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Canada is rightfully considered a country with a high quality of life. The average life expectancy now exceeds 82 years, and people here consider themselves healthy throughout their lives. Obviously, healthcare in Canada does its job, while being not as expensive as in the US, Switzerland, or Germany. The average American pays $2,497 per year in insurance and administrative expenses, while the Canadian only pays $551. Canadian health care is partially funded by the government and works on the principle of accessibility…

Health costs are rising unabated, and health insurance premiums are weighing on many households. Anyone who blames the medical profession is acting carelessly – the list of those responsible is long. The healthcare system causes abdominal pain for the Canadians. In the latest worry barometer, this area has increased by 20 percentage points and is now in second place, directly behind old-age provision. That is not by accident. The premium round for 2019 is comparatively mild. But the share of…

Targeted therapy is a drug therapy destined to help patients with cancer. It’s less aggressive than chemotherapy, but it still manages to deal with the damaged tissue and cancer cells. In severe cases, targeted therapy makes an effective combination with chemotherapy. This type of treatment is approved by the FDA and is still tested against the new types of cancers. Our bodies are made up of many types of cells — brain cells, blood cells, skin cells… Each one has…

Were you wondering about the details and nuances of Australian and Canadian healthcare systems? The team of Canadian Health&Care Mall decided to compare the public healthcare systems of two great countries. Peculiar features of Canadian healthcare system Canadian healthcare is a niche that causes the most outrage among local residents and, at the same time, is the pride of the whole state. In fact, there is something to be proud of. Medical care, contrary to popular belief, is paid in…

When emergency clinics and facilities across Canada are witnessing the ever-growing interest for social insurance, there are worries wellbeing specialists are disregarding one potential problem — the lack of physician assistants (PAs) in Canadian healthcare. Will this problem ever be solved, and why did it appear? The role of physician assistants Physical assistants are prepared clinical experts ready to perform a considerable lot of indistinguishable methodology from undeniable specialists. These experts, well known in the US and some corners of…

This question is very voluminous for discussions. It’s hard to make a prompt and clear comparison because we have to take a lot of things into consideration. General healthcare in the country often has nothing to do with the official governmental healthcare and pharmaceutical organizations. Basically speaking, the systems are almost the same in matters of the patient experience. Nevertheless, the following differences should not be surprising to you. Due to the low prices for the medications and pharmaceutical equipment,…

The Sandoz unit of Novartis (NVS) puts on halt global distribution of heartburn medicines, which reportedly, contain an impurity classified as a possible carcinogen to humans. It also issued a recall of those drugs in Canada and some European countries. The potentially dangerous ingredient was detected in ranitidine medicines and is called NDMA. It is an organic chemical, which was previously used in the process of rocket fuel manufacturing. It appeared to be an unintended byproduct of a certain number…

Free Canadian healthcare: myth or reality? It is hard to say where exactly the myth of Canadian free healthcare originated. Actually, it is not so simple. Canadians pay for the healthcare services and products through their taxes. This way those citizens who are in need for medical care and treatments could get medical services without cost. How efficient this turn-around system? Let’s look from the cost optimation point of view. If we are looking at cost as a percentage of…

While electronic health records (EHRs) are improving the quality of healthcare by optimizing data management and communication, online appointments have already become a part of our daily lives. Medical records and diagnostics are digitalized throughout the globe, and as the world is moving forward, modern discoveries bring a wave of innovative solutions to the medical field. Next year can become a decisive point in adapting the latest technology advancements to healthcare environments. Experts say that by 2020, the market of…