Kelly Grant

For the past 4 months @TuThanhHa @HoserLibrarian and I have been digging into Cda’s private nursing industry and one company in particular, Canadian Health Labs. Here is what we found. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Why does it take two-and-a-half years, on average, for new drugs to be publicly funded in Cda? theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Health Canada has finally approved lecanemab, the first disease-modifying drug for Alzheimer's to be authorized here. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Ontario to offer early access to select new cancer drugs in pilot project, while national negotiating body promises to accelerate talks for same set of oncology breakthroughs. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Nice to see the work of our new Midtown Kingston Health Home featured here by @kellygrant1, as well as the vision of becoming a country with guaranteed access to primary care, health homes in every neighbourhood🎉

Former federal health minister @janephilpott has a plan for fixing primary-care in Cda. Kingston is trying it out. I visited the city to see how its working. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

As expected, the National Microbiology Lab has confirmed a BC teen with avian flu has a version of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain. theglobeandmail.com/canada/british…

It's a still a mystery how the B.C. teen caught avian flu. The teen had no links to poultry farms. Pets, including dogs, cats and reptiles, that the teen had contact with have tested negative, Dr. Henry says.

B.C. teen with avian flu is in critical condition. About three dozen close contacts have been tested, but no other cases yet. More to come, but in the meantime, here's what you need to know about bird flu. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry is providing an update on the avian flu case in a B.C. teen at 2:30 p.m. ET today. Here's what we know so far. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

How a major government contractor for nurses exploited a federal program for Indigenous businesses theglobeandmail.com/politics/artic…

The @CMA_Docs is calling for an end to sick notes, hoping to ease the paperwork burden for physicians. @channay theglobeandmail.com/business/artic…

In a new open letter, patients in NB demand investigation into mystery illness. @fx_plante @LindsayLeeJones theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Check out this excellent piece from my new health colleague @alanna_smithh about the crumbling state of ER care in Saskatoon. Sask voters head to the polls Monday. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Amazing throwback! Thx, @sgrimbly for brightening my day.

A lil ✨professional news✨ I’m joining the Globe’s health team next month. Despite my role shifting, I’ll still be based in #yyc and will continue to cover drug policy & vulnerable populations, but more broadly health care access, breakthroughs & policy across Canada. #cdnpoli

So so so super excited about this news!

As the debate about the future of Canada's health system heats up, the @globeandmail is expanding its health team. Joining the great @kellygrant1, will be @kkirkup, @alanna_smithh, and @channay. And more to come! via @AngelaPacienza @rachelagiese

#BreastCancer screenings now easier to access at age 40 in most of Canada, though experts warn of more false positives, by @kellygrant1 theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via @globeandmail

Back in 2021, Ottawa announced that Novavax would make its COVID-19 shot in a new publicly-owned vaccine plant being built in Montreal. More than three years later, Novavax still isn't making shots there. So what's happening inside? theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

ICYMI on the weekend, make some time for @TuThanhHa's excellent deep dive on what we know -- and what we don't -- about ER wait times in Cda. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…