Elizabeth Payne

Don Williams is high risk and was determined to get the RSV vaccine. But he had to pay $550 for two vaccines that are free in Ontario.

Austin Carter struggled with asking friends and family to consider donating part of their liver so that he could live.

"We couldn’t squeeze any more out of the budget and we went into deficit,” said one hospital CEO to members of Ontario’s Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.

Nurse practitioners could soon bill OHIP directly under federal changes that represent a sea-change in the delivery of primary care.

Dr. Trevor Arnason will take over as interim medical officer of health for Ottawa when Dr. Vera Etches leaves at the end of January.

PHAC has increased its risk assessment for avian flu, saying, while the risk remains low for the general public, the situation is worsening.

An Ontario coroner’s committee is warning about the risks of so-called freebirths after a spike in stillbirths associated with the trend.

A sharp rise in respiratory viruses in Ottawa is putting pressure on hospitals that is being felt in hallways and emergency departments.

Dr. Paul Hebert of Ottawa has started a five-year term as head of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

Imposing a lifetime ban on cigarette sales to people born after a certain date would result in huge health benefits, according to research.