healthcare
Political Corner: Canada’s medical system is failing us
June 24, 2022By Olivia Visser, Staff Writer Canadians like to boast about our country’s exceptional healthcare system. “It’s free!” they’ll exclaim. And while it’s true that you can visit a Canadian emergency room without having to worry about racking up a semester’s worth of debt, there’s still work to be done to ensure equal access to routine and critical healthcare. The Canada Health Act (CHA) is the federal statute that guides provinces on the quality of health services and coverage. The Act aims to “facilitate reasonable access to health services without financial or other barriers.” It’s not as effective a safety net as…
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Political Corner: The quieter, systemic ways Canada puts up barriers to abortion
May 25, 2022By Kelly Chia, Humour Editor On May 2, POLITICO released a leaked draft majority opinion revealing the US Supreme Court had provisionally voted in favour of overturning Roe v. Wade. By striking down the landmark case, the Court will delegate…
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Dear Doctors: Not everyone is a (cis) male
April 9, 2022By: Hannah Kazemi, Peak Associate After seeing a dermatologist, an endocrinologist, and enduring three months of blood tests and ultrasounds, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). PCOS is a common hormonal condition that affects the internal reproductive system…
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UBC students get $1,500 of mental health benefits, we get . . . $500?
March 1, 2022By: Meera Eragoda, Editor-in-Chief In 2021, UBC’s student society, the UBC Alma Mater Society (AMS), increased their mental health benefits from $500 to $1,000. Earlier this year, they increased them again to $1,500 through use of their Health and Dental…
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Nurses need more than just appreciation
January 25, 2022By: Charlene Aviles, Staff Writer In the pandemic’s early days, Vancouver residents cheered for healthcare workers. However, tangible support for them has been sparse. Even in the best of times, nurses have faced staffing shortages and workplace safety issues. While nursing…
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The shortcomings of BC’s Medical Services Plan
June 22, 2021By: Valentina, SFU Student Canadian health care is often described as free when compared to other countries with privatized health care, like the United States. BC’s Medical Services Plan (MSP) pays for physicians, essential hospitalization, and x-rays, but not all…
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Vancouver non-profit offers free HIV self-test kits to increase equitable health care
May 29, 2021Written by: Michelle Young, News Editor and Carter Hemion, Staff Writer The Community-Based Research Centre (CRBC) now offers up to three free self-test kits for HIV. Gay, bisexual, transgender, queer men, non-binary, and Two-Spirit British Columbians are eligible to recieve…
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SFU researchers investigate how technology can be used in healthcare
May 24, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate SFU computer science professor uses data mining to improve healthcare SFU Computer Science professor Martin Ester is using data to help prevent adverse drug reactions (ADRs), such as death and disabilities, in patients undergoing…
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SFU researchers look to improve specialized healthcare
March 15, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate SFU researcher looks at ways to improve hospital funding Can changing the way hospitals are funded lead to better care? How can it be done? Karen Palmer, a SFU health sciences adjunct professor and her team…
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Research Roundup
March 8, 2018By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate Quality of life factors for patients with spinal cord injuries SFU biomedical physiology and kinesiology professor Victoria Claydon specializes in cardiovascular physiology, and was involved in conducting an international study published in the Journal of…
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