The B.C. government says there's no province-wide mental health resource available to post-secondary students, which is why it plans to introduce a virtual counselling, information and referral service that'll be available 24/7. The program will…
Health in the News
Note: These are summaries of information originally produced by external sources (media, press releases, government, etc.). All questions should be directed to the original news source listed.
- NBHC Care Experience
- NBHC Care Experience
Remote northern communities often lack access to affordable fresh food which is a situation that can affect the health of people living there. This is why, on a weekly basis, patients at Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre are served Miichim…
- NBHC Care Experience
Fifteen healthcare practitioners in the Belleville, Ont. area are taking part in an 18-month trial to determine if social prescribing is beneficial to individuals with depression, anxiety and loneliness. Similar to a program in Montreal in which…
- NBHC Population Health
While the Public Health Agency of Canada publishes statistics on the number of individuals who suffer fatal overdoses as a result of opioids, some physicians in Vancouver say there are no comparable data for people who suffer brain damage from…
- NBHC Care Experience
A study led by Dalhousie University found that between 1997 and 2015, First Nations children were more likely to require neonatal intensive care and had higher incidences of…
- NBHC Care Experience
A judge issued an injunction preventing naturopathic doctors in the province from saying they’re qualified to practise medicine in the province. Although naturopaths are professionally regulated in other Canadian provinces, they remain…
- NBHC Care Experience
A pilot project at Western Hospital in Alberton has caught the attention of the CMA. President Dr. Gigi Osler was in P.E.I. to have a first-hand look at Western Hospital’s tele-rounding project, which was launched in August. Tele-rounding was…
- NBHC Population Health
McMaster University researchers found that there is generally lower access to fresh produce in rural grocery stores compared to urban. The study…
- NBHC Care Experience
Research led by the University of Toronto found 98,097 errors at 301 community pharmacies in Nova Scotia between 2010 and 2017. Of those, 928 resulted in patient harm. In its…
- NBHC Sustainability
No shows are patients who don’t bother to show up or call to cancel their appointment. A family practice in St. John’s calculated the total wasted time created by no shows (that could have been used to see patients) to be 571 hours since November…
- NBHC Population Health
The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) released a position paper to make the case that racism is a public health issue that contributes negatively to the physical and mental health…
- NBHC Care Experience
The aging population, along with advances in medical care, means people are living longer with chronic conditions. This creates a growing need for the healthcare workforce to have expertise in serious illness care, including clinical expertise in…
- NBHC Care Experience
Helsinki Children’s Hospital, a state-of-the-art facility that serves sick children from all over Finland, opened earlier this year. The building is a case study in patient-centered design and includes a number of process innovations and digital…
- NBHC Care Experience
The National Health Service's proposals focus on reducing never events and improving the safety of patients with mental health issues…
- NBHC Care Experience
A study from StatsCan suggests women (19%) suffer more workplace harassment than men (13%), partially because females make up a greater…
- NBHC Care Experience
Expectant mothers in the Interior Health region of B.C. will have access to the SmartMom program. Prenatal education and support can be delivered to the patients' cellphones via text…