Quebec experienced over 3,200 new cases from Jan. 7 to 13, according to the province’s most recent data. This uptick in cases has added strain to the already overburdened healthcare system, which has long wait times and packed emergency rooms at over 100 per cent capacity. While medical masks and[Read More…]
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McGill and AGSEM meet to discuss increases in TA wages and healthcare fund
The Association of Graduate Students Employed at McGill (AGSEM) and McGill proceeded with their ninth round of negotiations on Jan. 16. Following the expiration of AGSEM’s last teaching assistants’ (TA) collective agreement with the school in July 2023, negotiations have been ongoing, largely focusing on AGSEM’s non-monetary demands. On Dec.[Read More…]
Student Wellness Hub faces province-wide healthcare practitioner shortage
The Student Wellness Hub (SWH) is a multi-functional program proposed and opened in 2019 to encourage the well-being of students, staff, and faculty members. Since its creation, however, the SWH has faced obstacles in providing care due to a province-wide shortage of practitioners and a requirement that doctors volunteer their[Read More…]
Inaugural Business Ethics Conference discusses a more inclusive health system
On Nov. 10, McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management organized the Inaugural Business Ethics Conference. This full-day conference featured three insightful panel discussions centred around ethical management in the context of systemic challenges, with a focus on the healthcare industry. In the panel titled “Promoting Inclusion and Equity in Healthcare,” global[Read More…]
The discriminatory disarray of Quebec’s health-care system
Over 800,000 Quebecers are currently looking for a new primary care physician in their area. Wait times to find one can extend to more than two years in Montreal, where the population faces one of the worst health-care accessibility crises in the country. This issue directly results from Quebec’s poor[Read More…]
The barriers to gender-affirming care at McGill and beyond
CW: Mention of suicidal ideation Transgender, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming individuals face innumerable barriers by simply existing in a world wrought with transphobia. The U.S. National Transgender Discrimination survey report on health and health care found that transgender individuals in the U.S. are over four times more likely to contract[Read More…]
It’s time to scrap the body mass index
Imagine a medical assessment tool that tells you about a patient’s body composition—a tool that is used to determine levels of disease risk, dosages for vital medications, and individualized treatment plans. Now imagine this tool was based on the body measurements of white European adult men, but is applied the[Read More…]
WebMD is not all it’s cracked up to be
Pandemic-era health care has forced self-diagnosis into almost every aspect of life; figuring out whether your runny nose is a sign of seasonal allergies or COVID-19 often spells the difference between a fun night out or a dreaded two weeks of isolation. Even before the pandemic took over our lives,[Read More…]
Tribune Explains: SSMU health and dental insurance
If you are an undergraduate student at McGill from Quebec or another province in Canada, you are eligible for health insurance provided through the Students’ Society of McGill University (SSMU). The McGill Tribune looked into SSMU’s Health and Dental Plan, what it includes, how students can submit claims, and whether[Read More…]
Giving back and moving forward in the medical sphere
Racial biases have major impacts on the medical field, from inaccurate diagnostics to nonconsensual procedures—but always to the detriment of marginalized communities. Many medical professionals at McGill and in Montreal are working to change this, however: The Social Accountability and Community Engagement Office of McGill’s Faculty of Medicine and Health[Read More…]
