A common feature of all high performing health systems is their anchor on equity, fairness and universal access to health services – the trinity of better health. While some countries, such as Britain and Canada, have attained this threshold, others with nascent and fragile health systems,...

This study compares the Canadian and US health care systems on the provision of Pap smears for women. Probit estimates show that American women are more likely to receive the screening. A question arises as to whether differences in the estimated probability of the Pap smear are the result of...

While health care consent law applies to everyone, the issue raises particular challenges in relation to people living with dementia — not only because dementia can impact mental capacity, but also because people living with dementia confront assumptions that they are mentally incapable of...