In a study that highlights the average health care spending of Canadian families, Fraser Institute has revealed that health care in the country isn’t free and a typical Canadian family spent $12K…
Tag: Health Care
Canada one step closer to banning microbeads
The Canadian government is one step closer to banning microbeads n personal care products – a step the government says is in the direction of continuing to protect Canadian families and the…
UK lags behind other countries on survival rates for common cancers
A comparative study of quality of care in the UK health system with that of similar countries over time has revealed that despite recent improvements, UK lags behind other countries in several…
Help, care and support during a mental health crisis vary greatly across UK
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its Right Here, Right Now report detailing help, care and support during a mental health crisis. In the report the CQC found that quality of…
139,000 Americans spending $100,000 on prescription drugs
The US healthcare system is currently facing challenging times as more and more pharmaceutical companies roll out new high-end drugs pushing the medication costs higher leaving employers, health plan providers and others…
Dr William Cullen’s consultation letters are a window to health, diet secrets of 1780s
Newly released online archive of the consultation letters of one of the 18th Century’s leading Scottish Medics Dr William Cullen (1710-1790) provides a great deal of insight into the health and diet…
Researchers reveal cost of smoking on health care system
Cigarette smoking costs Manitoba’s publicly-funded health care system an extra $244 million a year, according to a new in-depth study from the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy at the University of Manitoba:…
Research says life expectancy of Brits greater than official estimates
Researchers have claimed that people in the UK have a greater life expectancy than official forecast because of which health and social services will be under immense stress as government numbers don’t…
Private healthcare providers no better than GPs
Alternative health care providers including private companies and voluntary organisation are no better than GP practices and in some cases are even worse, reveals a new study by researchers at Imperial College…
Majority of GPs not in favour of offering a seven-day service, new survey reveals
Around nine out of ten GPs are not in favour of opening up their services seven days a week, new survey has found. The survey follows David Cameron’s election promise which says…