Health

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.

The Montreal General Hospital believes its medical day hospital is a way to cut down wait times in the emergency room.

The Quebec pharmacy owners’ association argues that pharmacists are in the same boat as nurses when it comes to private employment agencies.

Researchers at McGill University have made a discovery that can help detect depression earlier in teens and predict how their symptoms may progress over time.

More than two-thirds of municipalities, home to half of Quebec’s population, do not have a first responder service, according to the Auditor General (AG).

An employee at Montreal’s CHUM hospital says the facilities are rationing Kleenex for patients to save on costs. Instead, some staff are handing patients brown paper towels or toilet paper to blow their noses and dry their tears.

For 14-year-old Mario Futia, life was never normal — until a first-of-its-kind kidney transplant from his late uncle gave him a second chance.

The Urgences-santé paramedics have just voted 99.6 per cent in favour of a strike mandate.

The Coalition Avenir Québec government has been highly criticized for trying to pass legislation that would tie doctors’ pay to collective performance targets. Critics say this approach would punish all doctors because some physicians can only work part-time.