Health in the News

The Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) released a position paper to make the case that racism is a public health issue that contributes negatively to the physical and mental health…

The Helene Tremblay Lavoie Foundation is tasked with increasing access to dementia and long-term care for Ontario seniors who's first language is French. It notes that in Toronto, there's only one LTC…

Alberta's health minister says that after a year-long delay to make it compatible with smartphones, a province-wide online patient portal will be operational by next April. Sarah Hoffman explains that when first proposed, the idea of making the…

The Alberta government will permit midwives to prescribe and administer a broader range of prescription drugs, including contraceptives and contraceptive devices. In hospitals, they'll be allowed to order and dispense benzodiazepines and…

Yukon's Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) found the territorial's department of health and social services committed overreach when it demanded detailed patient data in response to a physician's billing request. The IPC admits the Yukon…

B.C. premier John Horgan isn't against incorporating dental care into the public healthcare system. Without going into much detail, he stated that the provincial government may consider the idea during budget consultations next year. Horgan adds…

Therapy Assistance Online, also known as TAO Connect, is an e-health technology service that was launched as a pilot project in 15 N.L. communities earlier this year. It combines online educational…

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto says the non-profit organization HIMSS designated the hospital's analytics model at level 6, the second-highest…

A Waystar survey reveals 68% of Americans face challenges in at least one social determinant of health (SDOH) risk category. Of all patients in the "high risk" segment, 60% have never discussed their issues with a health provider or their…

Since it can be painful and difficult for a patient to shift and adjust their body to obtain the best image, the automated system instead moves the scanners around the patient, resulting in less strain on the body and a more precise image. Being…

New Brunswick’s government tabled a $600-million capital budget with a focus on returning to balanced budgets by 2020 or sooner. The biggest spending in 2019-2020 is $321 million to maintain transportation infrastructure. Almost $124 million goes…

Between Jan. 2016 and June of this year, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) estimates that over 9,000 Canadians died as a result of opioid use. Of the over 2,000 deaths which occurred in the first half of 2018, PHAC says 94% were the…

A panel called the Council of Canadian Academies released three reports into problematic types of applications under the medical assistance in dying (MAiD) program. Parliament asked the council to consider the ethical and practical issues…

Infoway's e-prescribing service PrescribeIT launched in Saint John, N.B., with a physician sending prescription requests electronically to Sobey's and Lawtons Drug pharmacies in the region. Since its debut…

The study show that patients in Ontario discharged during the December holiday period have an increased risk of death or readmission at seven days, 14 days and 30 days compared to patients released during other periods. Holiday-discharged…

The average wait time for a home care assessment in Moncton is 88 days. The provincial average is 60 days, which puts the region behind the provincial target of 85 days from two years ago. In 2016, the Auditor General criticized the…