Health

Ambulance cooperatives and companies prevailed; the Administrative Labour Tribunal (TAT) ordered the paramedics’ unions, which were set to launch new labour actions, to withdraw their call for action...

Paramedics who are members of unions affiliated with the CSN will step up their pressure tactics. Starting next Tuesday, they will refuse to work overtime in certain regions of Quebec. The affected...

Premier Christine Fréchette announced Friday morning the launch of calls for proposals for pilot projects involving virtual waiting rooms and telemedicine consultations, with the aim of modernizing access...

Despite challenges that remain to be addressed in the implementation of the Digital Health Record (DSN), the digital transformation project in the healthcare system is on track, according to Dr. Christian...

The government's spending exceeds its GDP, while the level of health care services is declining. This is stated in black and white in the report by the commissioner health and well-being (CSBE), released...

On Thursday, Quebec became the first Canadian jurisdiction to enact legislation regulating energy drinks. Legislators passed Bill 9, the Act to Prevent the Harmful Effects of Energy Drinks on Youth...

Making contraception free across the province would cost the Quebec government approximately $22 million, according to calculations by l’Institut de recherche et d’informations socioéconomiques (IRIS)...

Premier Christine Fréchette was unaware of the issues with the Digital Health Record (DSN) raised by various media outlets. The daily newspaper Le Devoir and Quebecor media outlets have reported several...

Telemedicine is constantly evolving. An innovative project by the CHUM, which offers telehealth addiction services to Indigenous people, is gaining momentum. Already, 24 Indigenous communities in Quebec...