10 health stories that mattered: Mar.16–20

10 health stories that mattered in 2014.

10 health stories that mattered: Mar. 10-14.

10 stories that mattered: Dec. 6-12.

• Ontario’s health care system will saddle the province with a $1.19-trillion tax burden due to increased costs over the next 50 years, the C.D. Howe Institute reported. The think tank urged the province to control costs by switching from an agebased drug plan to an income-based one, and expanding the role of less costly health workers, such as nurses and pharmacists. • Two violent attacks on h...

10 health stories that mattered May 12-16.

10 health stories that mattered: Jan. 3-9.

• Sodium levels in Canadian chain restaurant meals haven’t changed much since 2010, despite food industry commitments to bring levels down, according to a CMAJ Open study. As of 2013, sodium levels in 54% of foods were unchanged; there were marginal decreases in sodium in 30% of meals, while levels rose in 16%. • The British Columbia New Democrats called for a public inquiry into the 2012 firin...