It’s certainly worthwhile putting some thought into your selection. After all, “your family physician is one of the most important relationships in your life,” says Dr. Joshua Tepper, president and CEO of Health Quality Ontario, an agency of the provincial government who is also a physician in a family practice at St. Michael’s Hospital in […]

Your family doctor knows you – Building a relationship with your family doctor means you have a trusted source for medical advice from someone who knows your medical history and can provide you with holistic care. This long term relationship means your family doctor can help you with minor ailments and prevent major illnesses. This […]

Cancer rates have been rising steadily across Canada since the early 1990s, data released today by Statistics Canada shows. Cancer has crept slowly upward, from 410 cases of primary cancer per 100,000 in 1992 to 516 in 2013, the most recent year for which numbers are available. Ninety per cent of new cancers were diagnosed […]

Ontario Monitoring for Health Program The program is designed to help people of any age who use insulin or have gestational diabetes. Program overview The Ontario Monitoring for Health Program helps Ontarians of any age who use insulin or have gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy) pay for their diabetes testing supplies. The program is funded […]