Aggressive social media campaigns are blurring the line between marketing specific pharmaceuticals and promoting direct-to-consumer medical services, and they appear to be breaking Canadian legislativ...

The pivot to telehealth through the COVID-19 pandemic spawned numerous private investor-owned virtual care firms, capitalizing on loopholes and outdat…

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Objective The literature examining direct-to-consumer (DTC) commercial virtual care has expanded rapidly over the past decade. Our objective was to synthesise the nature and range of evidence on DTC c...

From erectile dysfunction medicine to hair loss treatment to weight loss drugs—a thriving online market has emerged to seamlessly deliver drugs straight to your door. But what happens when prescriptio...

An emerging model is quietly turning Canadian patient medical records, and patients themselves, into lucrative commercial assets – often without patients' explicit knowledge or consent.

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Poor security practices at genetic testing company 23andMe exposed the data of hundreds of thousands of Canadians.

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Research paper highlights potential downsides when private companies are integrated into the health care system in crucial roles without enough oversight

Non-profit virtual care has the most potential to not only improve health outcomes but promote health system sustainability.

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