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Canadians have more than one million unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures every year Canadians have more than one million unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures every year
By Wendy Levinson

Each year, there are at least one million unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures done in Canadian health care settings. This means that hundreds of thousands of Canadians are exposed to potential harm by unnecessary care.

Implementing a basic income in Canada to improve health and reduce poverty What can we learn from a basic income pilot?
By Danielle Martin

A basic income guarantee would be an alternative to our existing social assistance programs which are highly bureaucratic and don’t give people enough money to survive on.

If the federal government is serious about tackling poverty, reining in ‘payday lending’ a good place to start
By Jerry Buckland

When the Trudeau government took federal office almost a year ago now, they expressed a commitment to create a Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy.

Implementing a basic income in Canada to improve health and reduce poverty Implementing a basic income in Canada to improve health and reduce poverty
By Evelyn Forget

A basic income guarantee would be an alternative to our existing social assistance programs which are highly bureaucratic and don’t give people enough money to survive on.

Implementing a basic income in Canada to improve health and reduce poverty
By Evelyn Forget

Health is not just a function of bad luck, or bad genes. The more money you have, the easier it is to eat well, to live in housing that doesn’t expose you to mold or dangerous chemicals

The Canadian public needs to know more is not always better when it comes to healthcare When it comes to medical tests and treatments; more is not always better
By Wendy Levinson

There is a lot of evidence that shows that physicians and patients too often pursue tests and treatments that are not necessary valuable — in fact they may actually cause harm to patients

What I learned as a medical student working with low-income families in Toronto How future doctors see social factors shaping their medical practice
By Lita Cameron

There is a sincere desire to understand health beyond illness. We are experiencing a shift in applying this understanding to clinical practice.

The Canadian public needs to know more is not always better when it comes to healthcare
By Wendy Levinson

If you knew that virtually the entire medical community was talking about an issue causing risk and harm to patients across the country, wouldn’t you want to know what it is and take part in the conversation?

It’s time to think even bigger about national pharmacare It’s time to think even bigger about national pharmacare
By Matthew Herder

Recently federal and provincial health ministers agreed to create a working group to explore how to improve Canadians’ access to pharmaceutical drugs. In the wake of this, there is new optimism that pharmacare, publicly funded and universally available to Canadians, might one day come to pass.

Measles outbreaks: When celebrities get in the way of science - See more at: https://evidencenetwork.ca/archives/23893#sthash.cqF5WrJs.dpuf Measles outbreaks: When celebrities get in the way of science
By Brian Rotenberg

Measles transmission ability rate is close to 100 percent, so that one parent’s decision not to vaccinate their children is putting all other children at the school at risk.


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