By thinking twice before prescribing and talking with patients about the risks of medications, clinicians are tackling overuse
By thinking twice before prescribing and talking with patients about the risks of medications, clinicians are tackling overuse
It’s not just about having more doctors. It’s time we used all the skills that the wide variety of health workers have to offer
It’s not just about having more doctors. It’s time we used all the skills that the wide variety of health workers have to offer
Research supports the ‘use it or lose it’ theory of mental ability
Research supports the ‘use it or lose it’ theory of mental ability
A national seniors strategy needs to account for complexity in the aging process, including risk and vulnerability
A national seniors strategy needs to account for complexity in the aging process, including risk and vulnerability
A new national program has pharmacists dispensing advice on how to curb harmful medications, particularly for seniors
A new national program has pharmacists dispensing advice on how to curb harmful medications, particularly for seniors
Older Canadians say their top priorities are better co-ordinated care systems and more community and home-based supports
Older Canadians say their top priorities are better co-ordinated care systems and more community and home-based supports
If we’re not careful, we may recognize too late how critical they are in dealing with the ever-shifting social stresses of modern life
If we’re not careful, we may recognize too late how critical they are in dealing with the ever-shifting social stresses of modern life
Migrating seniors are likely to have paid most of their lifetime taxes in one province while consuming most of their health care in another
Migrating seniors are likely to have paid most of their lifetime taxes in one province while consuming most of their health care in another
Migrating seniors pay most of their lifetime taxes in one province and then consume most of their health care in another
Migrating seniors pay most of their lifetime taxes in one province and then consume most of their health care in another
More seniors means slower economic growth and more spending on programs like health care. But some careful fiscal management can save us
But some careful fiscal management would mitigate the adverse effects of Canada’s aging population
