Plain packaging includes health warnings on packages and prohibits tobacco company branding such as colours, logos and design elements. Presently, 42 countries and territories are actively moving ahead with plain packaging. Canada became the…
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The study found 27.5% of people who visited an ER for cannabis use developed an anxiety disorder for the first time within three years. In comparison, 5.6% of the general population sought assistance for anxiety in an ER or outpatient setting…
The study found 30% of parent caregivers have unmet emotional needs, 15% have unmet communication needs and 15% feel inadequately involved in their child’s…
The clinic blamed its closure on the province’s refusal to fund surgical abortions performed outside of hospitals. The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada says it’s unacceptable to leave large swaths of the province without local…
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The study also found nearly 20% of stroke survivors develop dementia over the next five-…
The Heart and Stroke Foundation says approximately 60,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are happening in Canada each year. Only one in 10 people who experience a cardiac arrest out of hospital survive. The…
Le gouvernement fédéral a présenté un projet de loi qui reporterait à mars 2027 l'intention d'élargir le programme d'aide médicale à mourir pour inclure les personnes dont le seul problème médical est une maladie mentale. Il s'agirait du deuxième…
Canada's total fertility rate dropped to its lowest point in more than a century of data keeping in 2022, hitting just 1.33 children per woman. The 7.4% decline in the rate from 2021 to 2022 was the steepest drop since the 7.6% decline from 1971…
As of Feb. 1, seniors aged 72 to 76 can apply for the Canadian Dental Care Plan, which provides dental coverage for Canadians without dental insurance if their family income is less than $90,000. The program is set to start in May but…
Since 2021, N.B. recruited more than 500 internationally-trained nurses to work in the province in a variety of healthcare roles. More than 200 of those recruited already started working, with the remainder expected to arrive in the coming months…
Following a successful trial last year involving over a million users, NHS England is adding the feature to the app allowing patients to see when their prescriptions were issued and view their prescribed medication. Patients waiting for an…
A UBC study hopes to determine how exercise can assist cancer patients in their treatment and recovery. Working with physiotherapists who specialize in different types of cancer, the Faculty of Medicine…
Researchers at the University of Waterloo developed a more trustworthy method to diagnose diseases such as COVID-19, pneumonia and melanoma using AI tools. The method supports…
The degree program is open to nurses with two years of clinical experience in the mental health and addictions field within the past five years. This graduate program can be completed in two years as a full-time student or in three years as a…
The WHO says in 2022, rates of measles infection rose by 18% globally over the year prior, with deaths attributed to the disease rising 43% in that time and 37 different countries reporting large or disruptive outbreaks. PHAC reported just 12…