TELUS Health says a survey of healthcare practitioners demonstrates the need to prioritize conversations around the use of in-home tools and solutions such as Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) technology. It’s estimated that one in three…
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Dr. Andrew Clark, an orthopedic surgeon at the Moncton Hospital, says a lack of recruitment of anesthesiologists and nurses and the failure to open more operating rooms are at the root of a heavy backlog of patients waiting to get knee and hip…
A research group estimates 1,700 people are being infected with Omicron for the first time each day. That works out to 213 infections per 100,000 New Brunswickers, nearly 2½ times the national average of 87. Researchers say the number of…
Data from the Canadian Resident Matching Service, a not-for-profit organization that matches students with medical training, show a steady decrease in the…
Overworked and understaffed healthcare workers leaving their jobs over poor working conditions are becoming more alarming to health advocates, who are calling for federal assistance to address a Canada-wide nurses’ shortage. The president of the…
- NBHC Engagement
N.B. has no confirmed cases of monkeypox and no suspected cases but Public Health is putting together resource materials for clinicians and working on a public awareness campaign. Messaging will revolve around prevention and risk and the campaign…
The head of the New Brunswick Medical Society is urging those who are eligible to get their fourth dose of a COVID-19 vaccine amid what he believes is the start of a new wave of the pandemic in the province. Dr. Mark MacMillan fears the wave that…
In the midst of an acute shortage of access to care, there’s a growing need to address potential co-morbidities in the urban Indigenous population. The Wije’winen Health Centre will offer medical services that are informed by language, ceremonial…
The idea for Virtual Hallway came from two doctors looking to have specialist input earlier on in the course of a patient's illness. It's essentially a phone consultation platform that allows primary care…
The study investigated rates of visits to the ED for community-dwelling people with dementia in Ont. during the first two waves of the pandemic. Researchers observed large immediate declines in rates of visits during the pandemic, which remained…
The Conference Board of Canada says disparities in cancer outcomes are evident among provinces. Cancer mortality rates are lower in the Western provinces and Ont. and higher in Que. and the Atlantic provinces. Other findings include:
The Western University study’s the first to connect shortness of breath after COVID-19 with several physiological components. Their technique involved participants inhaling…
The poll of front-line RPNs, PSWs and other front-line staff revealed a surge in physical & sexual violence against women, in racially motivated attacks and an increase in the use of weapons against hospital staff. The poll found that:…
A l’Î.-P.-É., l’hôpital Western d’Alberton indique que son service d’urgence serait contraint de fermer si une seule personne est en congé de maladie alors que les problèmes de recrutement et de rétention du personnel de santé augmentent dans la…
A Toronto ER nurse quit her job earlier this year to work as a travel nurse at a hospital in Texas. She’s getting paid three times her salary in Canada and working only 36 hours a week, as opposed to 70-80 hours at St. Michael’s in Toronto.
The province is bringing free rapid access counselling services to several small communities with almost $2 million in annual funding to Family Services Saskatchewan. The program’s available for individuals, couples and families needing support…