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Canada performs better than average on three-quarters of health status indicators, including life expectancy and preventable deaths from lung cancer, heart attacks and strokes, according to a new report comparing 38 high-income countries.

Getty Images/iStockphoto University of Texas researchers, with help from Mark Cuban, find price transparency still has a long way to go. When Dr. Peter Cram,…

University of Texas researchers, with help from Mark Cuban, find price transparency still has a long way to go.

A study finds a ‘poverty penalty’ for heart attack patients exists in six countries, including Canada and the U.S., in spite of the vastly different health care systems

The findings suggest that income-based disparities are present even in countries with universal health care and robust social services, the researchers said.

A study finds a ‘poverty penalty’ for heart attack patients exists in six countries, including Canada and the U.S., in spite of the vastly different health care systems

Concord Chorale is pleased to announce the establishment of the Peggy Senter Concord Chorale Scholarship Award, which provides tuition support to vocal students at the Concord Community Music School. This fall, the Scholarship has been awarded to...

The authors of this Viewpoint argue that the focus on hospital readmission rates as a measure of quality during the past decade, although undoubtedly leading to

The best way to treat acute myocardial infarctions, commonly known as heart attacks, has been long established by international consensus. The types of treatments and recommended procedures are well-defined, widely known, and readily available in modern hospitals.