The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) says two-thirds of seniors take at least five different prescribed medications. It also contends that about half that number of seniors are taking at least one potentially inappropriate medication,…
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The Rexdale Community Health Centre in Etobicoke, Ont. tested the program with about 500 participants last summer, giving doctors the option to prescribe "social prescriptions", or activities that promote social connections and strengthen…
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The U.K.’s National Health Service is the largest purchaser of fax machines in the world. It’s been ordered by the U.K. health secretary to stop buying more and to…
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In a survey, Infoway discovered that 84% of primary care physicians and 89% of specialists access health information…
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The Trusted Patient Coach app is being used by Southcoast Health hospitals to let patient or a designated family member communicate with their provider as they're preparing…
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Medavie Blue Cross notes productivity costs to employers from workplace mental health problems is around $56 billion annually, with 500,000 workers off work every week due to mental illness. It adds that organizations lose about 14% of their…
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The REACH Institute program is being launched in Saskatoon by the continuing medical education division at the University of Saskatchewan. Twenty-five…
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Addictions and mental health patients at the Abegweit First Nation Mi'kmaq Wellness Centre, northeast of Charlottetown, are seeing success incorporating Mi'kmaq traditions into their patient care. At…
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Researchers in the U.K. found each day spent in an RN-understaffed ward over a three-year period conferred a 3% rise in mortality risk, whereas each additional…
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As part of an ongoing project between The Lung Association and pharma company Boehringer Ingelheim, it's estimated that in addition to the 1.6 million Canadians with COPD, there are nearly as many that have the chronic illness but are unaware. A…
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The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives suggests seven ways the federal government could raise…
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The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) is partnering with Research Manitoba on an accelerator program designed to evaluate technologies connected to aging and brain health. Startups will be eligible for up to $200,000 to test…
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NHS England says there’s growing evidence of the mental health risk new and expectant fathers face. As part of the expanded perinatal mental health program, partners of pregnant…
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The Fraser Institute states that in 2018, Canadians could expect to wait 19.8 weeks for medically-necessary treatment. Nationally, wait times were…
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The study, completed by doctors at University Health Network (UHN) and St. Michael’s Hospital, found 65% of patients reported disturbances in one of four categories - sleep, mobility, nutrition or mood - while admitted. About 30% of patients…
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A survey conducted for virtual care provider Medisys finds 71% of employer group benefit plan members says they'd be willing trade off other benefits if it meant access to healthcare professionals through an…