The province needs to invest differently and has to organize primary healthcare differently to provide citizens with better access and quality of care.
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Métis patients diagnosed with cancer faced discrimination and unfair treatment from hospital staff.
While Canada has a historically high physician-to-population ratio, concerns about physician shortages and burnout, as well as limited access to physician care continues. McMaster University analyzed workforce data for physicians from 1987 to…
This study's findings further validates patient reports of anti-Indigenous bias in healthcare. The University of Calgary study asked participants to match images of Indigenous people in Canada and European - specifically white - people with…
Overall, the MHRC says 81% are happy but for those who reported…
Canadians are increasingly able to access their personal health information online, including lab tests and diagnostic results, immunization history, medications and medication history and specialist consultation notes. The…
Details about the death of a patient at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton last July show that, at the time of the death, the LPN assigned to the waiting area was also assigned to the department and “couldn’t commit to the…
The goal’s to address challenges in accessing healthcare in remote communities and to have care be delivered by locally-trained workers Through the program…
The study shows AI could act like a virtual assistant for physicians. The model tested in B.C. predicts cancer patient survival more accurately and with more readily available data than previous tools. It uses natural language processing to…
B.C. will become the first jurisdiction in Canada to make prescription contraception free to all residents. Funding of $119 million over the next three years will allow full coverage…
People with rare diseases are waiting too long for treatment with consequences that could be prevented. The Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CODR)…
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The workshops are offered as part of the Alberta Healthy Living Program (AHLP), an initiative that promotes healthy living and provides access to information. AHLP's Zoom workshops are free and cover heart health, stress management, nutrition,…
The province says it needs more Mi’kmaq and Indigenous people to consider careers in healthcare. It’ll give $28,000 in funding to health and wellness authority Tajikeimik to assist in recruiting. In collaboration with the L’nu Nursing Initiative…
With discussions involving the increased use of private-sector involvement, Canadians are at odds over how to define “privatization” of healthcare and over the issue of publicly funding surgeries at private clinics. Angus Reid found 39% of…
The findings make a case for considering a broader approach to addressing how healthcare and affordable housing are affecting heart health. The study shows how living in neighborhoods with…
In earmarking an initial $440 million to better detect, prevent and treat cancer, the province hopes to respond to a significant increase in demand for cancer care among people who put off screening during the pandemic and are receiving diagnosis…