The surgical backlogs for benign surgeries were amplified by pandemic restrictions while a post-pandemic focus on priority programs exacerbated the issue for some, including those needing benign gynecological surgery. To reduce the backlog of…
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Consisting of University of Alberta (UofA) graduate students, the group Student Advocates for Public Health (SAPH) explains the loneliness epidemic on campus that arose during the pandemic is worsening. To combat the isolation of the university…
The key change to the admission process, which comes into effect this fall, is a lottery system that it calls the first of its kind in the…
It’s the first medical school in the country with a mandate for family doctors. York University’s medical…
The Alberta Medical Association's (AMA) social media campaign extols the merits of a physician comprehensive care model similar to those in B.C., Man. and Sask. The AMA claims 40% of physician revenue from billing goes to covering their practices…
The issue underscores the need for a strategy to tackle homelessness, which is a social issue and a significant public health concern. To address this, a pilot program called the…
The device will prevent life-threatening hypoglycaemic attacks, which can lead to seizures, comas or death for those with Type 1 diabetes. Also, the cost of identifying and treating it is 10% of NHS England’s total budget. The mass rollout of the…
Over 1,700 people died from toxic drugs between Jan. and Nov. last year, making it the worst year since the province’s substance use surveillance system was made publicly available. In reaction, the government will introduce legislation to create…
The study, which used data from Ont. patients who visited an ER, found that dementia in people who were homeless was 1.9 times higher than the…
- NBHC Engagement
Experts on dementia, individuals with lived experience with the condition and the Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health collaborated on the…
The average wait time for hip replacements in the province is 309 days, nearly twice the national average of 164 days. For knee replacements, the average is 198 days, while it was 466 days in Sask. The new…
The Ottawa Hospital began providing patients with adhesive bandages that complement a variety of skin tones. The bandages, which come in three shades, were made available through a contract negotiated by a not-for-profit that sources medical…
Male doctors still put in four more hours a week on average than their female colleagues, but the study goes against the old stereotype about the feminization of medicine on its head, as married male physicians are putting in fewer hours, likely…
Hospitals and LTCs in the province spent about $369 million on agency nurses in FY2021-2022, while the expected cost in FY2022-2023 is $600 million, an increase of 63%. Factor in the cost for personal support workers (PSW) for the previous fiscal…
N.L.'s registered nurses' union wants to expand a nurse locum program that allows nurses in the provincial system to fill short-term gaps in Labrador. About 100 nurses have taken part in the program that began in Sept. 2022, costing…
International report shows Canada ranks last in primary healthcare access among 10 wealthy countries
Lack of access to a primary care provider negatively impacts the health of both individuals and the population and in Canada, the percentage of those who reported having a regular doctor or place they go for care dropped from 93% in 2016 to…