CIHI reports that from 2001 to 2017, death rates among women due to alcohol rose 26%, five times…
Health in the News
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The Manitoba government accepted the recommendation from a 2017 report and will designate paramedics as a regulated health profession. What that entails is that it…
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A study from The Conference Board of Canada expects the number of seniors who will access physiotherapy services to jump from 566,000 in 2014 to 1.5 million by 2035.…
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This review of the Personal Health Information Act by the province’s Department of Health and Wellness finds N.S. lags behind other provinces when it comes…
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HealthLandscape is a U.S. company based on an interactive web atlas. It belongs to the American Academy of Family Physicians. It launched an atlas called the Community Vital Signs…
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A study of physician-patient communication and engagement found patients and doctors talked more about their goals for care when readied for such a conversation before an outpatient visit. The researchers also found an increase in patient-…
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Patients at the Downtown Walk-In Clinic in Charlottetown are using an app and paying five dollars if they want to book an appointment online. The fee’s collected by the online site and app developed by P.E.I. company…
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The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations’ (FSIN) suicide prevention strategy draws on previous efforts from Quebec, Nunavut and U.S. Indigenous…
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A hospital in Oliver, B.C., is testing a technology called MedHx to link its MEDITECH database with the province's prescription network, PharmaNet. The hospital says in the…
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The province introduced a benefit for people who provide informal care to help their loved ones remain independent. The budget includes $11.3 million for the benefits this year to help primary informal caregivers. The non-taxable, monthly benefit…
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Health hubs such as Veitch Physiotherapy and Wellness Centre and the Health and Performance Centre use buildings big enough to bring doctors…
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A report into factors causing health…
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A low-cost enterprise by paramedics was found to significantly reduce emergency ambulance calls and improve the health of seniors living in Hamilton's social housing apartment buildings. This McMaster University study analyzed the effectiveness…
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Columnist suggests N.B. recreate New Brunswick Health Council survey for insight on province's youth
Times & Transcript columnist Jenna Morton reiterates UN director general’s comments about organizations and governments not listening closely enough to young people. The organization launched a global poll to measure youths' opinions on…
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Best Buy is exploring health tools as part of its strategy to expand its tech support services with a pilot service called…
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The province's three-year plan includes funding for 200 new doctors to work in the team-based model and for 200 additional nurse practitioners at the cost of $181 million to hire the new doctors and $115 million for the nurse practitioners. The…