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Toronto is looking to transform its city-run nursing homes by implementing a new long-term-care model that is catching on in Southern Ontario. The project, called the Butterfly program, is taking over in the Peel Region. The program is now in all…
Hitch Health and ride-share company Lyft completed a year-long non-emergency medical transportation pilot in Minneapolis. The results show a significant decline in patient no-shows and increased revenue at…
The first dementia prevalence data from a large population of lesbian, gay and bisexual older adults was reported by researchers from University of California and Kaiser Permanente. They examined the prevalence of dementia among sexual minority…
This Ontario government-funded pilot project is aiming to set the Canadian standard in intergenerational home sharing. The Toronto Homeshare Pilot Project sees…
U.K. LGBT campaign group Stonewall researches the challenges facing elderly people and found many LGBT people are concerned about living alone without support or having to enter care homes which will not meet their needs. Seniors told the…
This study suggests socioeconomic disadvantage is a "powerful predictor" of diabetes, and recommend greater awareness and resources be considered…
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) research reveals that the number of patients who visit the ER with elevated blood pressure has been on the rise for…
Research has tied sleep problems in hospitals to worse outcomes for patients. This Dutch study quantified how little rest patients get. It found patients…
In 2016, 9,400 hip and knee replacement revisions were performed in Canada. The demand for these surgeries continues to grow and the CIHI says repeat surgeries can benefit from improvements in short- and long-term revision rates. The institute…
The Scottish government’s framework intends to provide national guidance for its Health Boards and partners on the design and implementation of a weight management pathway for those at…
A CBoC report contends that the design features of cities, communities and buildings can create conditions that promote and foster individual and community health and…
A study from American healthcare provider Humana shows:
This is one of the first studies to analyze the differences between men and women with heart failure in Ontario. It looked at patients who had not been initially hospitalized and found women with heart failure were more likely to be hospitalized…
Health P.E.I. is now offering sexual health evening walk-in clinics in Charlottetown and Summerside. Tests are carried out by a nurse or nurse practitioner and no appointment is required. Each clinic runs from 4 to 8 p.m. and …
Hospitals typically use severity of illness scores to predict the 30-day survival of intensive care unit (ICU) patients. The scores include lab results, vital signs, and physiological and demographic characteristics. But research from the…
Vancouver's St. Paul's Hospital opened a model of healthcare for patients with mental health and substance use challenges. The St Paul's Hospital HUB centralizes four patient-care services for a "wraparound" effect so patients don’t fall between…