Addiction, especially opioid addiction, doesn’t have a one-size-fits-all approach
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Harm reduction in the addiction continuum of care
Canada is one of the only industrialized countries without a national school food program
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Larger investment needed in student nutrition
The evidence points to needing daily intake of 600 IU per day for most Canadians. This requirement cannot be achieved by diet alone
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Lessons from the U.K. about vitamin D supplementation
On the morning of a planned assisted death, Rosanne Beuthin acknowledges her colleagues and the complex emotions many will be experiencing
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Dear nurses: On this day…
The first step in solving a problem is recognizing the issue.
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Canada’s long-term care funding crisis
It takes some doing to earn the reputation of public health enemy number 1. Certainly, there are plenty of contenders in the food we eat. Poor diet kills more Canadians than any other risk factor, including tobacco — nearly 51,000 deaths in 2013, according to the Institute for Health Metrics...
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Our food supply is still salty to a fault
The debate over whether Canada should privatize plasma collection has exploded into a national controversy again.
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Blood and plasma collection shouldn't be privatized
Nursing has been very good to me. It has helped me grow as a person and given me insight and skills that helped me become a better husband and father. For the most part, my career has been fulfilling. However, I think the profession has been losing its way for some time.
Ours is a caring profession,...
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A profession looking to gain more prestige through academia
The A.N.A.C. president says it is time that all Canadians recognize the inherent rights of the Indigenous peoples in Canada
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Through the lens of truth and reconciliation: Next steps
For more than a decade, the last week in October has been all about patient safety in Canadian health care. Thousands of health-care providers from across our country celebrate collective advances in safe care and renew their passion and enthusiasm for what they do. Of all the celebrations that were...
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A campaign woven into the fabric of patient safety