Opinion: Parallel privatized health-care systems like Alberta's don't reduce wait times - Vancouver Sun

Skip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpMenuCBC GemCBC ListenSearchQuick LinksNewsSportsRadioMusicListen LiveTVWatchnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesDisability LifeGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaVideoDo Islanders benefit from some privatized health care? Maple's CEO says yes | CBC.ca LoadedDo Islanders benefit from some privatized health care? Maple's CEO says yesOctober 6|Duration 7:04October 6NewsDuration 7:04closed captionPublic-private health-care partnerships are expanding on P. E. I., offering everything from MRIs to cataract surgeries. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin speaks with Dr. Brett Belchetz, the CEO of virtual-care platform Maple, who says it's time to stop demonizing private health companies. Related Stories'Attached to a team': One patient medical home will take a new approach to Islanders' health careWhat is Health P. E. I. doing to bring doctors to the province? Not enough, say some MLAsP. E. I. gets $32M to keep prescription drugs more affordable for IslandersP. E. I. is adding lots of new long-term care beds — but will they be enough?

Among cancer patients, the high financial cost of cancer care is a prevalent problem. This financial burden is also associated with potentially harmful behavioral strategies that patients might use to cope with costs, such as delaying or forgoing treatment and skipping medications. Collectively, researchers refer to this impact as financial toxicity.

Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) could transform diabetes management for millions of Americans with type 2 diabetes who don't take insulin, according to findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The clinical trial found that adults using CGMs spent approximately five additional hours each day within their target blood sugar range compared with those receiving routine care. Nearly twice as many CGM users also achieved an A1c level below 7%, a common treatment goal for people with diabetes.

Patients who wore noise-canceling headphones during minimally invasive gynecological surgery were significantly less likely to experience postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), suggest findings from a randomized clinical trial presented at the Anesthesiology 2026 annual meeting.