Health

After years of reported violence by a client, Quebec’s Administrative Labour Tribunal has ruled in favour of the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec in a major case aimed at protecting home support workers employed by the CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal.

On May 15, 2024, Habalet Andrée Loblegnon learned she was pregnant for the fourth time. Two weeks later, she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer.

Medical imaging technologists working in Quebec’s Outaouais region are set to receive bonuses of up to $22,000 to compensate for the pay gap compared to their colleagues in Ontario.

Montreal public health is warning of an uptick in Lyme disease in the city after officials recorded 161 cases in 2025.

Cheese is a common fixture of nearly every meal eaten in Quebec, according to a major new study of Quebecers’ eating habits.

A hidden genetic defect may explain why some people develop Kaposi’s sarcoma even though their immune systems appear to be healthy, according to research by a Montreal team.

Cryotherapy (icing) is often used to reduce pain and swelling, but a preclinical study out of McGill University published in Anesthesiology found that putting ice on a sprained ankle or sore muscle could delay recovery and prolong pain in the long run.

Santé Québec is preparing for the first large-scale test of the Digital Health Record (DSN) following a launch over the weekend in the two CIUSSSs—Mauricie-Centre-du-Québec and Nord-de-l’île-de-Montréal—which are serving as pilot projects for the implementation of this major transformation of practices within the health-care system.

The Quebec government is spending more than $250 million on preventive health care over the next five years in a bid to reduce illness and stave off rising costs.

The opening of the new Vaudreuil-Soulange Hospital west of Montreal is still two years away, but there are already concerns about recruiting doctors.

Passengers who were stuck on a cruise ship at the centre of a deadly hantavirus outbreak have disembarked and are on a plane en route to Canada.

The Digital Health Record (DSN), which has faced criticism in recent weeks over security breaches and technical issues, was finally launched early Saturday at the CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal and the CIUSSS de la Mauricie-et-du-Centre-du-Québec.

Santé Québec is defending its Digital Health Record (DSN) project, insisting the new system will ultimately save the agency at least $120 million per year, even as questions mount over its operating costs.

The association of Quebec’s psychiatrists says it supports a bill that would make it easier to forcibly hospitalize someone in a mental health crisis.

The CAQ government insists that the contract awarded to the US firm Epic for the controversial Digital Health Record (DSN) was awarded 'by the book,' even though the process is currently under investigation.