The U.K.'s Health Foundation's working paper explores how 16 high-income countries - including Canada - have thought about…
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Toronto's chief medical officer recommends the federal government remove legal penalties for small amounts of drugs and convene a task force to look at the possibility of regulating all drugs, including alcohol. It's her contention that the…
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The CMAJ published a review advising community-based healthcare providers in Canada to be aware of local services and resources to help patients with dementia and their caregivers. The…
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At a news conference in Fredericton, the N.B. Medical Society presented a survey showing 97% of respondents believed having more family doctors was…
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Health PEI is holding four focus-group conservations across the province to consult with Islanders living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to help shape future COPD programming and services. Events are being held in Queens County…
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The U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) is readying a wide-ranging app to allow all patients to book appointments, consult their medical records, and more. Many of the features are already available online, but the app will bring them together…
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NHS England is seeking feedback from the public, primary care professionals and innovators on how it can ensure the general practitioner (GP) payment system is "…
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A joint report by the OECD, World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank contends that poor quality health services are holding back progress on…
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A white paper prepared by Morneau Shepell for the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) suggests depression and anxiety are the most prevalent of…
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Chicago's Rush University implemented a social determinants of health (SDoH) screening tool that asks patients about housing, transportation, food security and utilities. Of an initial 50 patients screened, 33% indicated one or more needs,…
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The report, by the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) and the Healthcare…
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These results are a challenge to current thinking on which international guidelines are based. For instance, the U.K.’s National Institute for…
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The program, from digital therapeutics company Canary Health, is called Better Choices, Better Health - Diabetes (BCBH-D). It facilitates online or in-person support…
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With the $2.9 million in funding from the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC), the University of Alberta will open training institutes in western and eastern Canada for the BETTER program.…
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Researchers from St. Leonard’s Practice and University of Exeter Medical School in Europe were able to determine the benefits of keeping the same doctor over time. They examined studies from countries such as Canada, England, France, U.S.,…
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With a $120,000-grant from the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, a University of Saskatchewan researcher is piloting a cancer care model for First Nations communities. He contends that Indigenous patients find the current system…