Health

Two biomarkers identified by a research team at Laval University could lead to improved management of chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Some 3,300 paramedics under CSN unions have gone on general unlimited strike as of 12:01 a.m. Sunday.

The Quebec government and the Montérégie-Ouest regional health board are disputing claims that the opening of the new hospital in Vaudreuil-Dorion will once again be delayed until 2028.

A coroner has cited long emergency room wait times and a lack of proper evaluation by hospital staff in a new report about a Quebec senior who died in the ER after waiting 12 hours to see a doctor.

Quebec’s Ministry of Health and Social Services is urging caution regarding tick and mosquito bites, which can transmit several diseases and viruses.

Nurses, doctors and staff at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute are at their wits’ end, pleading for an overhaul of the hospital’s facilities for more than five years.

As the summer season begins, Santé Québec has reported that there are 96 “service disruption situations” in the network, 13 of which have yet to be resolved.

A Quebec coroner has found that the death of a 48-year-old woman who underwent cosmetic surgery at a private clinic in Westmount was avoidable.

A power outage left several elevators out of service at the centre of the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital on Monday, affecting both patients and staff.  

The Legault government is allocating $35.8 million to improve access to pre-hospital emergency services, particularly ambulance coverage, in rural areas.

From F1 to live concerts, experts say our ears are being solicited more than ever, and our hearing is being affected.

Like Health Minister Christian Dubé, opposition parties on Wednesday condemned the decision by several clinics to send letters informing their patients that they risked losing their doctors if Bill 106 was passed.

A Quebec man is warning fellow travellers to protect themselves before heading off on any international adventures after he caught dengue fever on a trip to Martinique in the Caribbean.

Patients with certain advanced cancers could be the first in Canada to test a new therapy at the McGill University Health Centre.

A number of doctors travelled to Quebec City on Tuesday to confront Health Minister Christian Dubé on Bill 106, which would link up to 25 per cent of physicians’ pay to their performance.