health system

“The Finger” Another lesson learned on the Canadian Health System

This is how it works when you are new to a place. And the way it has worked for the last six years. You learn as you go. As everything new happens in your life, you have the chance to learn how to handle the situation. Now, when something new happens in the place you’ve [...]

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Immigrants Health and Canadian Lifestyle: Not one for the other.

Extracts from Canadian lifestyle hazardous to immigrant health A new multi-ethnic study finds immigrants who have been in Ontario longer actually fare worse in their heart health than recent newcomers. “We found a negative acculturation effect, in that long-term residents of Ontario had worse cardiovascular risk profiles than recent immigrants,” said Chiu. “The greatest decline was [...]

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Canadian authorities working on new standards to ease foreign doctors accreditation process

Is not new, but I just saw this in other blog. In case you are a doctor and are thinking on coming to Canada, take into account that you will not be able to work as such until you do not have a valid Canadian licence. Until now, getting such credential could take years. In [...]

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Becoming an organ donor in Ontario is just one click away

Ontario launched a new website (new for me at least!) called beadonor.ca Every Ontario resident can use this website to become a tissue and organ donor in just five minutes and save 8 lives! Are you an organ donor? Are you thinking of becoming one?

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About the medical exams and what can leave you without your visa

Many people are worried about medical conditions that could hurt their intentions of immigrate to Canada. I asked Yves Martineau, from Martineau&Mindicanu an immigration consultant firm in Montreal, about this… You can be banned on Canadian territory by one of two reasons. One is security. You may have a medical condition like a contagious disease. [...]

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End of the incredible story of the little child who had a strange, green object in his ear that a Doctor finally dared to remove.

It was just a matter of finding two doctors willing to do their job, a nurse, some tears and 10 minutes. We had our appointment at CHEO at 1:30pm. At 2pm we were leaving the Hospital back home. And end of the story!

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