It’s Monday morning and you’re rushing to start your day. Suddenly, a busy moment turns frantic by the sound of your four-year-old son crying–a plaintive sound that tells you instantly he’s coming down with something that needs medical attention. You have a maze of options: family doctor, urgent care centre or walk-in clinic, or the […]

While Canada is embracing the benefits of going digital, it still lags behind other developed countries in adopting electronic medical records. There was a time, says Sandra Wallace, when taking her daughter Camryn for multiple appointments at Ottawa’s children’s hospital meant having to wait for her paper-based medical chart to follow her from one specialist […]

It’s one of the main reasons Canadians are hospitalized. It kills half of those diagnosed within five years – most within ten. Yet not many of us even understand what heart failure is. The Heart and Stroke Foundation’s 2016 Report on the Health of Canadians says we need to do more to support those with […]