It’s that time of year again. The leaves are turning, the days are growing shorter, the mercury is falling…and the flu is beckoning.

Doctors can use 211 to help low-income families by Destiny Bedwell Recent research delved into some of the reasons primary health care providers (doctors, nurses and other health professionals in front line care) have a low awareness of poverty as a health risk factor for people on a low-income. The research was in the BMC Primary Practice Journal and was [...]

by Jen Crespi In a heartrending story published by the Toronto Star in February, health reporter Theresa Boyle described the plight of a woman who was struggling to find appropriate care for her elderly mother. Although the elderly woman – frail, 82 and speaking limited English – was ready to be discharged from hospital after treatment for a serious fall, [...]