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Health in the News
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Health-related apps in the U.S. surpass 318,500 - nearly double the number available just two years ago - with approximately 200 new ones added to the market daily, says a…
- NBHC Care Experience
The project lead for Saskatchewan's Compass program says the system to record and prevent medication mistakes in the province will become mandatory as of Dec. A pilot project in 2016 turned up more than 7,000 incidents. She states that while 80%…
- NBHC Care Experience
A report from the College Student Alliance, the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, Colleges Ontario and the Council of…
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The provincial government has promised to find a way to maintain oncology services at the Grand Falls General Hospital and the Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Joseph de Saint-Quentin, following a Vitalité Health Network's decision to discontinue chemotherapy…
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In its first-ever look at death rates and hospital readmissions following heart surgery, research from the Canadian Institute for…
- NBHC Sustainability
The Health Foundation's report highlights that national policy and planning for the NHS workforce in England is "not fit for purpose," pointing to high…
- NBHC Care Experience
Over the next five years, the federal government will spend up $36.4 million on education initiatives surrounding the health and safety risks of marijuana use, as well as drug-impaired driving. The programs will target so-called priority…
- NBHC Care Experience
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement's white paper is directed at hospital leaders and quality improvement teams who want to improve hospital-…
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The Newfoundland and Labrador Cancer Care Registry (NLCCR), a database combining five programs already in operation or under development within the Provincial…
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This Institute for Healthcare Improvement publication highlights 10 ideas that emerged from its 90-day innovation approach, including reflections on the Triple Aim, the concept…
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Researchers from the University of Chicago Medicine report that an experimental ER triage program that coordinated care with multiple departments at a…
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A bill before the Alberta Legislature would allow residents of LTC facilities and their families to establish self-governing…
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A report from the Fraser Institute predicts that by the year 2045, government healthcare costs with be 57%…
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A study of Grade 9 to 12 students in Ontario and Alberta points to a "strong and robust" linkage between so-called vaping and subsequent tobacco use. The study, which suggests teenagers who…
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Developed by a clinical psychologist in P.E.I., INSIGHT is a day-long mental health program for youths aged 13 to 18 with mood disorders, anxiety…