The study estimates teens using cannabis are at 11…
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The plan includes initiatives to improve access to healthcare services, enhance cultural safety and promote traditional healing…
In the three years before legalization in 2018, the rate of ER visits by Ont. seniors for cannabis poisoning stood at 5.8 per 100,000. That figure spiked during the first phase when dried cannabis became available to 15.4 per 100,000 and it rose…
The Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) says Bill C-64, now before a Parliamentary committee, is too narrowly focused and provides insufficient coverage,…
The program targets young people between 16 and 18 years of age. The DISCOVER one-day workshop program uses self-referral, CBT methods and more visual materials while allowing more clinician interaction. The CBT approach in this program involves…
Greater oversight is welcomed by the Manitoba Nurses Union, saying nurses in the private and public sectors need to be held to the same standards and operate under similar working conditions. In the first nine months of FY2023-2024, the Man.…
The first-of-its-kind report aims to make people aware of the connection between housing and healthcare, pointing to several ways that…
The study adds to evidence that school-based health centers - studied extensively in urban contexts - improve children’s healthcare and provide broader…
This adds to a growing field of studies that suggest women are less likely to experience miscommunication, misunderstanding and bias when treated by female doctors. In this case, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre…
For patients on life support, moving them to an MRI scanner can be a difficult experience, which includes going to another hospital or being pushed across hallways with the possibility of being disconnected. Unlike regular MRI scanners, the Swoop…
The UCP government tabled the proposed legislation, which would create four standalone health agencies out of the centralized Alberta Health Services (…
The University of Calgary found rates of lung, colorectal and prostate cancers are projected to decrease in 2024, while less common cancers such as melanoma, liver and kidney cancers and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma are on the rise. Also, more people…
The study also confirms a higher risk of developing new neurological disorders after the infection. The University of Alberta compared (sub.…
While the province is now posting the wait times on MyHealthNB for non-urgent medical diagnostic tests, the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists Atlantic hopes the dashboard will make patients and the government aware of the…
The organization is urging provinces and territories to lower the start age for breast screening programs to 40 for individuals at an average risk of developing breast cancer. The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) is responding to emerging evidence…
A group of physicians, nurses and allied health professionals in N.B. is sounding the alarm on the health risks associated with fracking and calling for a permanent ban on the practice. This comes after recent comments by N.B. Premier Blaine…