Health

While the Quebec Health Ministry is working on a Provincial Health Prevention Strategy, kinesiologist positions are being eliminated in the health-care network, even though they play an essential role in prevention, they say.

Every month, no fewer than 30,000 patients fail to show up to their medical appointments in Quebec, and the numbers aren’t going down.

New criticism of the private sector’s role in health care came Wednesday from the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN), Québec Solidaire (QS) and the Parti Québécois (PQ).

As the province prepares to be swept by its first major winter storm in nearly a year, the Trauma Centre at the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH) is reminding families to take extra precautions to keep their children safe during winter activities.

Quebec is having one of its worst cases of the flu in a decade, according to data released from the province’s public health institute.

The Quebec College of Physicians says that measures such as forcing young doctors to practice at least five years in the public system would no longer be necessary if Quebec banned non-participant status in the public health system, as Ontario does.

Quebec’s billion-dollar health-care deficit has forced hospitals and other institutions to make some difficult cuts, including at a helpline for those experiencing mental health problems.

A Montreal man said he's lucky to receive the care he did after his heart stopped while on vacation in Mexico due to four heart defects.

The Quebec Jewish Physicians Associations (AMJQ) is sounding the alarm about the antisemitic incidents faced by members of Quebec’s medical community.

A Quebec influencer, who has battled eating disorders for much of her life is sharing her story on social media and has become a viral trend.

The situation in Quebec’s emergency rooms continues to deteriorate, and the peak of activity for the winter season will likely happen soon, warns Santé Québec.

Consultations on Bill 83, aimed at curbing the exodus of doctors to the private sector, began on Thursday at the Quebec legislature.

The major health and social services union, APTS, has filed a complaint in court against Santé Québec in connection with the delay in the payment of several bonuses to thousands of its members.

Canada’s top doctor says she is concerned about measles outbreaks with a growing number of cases acquired locally and spreading in Ontario and Quebec.

The number of doctors in Quebec continues to grow, with twice as many new specialists as family doctors. Overall, there were 377 more practicing doctors in the province at the end of December than at the end of 2023.