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by Geoffrey M. Pradella

Expanding access to disability supports: the case for impact investing

Thanks to limited access to interventions and income thresholds that fail to account for the cost of caregiving, families with children with neurodevelopmental disabilities are often left to pay out-of-pocket for services.
by Nicole Smith Neha Shah

We are taught to fix the system – then forced to waste time in it

Every year, medical students across the country must resubmit the same forms verifying their vaccine history. Redundant paperwork like this is a symptom of a system which bureaucracy overrides basic logic.

by Abigail Jaimes Zelaya

Black mistrust is logical and rational: What public health policymakers must learn from Black communities

Black communities are not hesitant just for the sake of it. They are hesitant because of memory. They need structural change built from trust, not just crisis.
by Muhammad Saim

Food security is health security: Tackling Type 2 diabetes in Indigenous communities

First Nations on reserve have Type 2 diabetes rates three to five times higher than the rest of Canada. Yet, they remain underserved and underrepresented in health policy and decision-making.
by Anjalee I. Wanasinghe Muhammad Ilyas Nadeem Sylvia Santosa

Obesity and food insecurity in Canada: Two sides of the same coin

Addressing food insecurity and obesity together requires a multi-layered, long-term strategy.
by Marfy Ezekiel Abousifein Nicholas Leyland

Financially sustainable and fair: Value-based care a solution to pay disparities and health-care system strain

The gender-based physician compensation gap is more than a workplace injustice – it undermines the efficiency and effectiveness of the Canadian health-care system.
by Tazim Virani Dana McAuley Lindsay Cox Janine Pierre

Housing the frontline: Solving the health workforce crisis starts with a place to live

To build the strong and sustainable health-care system we need, affordable housing must be treated as essential workforce infrastructure.
by Canada’s Biomedical, Clinical, Research and Health-care Community

#ScienceMatters. Canadian medical, research, clinical and health-care organizations stand up for science

In Canada and around the world, science is under attack. Increasingly, clearly false health information is being normalized and it’s causing serious harm to patients, communities, public trust and health policy.
by AnnMarie Churchill Marion Cooper

Rethinking mental health and substance use health solutions

What if you or someone you know needs mental health and substance use health care right now? Do you know exactly where to go to get what you need?
by Tushar Sood

‘And the dead cannot recover’: The fatal consequences of closing Supervised Consumption Sites

Bill 223 ordered the closure of more than half of Ontario’s 17 supervised consumption sites with no equivalent replacement. For many medical students like me, this is personal.

by Alykhan Abdulla

We can no longer afford the wrong leadership for our medical organizations

Choose leaders for what they can do, not where they come from. The right competencies will carry the profession – and the health system – forward.
by Margot Burnell

Training more doctors is a start. Let’s make sure our health system is ready for them

If we want to build a resilient, equitable health-care system, we need to reimagine how we recruit, train and retain the next generation of doctors.

Why it’s important Canada accredits its own medical schools

The accreditation of Canada's medical schools only became separate fully from the U.S. in July 2025.

by Shay Freger

Endometriosis is a national health crisis: Why aren’t we treating it like one?

If we want to build a more equitable and responsive health-care system, one that doesn’t leave millions behind, we must start by acknowledging endometriosis as the national health issue that it is.

by Maia Stelfox Zara Stelfox Stephana Julia Moss Jeanna Parsons Leigh

Young and at risk: How Canada is failing our future

Across Canada, nearly one in five people aged 15-24 met the criteria for a mood, anxiety or substance use disorder. Outdated, underfunded government responses have allowed these mental health problems to deepen and intersect.
by Katrina Cearns Rasha Wahid

To tackle Ontario’s mental health crisis, we must transform nursing education

By embedding mental health care into the heart of nursing education, we can empower nurses to make a life-changing difference.
by Martin Yaffe Paula B. Gordon Shushiela Appavoo Jean M. Seely

Aspiration alone is not adequate: Breast screening task force missing the mark

When it comes to the Canadian Task Force, health advocacy is an integral role for any medical professional. There is no desire to generate more “business.”
by Kimberly Moran

Building capacity to attach all Ontarians to primary care: The Patient Core Team

As the province works toward attaching all Ontarians to primary care, it’s time to re-imagine how we build teams to support this new objective.
by Maddi Dellplain

‘Good hands for a woman’: Study exposes gender bias in surgery 

Deeply ingrained gender biases within surgery are discouraging women from entering the field, according to findings in a new McGill University study. 
by Udoka Okpalauwaekwe

Rethinking our stewardship of patient health data in the age of AI

Patients deserve to benefit from the power of their data, but they also deserve to know, to choose, and to trust.

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