By Carolyn Shimmin and John Millar Canada, Canadian poverty, cancer, cardiovascular disease, Child poverty, diabetes, Homelessness in Canada, hunger, low income, poverty, Why our governments need to address poverty now
Does more healthcare create better outcomes? In other words, do more medications, tests and interventions necessarily result in healthier patients?
It turns out more care is, all too often, unnecessary care.
By Dane Wanniarachige Canada, Canadian poverty, cancer, cardiovascular disease, Child poverty, diabetes, Homelessness in Canada, hunger, low income, poverty, Why our governments need to address poverty now
Does more healthcare create better outcomes? In other words, do more medications, tests and interventions necessarily result in healthier patients?
It turns out more care is, all too often, unnecessary care.
Les patients en fin de vie ne bénéficient peut-être pas des meilleurs soins possible
Par James Downar et John Muscedere cancer, fin de vie, les aidants naturels, les patients âgés, les soins de santé au Canada, maladie chronique, médicaments, patients en phase terminale, soins de fin de vie
Notre système de santé est encore largement organisé autour des soins actifs (les soins d’urgence) et de « l’impératif thérapeutique », qui consiste à « réparer », lorsqu’une personne est malade, tout ce qu’on peut.
By James Downar and John Muscedere cancer, chronic illness, elderly patients, End of life, End of life care, Health care in Canada, medication, Pharmaceutical, seniors, terminally ill patients, unpaid caregivers
Our healthcare system remains focused on acute – emergency — care and the “therapeutic imperative” to fix everything we can fix when a patient is ill. But when someone is approaching the end of life, this approach may no longer be what the patient and their families need or want most.
By Carolyn Shimmin Canada, Canadian poverty, cancer, cardiovascular disease, Child poverty, diabetes, Homelessness in Canada, hunger, low income, poverty, Why our governments need to address poverty now
Does more healthcare create better outcomes? In other words, do more medications, tests and interventions necessarily result in healthier patients?
It turns out more care is, all too often, unnecessary care.
By Alan Cassels Angelina Jolie, BRCA1, BRCA2, cancer, dépistage, gènes, génétique, Katie Couric, mammographie
Est-ce une bonne idée d’entreprendre une expédition de chasse génétique pour savoir si on est « à risque » de développer une maladie particulière?