Reading Time: 2 minutes Disponible en français. Organ transplantation surgery has saved countless lives since its advent in the 1950s. As the techniques and technologies used in transplantation medicine improve, positive outcomes for donors and recipients are increasing. Demand for this treatment, however, far… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes Disponible en français. In Canada, the third week of April is National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week. Every year, the number of Canadians awaiting organ transplantation surgery surpasses the number of organs available for transplant. This HillNote provides an… Read More ›
Reading Time: < 1 minute Disponible en français The federal government has authority over matters related to health and health care derived mainly from its criminal law power for issues related to public health and safety, and from its spending power through which it makes… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes 8 December 2020, 8:50 a.m. (Disponible en français : Inégalités des répercussions en santé de la COVID‑19 : besoin de données sur la race et l’ethnie) For Indigenous peoples, Black Canadians and other racialized groups, race and racism are important… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes Revised on 5 January 2021, 11:50 a.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible en français : Les répercussions de la COVID-19 sur les foyers de soins de… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Comment les foyers de soins de longue durée sont-ils financés et réglementés au Canada?) According to census data, almost 160,000 people lived in Canada’s long-term care (LTC) facilities in 2016. Health Canada defines residential LTC as… Read More ›
Reading Time: 2 minutes (Disponible en français : Résumé – Stratégies pour optimiser les dons et les greffes d’organes et de tissus) The deceased organ donor rate in Canada is lower than that of top-performing countries, but Canada’s rate has improved in recent years…. Read More ›
Reading Time: 2 minutes (Disponible en français : Résumé – Don et greffe d’organes au Canada : Statistiques, tendances et comparaisons internationales) Efforts to improve Canada’s organ donation and transplantation system have increased over the last 20 years. However, despite a significant increase in the… Read More ›
Reading Time: 6 minutes Revised on 9 November 2020, 12:10 p.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible en français : Recherche et développement de vaccins contre la COVID‑19) Vaccine immunization will… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes Revised on 26 June 2020, 8:20 a.m. Any substantive changes in this HillNote that have been made since the preceding issue are indicated in bold print. (Disponible en français : La COVID 19 et le système correctionnel fédéral) Since the start… Read More ›