Health in the News
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Twenty emergency operations centres set up at B.C. hospitals during the height of the COVID pandemic will be reopened as the province's healthcare system deals with surges in COVID, influenza and RSV infections. The health minister explains the…
The University of Waterloo's School of Pharmacy developed the URinCharge app, winning a $5,000 prize from Pharmasave for innovation in pharmacy. Ont. pharmacists can diagnose and prescribe medication for several minor ailments but the program is…
The practice was used during the pandemic, when hospitals attempted to clear beds for patients with COVID-19. It’s based on a model of care widely used in Nordic countries to ease hospital overcrowding. Some hospitals in England have used care…
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada agrees the accreditation process for doctors trained overseas is too cumbersome so it'll increase capacity in its review process so applications and exam eligibility are dealt with more…
The provincial government is looking to send more patients outside the province for quicker access to healthcare. The arrangement would send some patients who need an angiogram to get their heart problem diagnosed to the Mayo Clinic in the U.S.…
The province offered the conditional job offers during a recruiting trip to a Kenyan refugee camp.
As part of the pilot, 911 calls identified as having a mental health crisis were given the opportunity to talk to nurses who assist RCMP members in their responses. The RCMP adapted a European model to the reality of Sask.’s remote regions and…
While prior research showed a decrease in ED visits for violence and sexual assault in the early months of the pandemic, this study…
The B.C. Psychological Association is pleading with the province to include psychologist treatment in the public health system like in the U.S., Australia and the U.K. through primary care. Currently, mental health support is only available…
Experts are calling for the expansion of safe supply and say governments need to look at formalized arrangements for harm reduction services. Over 32,000 Canadians died of toxic drug overdoses since 2016. Health Canada says 76% of all overdose…
- NBHC Engagement
Schematic designs of the new rooms were based on the engagement process of committees made of nurses, physicians, infection control experts, patients and family members. The rooms will be designed with windows that stretch floor-to-ceiling, as…
The hospital opened a stand-alone clinic where paramedics can drop off homeless people who are intoxicated by alcohol so they can recover and then access services. Toronto paramedics say the early results of the program are almost unbelievable.…
Ont.’s decision to lower the payments that doctors receive for one-off virtual fees led some websites to start directly charging clients for virtual medical services. Other services, meanwhile, are using loopholes to charge patients for medical…
CIHI show nearly one in six family doctors in Canada are 65 and older and nearing retirement, leaving millions of Canadians potentially losing their access to primary care. Seniors make up the fastest-growing share of family doctors, with the…
AI is widely hoped to be the rescue for overstretched health systems around the world in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic but questions of legal accountability and moral responsibility in AI-driven decision-making are being raised, drawing…
While some groups admitted they were struggling as they age, the National Institute on Ageing found optimism was common. Its survey found…