Transformational course will take York students to Cuba to study health equity
Students enrolled in HLST 4170 will visit Cuba in late April and early May to learn about Cuban healthcare policy with the University of Holguin.
Tag: Healthcare
Darlington nuclear plant makes life-saving isotope
A medical isotope, called yttrium-90, used to treat cancer will soon be produced at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station,
New neonatal ICU to open at downtown hospital
St. Michael’s Hospital will open a new 12,000 square foot neonatal intensive care unit with funding from the provincial government.
York’s new medical school and the ongoing physician shortage
With the recent news of The York University School of Medicine come questions about addressing the physician shortage in Ontario.
“Long transition”: Toronto family doctor discusses Ontario Health Teams
Ontario Health Teams are regional health authorities that replaced Local Health Integration Networks. Since then, they have drawn lots of talk from health policy watchers. UofT professor and St. Michael’s physician Dr. Danyaal Raza offers his perspective.
AppleTree at York is too understaffed to provide gender-affirming care
York’s decision to outsource healthcare does not compensate for its failure to facilitate access to gender-affirming care.
Canada’s Crumbling Healthcare System — Is There Hope for Reform?
Recovering from the aftermath of the pandemic and its burden on our healthcare system seems to be a difficult battle that no one wants to tackle.
Surgeries in For-Profit Clinics: Could There be Resulting Inequities?
Doug Ford’s plan to “fix” the backlogs suffered by Ontario’s hospitals will not benefit patients or healthcare workers.
Schulich Launching New Master of Health Industry Administration Program
The Master’s program will launch in September 2023 and hopes to reveal the complexities of the Canadian healthcare system.