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“I knew that there were patients that were in pain and dying, literally dying, and not getting the help they needed … I didn’t have the support.” – Dr. Suzanne Godsoe Sept. 3, 2026 By Omar Mosleh Staff Reporter Toronto Star It was 4 a.m. when the emergency department chief assigned Dr. Suzanne Godsoe a patient, a woman in her 60s with signs of sepsis. She...
The tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy uses a patient’s own cells to train their immune system to attack cancer. By Megan Ogilvie, Health Reporter Toronto Star July 9, 2026 Alex Shved is running out of options — and out of time. The metastatic melanoma invading his body has stopped responding to standard treatments and is spreading unchecked through his bones and lungs. At...
Ontario Health Coalition May 26, 2026 Someone asked us if protests — like the giant protest Thursday May 28 to stop Ford’s privatization of our hospitals & health care — ever accomplished anything. We thought it was a fair question. The answer is YES — and we put together the list for you! While it is rare that any one single event wins completely...
April 18, 2026 Dr. Vincent Lam, Guest Contributor at thestar.com Imagine the captain of a sinking boat saying to passengers, “Would you like a life jacket? Or a spot in a life raft?” Any sensible passenger would reply, “I will take both!” Living with an untreated substance addiction is not unlike being aboard...
News provided by Ontario Medical Association Mar 24, 2026, 09:11 ET TORONTO, March 24, 2026 /CNW/ – Ontario’s doctors are calling on the provincial government to modernize the province’s outdated OHIP billing system, using innovative solutions like AI to reduce red tape and ensure patients can access the care they need. OHIP has failed to keep pace with modern...
John LaCombe’s body was found the same day the agency called his sister to say they were closing his file — because he wasn’t answering the phone. Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizen Mon, March 23, 2026 An Ottawa man died alone in his apartment in January after the province’s homecare agency closed his file without seeing him because he wasn’t answering the phone. John...
Haylee Keyes, Canadian Health Coalition March 16, 2026 Across the country, Canadians are coming together to urge the federal government to enforce the Canada Health Act and stand up against Alberta’s two-tier health care law. Whether you are hearing about this for the first time or have been following along, there is something you can do right now. Today we are asking everyone...
Patients across the country can spend days on stretchers and in storage rooms waiting for beds Natalie Stechyson, CBC News Posted: Mar 13, 2026 Six days in an overflow stretcher. Beds in storage rooms. Patients dying in their seats. No, we’re not describing an episode of HBO’s gritty medical drama The Pitt. These are real-life scenes playing out in Canada’s emergency...
