Tag: health care

Replenish Collagen for Healthy Joints: Best Exercise, Diet, and Supplements to Replenish ‘Shock Absorber’

Replenish Collagen for Healthy Joints: Best Exercise, Diet, and Supplements to Replenish ‘Shock Absorber’ Of the 28 types of collagen, there are two that are vital to the health and function of your joints. Have you noticed your joints becoming stiffer and more painful as you get older? Do you have arthritis? This may well…


Ontario Announces New Hub for Health Tech Research and Startups

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday the province will help build a new “innovation arena” in Waterloo, a major centre for Canada’s tech industry. The arena will be an incubator for new companies and a research facility. It will bring together researchers and entrepreneurs to develop new health technology and commercialize it. “It will accelerate…


LIVE 10:07 AM ET: How Health Security Strengthens National Security: A Hudson Institute Event

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price discusses the future of American health security at 10:00 a.m. ET on April 13 with Hudson Media Fellow Jeremy Hunt in an event held by Hudson Institute. …


How Health Security Strengthens National Security: A Hudson Institute Event

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price discusses the future of American health security at 10:00 a.m. ET on April 13 with Hudson Media Fellow Jeremy Hunt in an event held by Hudson Institute. …


Health Care Industry Dealing With Higher Costs, New Technology, Other Challenges Post Pandemic

As the COVID-19 emergency declaration expires, health care providers and payers face challenges that existed before COVID but were accelerated by the pandemic. According to George Hill, managing director of Deutsche Bank, the health care industry is facing the same increased costs, inflation, staffing issues, and supply chain problems that other industries are dealing with….


Nurse Fired Over COVID Concerns Sues Alberta Health Services for $3.7 Million

A nurse is suing Alberta Health Services (AHS) for firing her after she publicly criticised AHS’ handling of patient care during the pandemic and its treatment of unvaccinated patients and staff. Debra Carritt says she first went through official channels with her concerns, from her direct manager up through to the province’s health minister. When…


Majority of Canadians Want More Access to Private Health Care: Poll

As some provinces roll out plans to allow private clinics a greater role in the health care system, a majority of Canadians are on board, according to a new poll. The Ipsos poll, commissioned by the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI), found 52 percent of respondents would like to see increased access to private health care. Thirty-one…


Fight for Private Health Care Back to Political Arena After Legal Defeat, Doctor Behind the Case Says

After losing his legal battle to ensure right to private health care in B.C., Dr. Brian Day says it’s now up to legislators to bring change. The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) announced it would not hear the case brought forward by the Vancouver surgeon and patient plaintiffs who had suffered due to long wait lists…


The Most Important Factor for Strong Immunity: Dr. Simon Goddek

When the COVID-19 pandemic began, decisions had to be made. This was the moment for scientists around the world to come together and offer solutions. At the time, Dr. Simon Goddek, a systems dynamics biotechnologist from the Netherlands, had developed a comprehensive model for the human body. And when he mapped out the immune system,…


Report Suggests Tackling Surgery Backlog With European Strategies

If the health care system allowed more competition and made funding follow the patient, it could improve Canadian health care, suggested a new report by the Fraser Institute, a nonprofit think tank. “Tackling the Surgery Backlog in the Canadian Provinces” was released on April 4, and makes the case that even before COVID, there were…