The federal government will hire Ottawa-based Advanced Symbolics, which specializes in social media monitoring and artificial intelligence, to forecast spikes in suicide rates.
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E-STI testing is currently being implemented in the U.K. to meet increasing demand for STI testing. This trial, among people living in London, found…
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U.S. healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente says a telestroke program has streamlined the health system's stroke care across 21 hospitals. The redesigned acute stroke workflow sees a dedicated telestroke neurologist manage all emergency stroke…
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More than 4,400 prescription medications are now free for children and youth age 24 and under, the biggest expansion of medicare in a generation for Ontario families. Medications covered by…
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For people who are in the workforce already, the added burden of unpaid caregiving for a family member or loved one may lead to insomnia and other sleep issues, according to a…
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A team comprised of a mental health clinician, two nurses and two student outreach workers is supporting the needs of students and their parents at two families of schools in western P.E.I. Health PEI says 130 students have accessed the service,…
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Medimap is a website that shows the estimated length of time it should take to see a doctor at walk-in clinics. The tool's now being launched in Winnipeg. Every half hour, staff from participating clinics update…
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In a position statement, the College of Family…
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The report states that at least 1,460 Canadians have died from opioid-related overdoses in the…
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Oak Bay's Mayor's Task Force on Community Engagement will deliver public forums and report back to council with a final report including public feedback. Discussion around public engagement at a September council meeting in the B.C. municipality…
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The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), a consortium of health information management professionals and organizations, published…
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The Alberta Government's dementia strategy is designed to…
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The Chief Nursing Officer for England issued a winter framework to help nursing staff ensure patients don’t spend any time…
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The Ontario Government claims the expansion of its Rapid Access Clinics across the province will provide…
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San Francisco Health Network began to pilot the email system in 2014.…
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To study how social media could be a helpful tool for increasing patient engagement and satisfaction, researchers created a Facebook group for liver transplant patients to use as a virtual community forum. Family members, caregivers and…