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July 09, 2026

Recent Stresses and Underlying System Causes of the Primary Care Crisis Point Toward Policy Solutions

"Statistics Canada's Canadian Community Health Survey found that 83% of adults had access to a regular healthcare provider in 2023, leaving 5.4 million individuals without access (Statistics Canada 2021). Notably, only 71.3% had access to a family physician or nurse practitioner, with others identifying a medical specialist (5.3%) or other type of provider (6.2%) as their regular health provider." Read this ICES Report in Healthcare Quarterly

Health Policy Off Script!

 

This weeks' episode The Stigma of Mental Health and Illness features Dr. Kwame McKenzie, CEO of Wellesley Institute, a full Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, Director of Health Equity at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), and a practicing psychiatrist.

Past episodes include guests Colleen Flood, Arthur Sweetman, Janet Davidson and Kelly Lamrock. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

 

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Jul 13, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
Why the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history is becoming more challenging

2026-07-13 from ctvnews.ca The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the fastest-growing one in history, and new challenges keep emerging even as work begins on a study of two badly needed treatment [...]

Jul 13, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
Imagine what we can do’: Ontario grants $360,000 to Femtech to address women’s health funding gaps

2026-07-13 from thespec.com/ Though women make up half of the population, only seven per cent of health research funding is directed specifically toward women’s health. It’s a stati [...]

Jul 13, 2026 Health & Healthcare News
A ‘rapidly rising’ tick-borne disease is making rounds in Canada. It’s not Lyme disease.

2026-07-13 from ctvnews.ca Canadians exploring the outdoors this summer are being warned about threats other than Lyme disease from tick bites as cases rise. While Lyme disease is the most common con [...]

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Launched in June 2024, the Sunnybrook-to-Home (SB2H) program was designed to support older adults' transitions from hospital to home through the integration of hospital, home care and community services. Between June 2024 and December 2025, 593 unique patients were enrolled, with approximately 33% referred from the emergency department. Patients who enrolled in SB2H experienced faster access to home care (average 1 day vs. a Toronto Central regional average of 5 days) and shorter alternate level [...]