The survey found that 17% of Canadians vaped in the past 12 months, up seven points since a similar poll conducted in Sept. 2020. Vaping remains more…
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Cataract surgery makes up the largest component of Alta.’s total surgical waitlist and the provincial government decided that about 25% more eye procedures will be done in private surgical facilities this year to reduce surgical backlogs. AHS…
Albertans living with chronic pain symptoms or who support someone with a long-term health condition can join an AHS workshop that aims to teach them to take control of their health.…
Aunties Within Reach a été créé en partenariat avec l’Université de l’Alberta et l'Ihkapaskwa Indigenous Wellness Collective,…
L’étude visait à mesurer l’évolution des facteurs de risque associés à des maladies chroniques ainsi que des habitudes d’activités physiques actuelles chez les adultes vivant avec ou sans enfant de moins de 18 ans. Les chercheurs ont constaté que…
Patients in the top 1% of healthcare spending in North America account for 25% to 40% of total healthcare expenditures in a given year. As part of the study, the Alta. researchers categorized high-cost patients into distinctive groups within the…
As children’s organizd sports were cancelled and screen time went up over the past two years, Western University's Child Health and Physical Activity Lab set out to find how the pandemic shifted family activity levels. The researchers found most…
Researchers at the Women’s College Hospital demonstrated a significant gap in care for a high-risk population as they found less than half of postpartum…
The Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Service will use increased funding from the province to expand its remote monitoring program capacity from 50 clients to 100. The program allows older adults to retain their independence and live at home while also…
The Association for Canadian Studies shows the rate of reported infection is higher than what official data suggest. It found:
The study found that roughly 3% of patients who were hospitalized for more than 24 hours with COVID-19 pneumonia developed new-onset dementia over a median of…
The University of California San Francisco posits individuals with…
Thousands of B.C. paramedics were trained in a care model that aims to keep palliative patients out of hospital as long as possible. The ASTaR initiative, which stands…
The province is providing an additional 200,000 to Westminster House Society to support several of their programs, including treatment and recovery for youth, trauma-informed gender-specific…
The study found that two in five adults with ADHD reported almost daily happiness or life satisfaction in the past month, freedom from mental illness in the previous year…
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Ontario home health provider VHA Home HealthCare is working to understand and support diversity in its workforce through an annual DEI report - one…