An 82-year-old Caraquet woman was cycled through four hospitals after falling and breaking her hip and was eventually transferred to the Tracadie-Sheila hospital, at which time she had already developed a bed sore. Several weeks later, her…
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The Conference Board of Canada (CBoC) estimates the economic output from the…
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A study conducted by SRDC (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation) for Infoway finds that both Canadians and the healthcare system benefit when patients can…
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Following consultation with families and caregivers, NHS England published guidance to help trusts work with bereaved…
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Telus and Doctors of the World Canada launched the Telus Health for Good program in Victoria, B.C. in which Doctors of the World, with community partners and voluntary health practitioners, will use Telus' Mobile Health Clinic to deliver primary…
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The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) and the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer signed an agreement to provide $5.5 million over four years to collaborate on…
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The Nova Scotia Health Authority is contracting with Texas-based Corepoint Health to use its Corepoint Integration Engine software to provide health data interoperability throughout the province, which…
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The Nova Scotia Health Authority is adding four orthopedic surgeons to its ranks to reduce wait times for hip and knee replacement surgeries. The health authority aims to provide anyone requiring surgery to have it within Canada's benchmark by…
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The federal government will spend $70 million to help Atlantic Canadians get access to their health records electronically and see doctors use an e-prescribing program that will send prescriptions to the pharmacy digitally. Federal Health…
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Accreditation Canada awarded Ambulance New Brunswick (ANB) its Accredited with Exemplary Standing, making it the only EMS organization in Canada to earn the designation. Medavie Health Services NB says the third-party assessment means quality…
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Kaiser Permanente reports that partners of people with newly diagnosed diabetes are more likely to improve their health behaviours than partners of people without the disease. Kaiser researchers say a diabetes diagnosis could be a 'teachable…
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The U.K.'s Health Foundation's working paper explores how 16 high-income countries - including Canada - have thought about…
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Toronto's chief medical officer recommends the federal government remove legal penalties for small amounts of drugs and convene a task force to look at the possibility of regulating all drugs, including alcohol. It's her contention that the…
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Health PEI is holding four focus-group conservations across the province to consult with Islanders living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to help shape future COPD programming and services. Events are being held in Queens County…
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The CMAJ published a review advising community-based healthcare providers in Canada to be aware of local services and resources to help patients with dementia and their caregivers. The…
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At a news conference in Fredericton, the N.B. Medical Society presented a survey showing 97% of respondents believed having more family doctors was…