Thousands of U.K. patients with MS will benefit from a 10-minute injection that slows the progression of disability while cutting their treatment time in hospital by over 90%. The NHS will be one of the first healthcare systems in the world to…
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Health Minister Bruce Fitch said the partnership will facilitate pathways for healthcare professionals from Indonesia to obtain Canadian accreditation and licensure. Representatives from N.B. will travel to Indonesia in the fall for an inaugural…
Funded by the QEII Foundation, the $4-million MRI found outside the Bayers Lake Outpatient Clinic will be the first of its kind in the country. The container-like structure will be available to patients by the end of July. It can be picked up and…
The Allied Health Professional Recruitment Inventive will provide up to $10,000 to those eligible in return of a one-year service commitment. Allied health professionals include:
The province confirms 26 of the 35 initiatives in the five-year plan are complete after just two-and-a-half years, with some surpassing their goals and the rest are underway. Highlights of the mid-term update include:
The funding will be invested through five medical technology companies, including Vancouver-based Well Health. The technologies being developed through the AI initiative, known as the Health Compass II project, include a patient-facing virtual…
When comparing hospitalizations for mental health conditions before and during the pandemic, the researchers found a decrease in mood disorders, substance-related disorders and other mental health disorders, as well as a decrease in the overall…
This is a change from the previously observed ongoing decline. Over time, a decrease in births to individuals under 30 years of age and an increase in births to those over 30 years of age was observed. The New Brunswick Perinatal Health Program…
Simon Fraser University will be home to a new medical school, set to open in 2026. B.C. is providing $74 million in funding for the project. The first new medical school in Western Canada in 55 years aims to address the province’s ongoing doctor…
In 2022, there were nearly 700,000 2SLGBTQ+ persons with disabilities aged 15 years and older. Almost two-thirds of persons with disabilities who reported being a 2SLGBTQ+ person were aged 15 to 34 years, compared with 17% of their non-2SLGBTQ+…
Diabetes care platforms provide personalized virtual care for diabetes patients with customized interventions and coaching and real-time glucose monitoring. The University of Toronto RxFood app allows users to…
Physicians with experience providing care to youth in the 2SLGBTQ+ community point out gender-affirming care lowers a child's risk for depression by 60%, while the risk of suicidality goes down by 73%. Despite those statistics, many children and…
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have higher rates of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared to the general population. Research led by the Faculty of Health…
The study found the main reason for vaccine hesitancy in 16- to 29-year-olds was lack of trust in the vaccine itself, in healthcare providers and in government. It also found lived…
The research shows women 55 or older with a specific subtype of Stage 1 breast cancer can be effectively treated with just surgery and endocrine therapy. The subtype of breast…
The study showed people with diabetes were more than four times more likely to be diagnosed with non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) if…