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The Quebec Ombudsman has found that staff at Montreal’s Sacré-Cœur Hospital are overusing control measures on patients to the point where, in some cases, the practice is akin to elder abuse.
More recalls have been issued in Quebec for pistachio-containing products linked to a recent salmonella outbreak.
Parti Québécois (PQ) health spokesperson Joël Arseneau has sponsored a petition urging the Legault government to set up an organized screening program for colorectal cancer -- the second deadliest form of cancer in the province.
Starting Thursday, there will be no more plastic hospital cards issued or used at the MUHC (McGill University Health Centre).
On Tuesday morning, Quebec announced a $60 million investment in the multinational Delpharm plant located in Boucherville. The financial contribution will be used to increase the production capacity of injectable drugs.
The poor sterilization of dental equipment at two centres in Laval means 550 people may have to undergo testing for potential exposure to certain blood-borne infections.
New federal data says apparent opioid-related deaths dropped by 17 per cent across Canada in 2024 compared with the prior year.
Quebec is injecting an additional $95 million into the Digital Health Record (DSN) program led by Santé Québec.
Quebec’s Health Department has released a plan to reduce premature deaths linked to social and economic inequalities by 10 per cent by 2035.
Quebec’s health ministry says it wants to reduce deaths linked to economic inequality by 10 per cent by 2035, in addition to reducing the “burden of preventable diseases” by the same percentage.
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé is criticizing the 'total refusal' of two doctors’ federations to discuss compensation under Bill 106, which aims, among other things, to link up to 25 per cent of family doctors’ compensation to performance indicators.
Doctors have confirmed the first-ever case of Rocky Mountain fever in Quebec after a woman was bitten by a Dermacentor tick in the Eastern Townships.
The Fédération des médecins omnipatriotiques du Québec (FMOQ) is reiterating its desire for the CAQ to abandon Bill 106, which aims, among other things, to link up to 25 per cent of family doctors’ remuneration to performance indicators.
Diagnosed at age two, Morgan Shannon’s two-year cancer treatment also included chemotherapy, surgery, stem cell transplants and immunotherapy, requiring many stays at the children's hospital.
One heat-related death has been reported to Montreal’s public health department since a period of extreme heat hit the city on Sunday.
Montreal’s public health department is asking emergency room doctors to report all deaths suspected of being related to the ongoing heat wave.
