A new study finds big, long-term health payoffs in both the mental and physical well-being of those raised in foster care when extra services, such as tutoring and summer camps, are added.

Middlesex health officials have identified another obstacle contributing to a shortage of hospital beds and long waits in emergencies. Some people who do not require constant care are filling spots in long-term care homes.

The provincial Liberal government is lauding its implementation of recommendations from a government- commissioned report on long-term care in Ontario. But critics say they aren't going far enough. The government said yesterday it would follow recommenda

FAIRMONT - Health care is a hot topic in politics. Few agree on how to fix it, but almost everyone agrees something needs to be done. It's a subject with which state Sen. Julie Rosen, R-Fairmont, is well versed. "I will say this over and over again: If

R. Clayton McWhorter says he's been around long enough to see little meaningful reform of health care follow election-year promises of presidential candidates.