Medical tourism sites catering to patients looking for cheaper cosmetic and dental procedures are working to attract people who will travel for more costly surgeries. PwC…
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The Addiction Care Clinics of BC (ACCBC) will represent the non-government clinics that provide addiction treatment throughout the province, with a focus on recovery and providing expertise in to reduce opioid overdose deaths. ACCBC’s members…
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New Brunswick's health minister says the provincial government is considering launching or joining a lawsuit to recover some of the costs associated with opioid use. Benoit Bourque claims that in the past 11 years, 241 New Brunswickers died from…
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Researchers from the University of Florida analyzed the first few minutes of recorded consultations in U.S. clinics and found that, on average, patients have 11 seconds to…
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The U.K. research team found noise on children’s medical wards at night exceeds the maximum limit recommended by the World Health…
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Alberta Health's annual report for the 2017-2018 fiscal year points out…
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Toronto is looking to transform its city-run nursing homes by implementing a new long-term-care model that is catching on in Southern Ontario. The project, called the Butterfly program, is taking over in the Peel Region. The program is now in all…
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Hitch Health and ride-share company Lyft completed a year-long non-emergency medical transportation pilot in Minneapolis. The results show a significant decline in patient no-shows and increased revenue at…
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Researchers at the Ottawa Hospital unveiled an online calculator that determines an individual's risk for hospitalization or death as a result of heart attack or stroke. The tool…
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This Ontario government-funded pilot project is aiming to set the Canadian standard in intergenerational home sharing. The Toronto Homeshare Pilot Project sees…
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U.S. Alzheimer's Association reveals dementia prevalence data in lesbian, gay, bisexual older adults
The first dementia prevalence data from a large population of lesbian, gay and bisexual older adults was reported by researchers from University of California and Kaiser Permanente. They examined the prevalence of dementia among sexual minority…
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U.K. LGBT campaign group Stonewall researches the challenges facing elderly people and found many LGBT people are concerned about living alone without support or having to enter care homes which will not meet their needs. Seniors told the…
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Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) research reveals that the number of patients who visit the ER with elevated blood pressure has been on the rise for…
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This study suggests socioeconomic disadvantage is a "powerful predictor" of diabetes, and recommend greater awareness and resources be considered…
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In 2016, 9,400 hip and knee replacement revisions were performed in Canada. The demand for these surgeries continues to grow and the CIHI says repeat surgeries can benefit from improvements in short- and long-term revision rates. The institute…
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Research has tied sleep problems in hospitals to worse outcomes for patients. This Dutch study quantified how little rest patients get. It found patients…