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A former Montreal auxiliary nurse has been suspended after admitting to stealing 800 vials of morphine and hydromorphone two years ago from the Lakeshore Hospital emergency department.
A new report by an environmental advocacy group has found pesticide residues in drinking water in more than 30 Quebec municipalities, including a widely used chemical compound considered among the most impactful on the environment and human health.
An ophthalmology clinic at Decarie Square wants to expand into the empty space formerly occupied by Tiny Tots, with plans to bring more specialists and family doctors together under the public health-care system.
All five Quebec political parties are scrambling to fix the province’s broken health-care system with wide-ranging promises. However, patients and advocates are wary it will actually work.
After a woman died of severe hepatitis caused by an accidental Tylenol overdose at her home, a Quebec coroner is recommending reducing the size of over the counter containers.
Renovations have already begun at St. Mary’s Hospital in the Cote-des-Neiges-NDG borough. The century old hospital is modernizing its emergency room that welcomes 35,000 visitors every year.
A new report says retirees who have accumulated little net worth are at increased risk of poor health.
More than 1,500 Quebec doctors have sighed a petition calling for a coroner’s inquest into the suicides of five doctors in five months.
A well-known Montreal doctor said he was shocked to see deepfake videos of him generated by AI spreading on social media and peddling questionable health information.
A Quebec man has developed an app to track ER wait times, occupancy, and trends that he says is better than the government’s system.
It’s described as a first of its kind in Canada. A group of participants at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) will intentionally expose themselves to influenza.
A patient at the Montreal Heart Institute who could not receive anticoagulant therapy underwent a procedure that has since been crowned a Canadian first.
A new committee has been created by the Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) to publish opinions and recommendations on promoting healthy lifestyles.
Two doctors in Montreal are part of leading efforts to advance international clinical research into mRNA vaccines for cancer treatment.
The Quebec government has announced a new tentative agreement with the Regroupement Les sages-femmes du Québec (RSFQ). This agreement spans six years, covering the period from the expiration of the last agreement in 2024 through 2030.
Hundreds of Quebecers are occupying hospital beds while waiting for a spot in a long-term care facility, and the number is on the rise, reveals data released by Santé Québec through an access to information request.
