A Surrey B.C. woman wants to know why she needed to take advantage of a loophole in the Canada Health Act to get badly-needed surgery. […]
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ER patient claims he was treated like addict and denied care for deadly infection
A Winnipeg man hopes a health care lesson has been learned after he was left dangerously close to death from a severe staphylococcus infection while […]
Long wait for functional wheelchair ends
After waiting nearly five years, Tom Landy finally has a functional wheelchair. He’s taken it for a spin in the garage, but the customized power […]
Menopause, ‘historically’ in the dark, now coming to light: experts
A Winnipeg gym is trying to help change the stigma around aging and women’s health. Fifty 5 Fitness’s goal is to help women deal with […]
Winnipeg researchers working on early detection blood test for colorectal cancer
Hailey Langford slips on a white lab coat and gets to work in a lab at the University of Winnipeg. The master’s student is working […]
Federal health spending has outpaced provinces, analysis finds
Despite castigation from provincial premiers over lagging federal contributions to health spending, an analysis of 20 years of health funding data shows that federal transfers […]
Critical incidents spike in health care
The number of critical incidents in Manitoba’s health-care system in late 2023 soared to the highest level since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, with delays […]
Focused on opening safe consumption site: addictions minister
As the search for the right spot for Manitoba’s first supervised consumption site continues, advocates gathered at the legislative building Friday to emphasize harm reduction […]
‘Not just numbers’: Manitoba recognizes victims, front-line workers in ongoing overdose crisis
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The province says it intends to light the Manitoba Legislative Building in purple Saturday to recognize International […]
Little things, big things add up to long ER waits: doc
Physician Noam Katz doesn’t need a national report or a politician’s news release to tell him Manitobans are waiting too long in emergency rooms — […]