A white paper prepared by Morneau Shepell for the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) suggests depression and anxiety are the most prevalent of…
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Chicago's Rush University implemented a social determinants of health (SDoH) screening tool that asks patients about housing, transportation, food security and utilities. Of an initial 50 patients screened, 33% indicated one or more needs,…
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These results are a challenge to current thinking on which international guidelines are based. For instance, the U.K.’s National Institute for…
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The program, from digital therapeutics company Canary Health, is called Better Choices, Better Health - Diabetes (BCBH-D). It facilitates online or in-person support…
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With the $2.9 million in funding from the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC), the University of Alberta will open training institutes in western and eastern Canada for the BETTER program.…
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Researchers from St. Leonard’s Practice and University of Exeter Medical School in Europe were able to determine the benefits of keeping the same doctor over time. They examined studies from countries such as Canada, England, France, U.S.,…
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With a $120,000-grant from the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, a University of Saskatchewan researcher is piloting a cancer care model for First Nations communities. He contends that Indigenous patients find the current system…
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The federal, provincial and territorial health ministers endorsed common indicators to measure access to mental health and addiction services, as well as to home and community…
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The Quebec government rolled out a publicly-funded website for patients to book appointments with a medical practitioner in 2017. However, it would appear that many doctors…
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A spokesperson for the Manitoba government contends there's nothing to prevent a nurse practitioner (NP) from providing private healthcare to patients. Winnipeg-based Nurse Practitioner House Call…
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One of the first acts of the new P.C. government in Ontario was to change the rules governing the public drug plan, OHIP+. The former…
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The National Research Council and Montreal startup Greybox developed an AI-enabled virtual assistant to remotely monitor patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and heart failure. The…
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Dr. Tom Barry, the outgoing medical chief of staff with the Horizon Health Network, said the province's medical community is seeing a major increase in cases of youth anxiety and depression, what he views as an incoming public health crisis…
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New drugs launched since 2009 accounted for nearly one quarter of brand-name drug sales in Canada by 2016, according to a report from the Patented Medicine…
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The provincial government and the Nova Scotia Health Authority unveiled plans to reshape Cape Breton's health system to better connect patients and their families to the care they need. The regional healthcare redevelopment plan includes:
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U.S. researchers report that hospital at home (HaH) care results in a shorter length of stay, improved patient experience as well as fewer hospital…