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Quebec public health launches new call for vaccination against …

WEBMONTREAL – Citing a “serious” circulation of COVID-19 and an imminent wave of influenza in Quebec, the national director of public health, Dr. Luc Boileau, is …

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Creation of Santé Québec: transition committee to meet for first …

WEBThe committee, made up of eleven members with various skills, will have to publish progress reports every four months for transparency. The creation of Santé …

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New modular ER at Lakeshore General Hospital in Pointe-Claire

WEBThe new ER will be located on the first floor of the modular building, with a total area of more than 3,140 m². In addition to the emergency room on the ground floor, …

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How will Bill 15 affect Quebec patients in 2024

WEBPosted January 1, 2024 10:01 am. A Montreal nurse is predicting Quebec’s overhaul of the health-care network will diminish access to care. Naveed Hussain fears the situation in …

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Quebec’s overflowing emergency rooms: Q&A with epidemiologist

WEBThe situation in Quebec emergency rooms remains critical, with several hospital ERs at capacity. The province’s health minister is asking Quebecers who do …

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Bill 15: Quebec health reform bill passes CityNews Montreal

WEBBy News Staff. Quebec’s health reform bill was adopted Saturday morning after debates through the night at the National Assembly. Bill 15, which most notably will …

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Specialized nurse practitioners to start seeing patients waiting for …

WEBPosted April 11, 2024 9:36 am. Starting next week, nurse practitioners specializing in primary care will be able to begin taking on patients who have registered for a family …

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Native Montreal opens healthcare clinic for Indigenous community

WEBPosted April 12, 2024 11:30 am. A culturally secure family healthcare clinic officially opened in Montreal on Friday. The aim of the Native Montreal clinic will be to provide holistic and …

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Quebec adds 280 more doctors, but four regions will lose family …

WEBQuebec is continuing to expand its medical workforce, with 280 more doctors added to the health network over the past year, according to data from the …

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Quebec chooses American firm Epic to create new digital health …

WEBBy The Canadian Press. Posted August 25, 2023 10:39 am. MONTREAL – Quebec has chosen Wisconsin-based Epic Systems Corporation to build the …

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MUHC trial for potential prostate cancer treatment

WEBPosted April 11, 2024 12:48 pm. The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) is starting a new clinical trial on a potential treatment for metastatic …

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McGill research group takes steps to get ahead of South Asian …

WEBSAAOP is a research study involving South Asian diasporas in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia, and began in August 2022. The project aims to …

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MUHC closes 6 beds in cancer ward due to staffing shortages

WEBBy News Staff. Posted February 22, 2024 11:27 am. Six beds at the MUHC in the cancer ward have been closed due to staff shortages in Montreal. The McGill …

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Quebec ER overcrowding will 'continue to be difficult': health …

WEBPosted January 10, 2024 8:41 am. Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé had mostly bad news in his first update of the year on the province’s emergency room network. With …

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Mayor Plante provides update on her health after medical scare …

WEBMontreal Mayor Valérie Plante was absent Monday during city council’s vote for the 2024 budget, almost a week after suffering a medical scare and feeling unwell …

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Geneviève Biron named head of Santé Québec

WEBThe former president and CEO of Biron Groupe Santé, Geneviève Biron, was named head of Santé Québec – the government corporation. Health and Social …

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Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante suffers medical scare during news …

WEBMayor Valérie Plante suffers a medical scare at a news conference on Dec. 5 2023. (Credit: Martin Daigle, CityNews image) Her staff immediately went to her side, as …

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Céline Dion calls stiff-person syndrome ‘one of the hardest

WEBThe message of hope, captioning a photo of herself with her three sons, was part of an update on her diagnosis of stiff-person syndrome, which she revealed in the …

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Montreal hosts a global conference on adaptation to climate change

WEBBy The Canadian Press. Environment Ministers Steven Guilbeault and Benoit Charrette as well as Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante are participating in the Adaptation …

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