 12:23 Turkey's hospitals are full of patients injured in the earthquakes, and many of the millions left homeless in…

Lynne Davies loved to dance. She would take daily classes. She was also an avid hiker and cycler.Then, on Feb. 2, 2022, everything changed. Davies caught COVID-19, eventually developing long COVID, a condition with more than a hundred…

Alberta Health says it will contract out thousands of orthopedic surgeries to chartered surgical facilities in Calgary.Health Minister Jason Copping says more than 3,000 publicly funded hip and knee surgeries will be done at Canadian…

New York to offer free abortion pills at city-run health clinics as mayor Eric Adams says: 'For too long, healthcare has centered around men'Four clinics will offer the pills, with access at the Bronx clinic starting…

Ontario’s controversial plan to expand the private delivery of public health care raises “legitimate concerns” about whether diverting millions of taxpayer dollars into for-profit clinics could erode equitable access to public health…