According to Ken McGeorge, a retired career healthcare CEO, policymakers in N.B. have the challenge of figuring out how to use the wealth of information created by the New Brunswick Health Council to translate it into actionable data. The data…
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Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been a controversial issue since the 1990s, when a major study found an association with higher rates of breast cancer and stroke. Experts now say that study overstated the risks. Researchers reviewed recent…
The investment comes on the heels of a recruitment push as the province attempts to integrate more staff into its healthcare system and to improve their workplace environment. An additional $350,000 will be used to give doctors access to Cortext…
There will be 14 clinics the government describes as new or strengthened. The expansion includes collaborative family practice teams, primary care clinics, after-hours clinics, urgent care centres and urgent treatment centres. The province is…
Following a pilot project at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton, patients with mental distress coming to other Horizon EDs will have access to a virtual addiction and mental health team and/or a psychiatrist. They’ll be…
With the Health Facilities Act, the province will be looking into moving cataract surgeries and possibly other surgical procedures where the need is high. A pilot program has cataract surgeries being performed already in private clinics in…
GPs part of England’s National Health Services won’t be allowed to tell patients to phone back later and must offer an appointment or assessment on the same day or refer them to a pharmacist or emergency health services. They’ll be given £…
The U.S. recommendation calls for screening mammograms every two years for women between the ages of 40 and 74. Previously, screening for average-risk patients was recommended beginning at age 50. In Canada, regular screening mammography is only…
Its survey reveals 45% of business owners felt mental health challenges compared to 38% in 2022. The report also shows a double-…
Fifty-five nurses were hired into the Manitoba government's provincial nursing float pool since its inception late last year, bringing nurses back into the public system to work shifts in rural and northern communities. The pool provides nurses…
The psychological stress critically ill patients experience in ICUs is known to be nearly as lethal as the injury or illness that put them there but there are no formal treatment guidelines for it. After discharge from the ICU, 70% of them…
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The province is providing $500,000 for Métis Nation BC to host two gatherings in the fall. In one, Métis girls will engage in Elder-led teachings around mental wellness. The gathering will include workshops, group activities, mentorship,…
AHS completed its sixth launch of Connect Care, an initiative that enables all health records from AHS, its subsidiaries and partners, to be accessed through one system. It also provides clinicians with common decision-making support. Launch six…
The model, known as blended capitation, will be an alternative to the current fee-for-service system, under which payment depends completely on how many services the doctor provides. The provincial government says the new model will allow for two…
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B.C.’s Youth Advisory Council for the Youth Development Instrument uses a self-report questionnaire to learn about the social and emotional…
Distrust of healthcare systems highlighted in study of COVID-19 disinformation among Black Canadians
The study attempts to describe the nature of COVID-19 online disinformation among Black Canadians and identify factors that contribute to the phenomenon. The analysis found distrust of healthcare systems, poor communication, cultural and…