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Dr. James Downar and Dr. Amit Arya discuss how to optimise provision of palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. James Downar is head of the division of palliative care at the University of Ottawa and is a critical care physician at The

Albertans with a life-limiting illness who use injectable medications for pain and other symptoms will no longer need to pay for pre-filled syringes.

COVID-19 has taken a toll on the mental health of children and young people, and impacts could be felt for many years to come, UN children’s agency, UNICEF, warned on Tuesday.

Suicide prevention must be prioritized after 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Americas office of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day, commemorated annually on 10 September.

The COVID-19 pandemic “will not end for anyone, until it ends for everyone”, an independent UN human rights expert said on Friday, advocating for an equitable and globally-coordinated vaccine distribution programme.

In this podcast, Prof. Esyllt Jones discusses the 1918-1920 influenza pandemic, how it exposed social inequalities and racism, how it relates to our current COVID-19 global pandemic and how it's connected to the social unrest happening in the United

Minister of Health Tyler Shandro issued the following statement on National Paramedic Services Week: