Healthcare Posts

CNIB declares May as Vision Health Month

May 14, 2010

Today, there are 836,000 people living with vision loss in Canada. Further there are 4.25 million Canadians who are ...

Personal Service Workers Need Professional Standards

May 14, 2010

A Personal Support Worker (PSW) is a Canadian health worker that provides care to those that are not fully able to care ...

The Clarity Health Journal

May 13, 2010

This article is republished here courtesy of the Minerva's Diary, the Jarvis Alumni Journal. To see the entire April ...

Pharmacist – If government cuts are implemented, say goodbye to the level of service you're used to receiving at your local pharmacy

April 14, 2010

Originally published in The Toronto Star April 13th, 2010. To go to The Toronto Star website, please click ...

Drug changes panned, praised… But groups say health care will benefit from savings

April 12, 2010

Originally published in The Ottawa Citizen April 9th, 2010. To go to The Windsor Star website, please click ...

Drug reform to save $500M

April 12, 2010

Originally published in The Windsor Star April9th, 2010. To go to The Windsor Star website, please The Windsor ...

Government makes doomsday projections for health care spending yet delivers no assistance for caregivers in budget

March 25, 2010

With a 21.3 billion dollar deficit facing the Ontario government, health care remains the elephant in the room when it ...

CARP Federal Budget 2010 Analysis

March 4, 2010

At least the government cannot be accused of not keeping promises – since nothing of significance was promised. ...

Vaccines: To fund or not to fund?

February 12, 2010

CARP calls on federal government to renew National Immunization Strategy but acknowledges that governments must ...

Letter to the Editor re: Health Costs of Ageing

February 11, 2010

February 2nd letter to the editor of the Globe and Mail in response to an article by Jeffrey Simpson, to read the ...