As the federal government considers a national pharmacare plan, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions estimates up to 1,000 Canadians die…
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Health in the News
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This British Medical Journal essay urges doctors and patients to start thinking differently about what it means to be returned to health. The U.S. authors envisions medicine that doesn't stop at the hospital door but sets conditions for a healthy…
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Right-wing think tank, the Fraser Institute contends federal legislation mandating a public-payer health is stifling reforms that…
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Despite being highly used by older adults, most times, the emergency department isn't the ideal place for seniors to receive care. To support better care in the home, there have been calls to shift home care to a more comprehensive, team-based…
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Doctors and nurses are using apps such as Whatsapp and iMessage to share pictures of patients with their care team. But those apps don’t meet encryption standards for the sharing of sensitive medical material, meaning health professionals may be…
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The B.C. government won't allow clinics in the province to pay individuals for plasma donations, if a …
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The Enhanced Primary Care Pathways program found 84% of patients who would normally have to wait to see a specialist were unnecessarily referred. It was…
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A report from the C.D. Howe Institute finds adults aren't opting to be immunized against vaccine-preventable diseases like influenza,…
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Asthma is one of the leading causes of hospital stays for people younger than 20, with more than 6,000 hospitalizations in 2015-2016. Through the past decade, hospitalization rates were about 1.5 times higher in lowest-income neighbourhoods…
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Scotland will develop a national digital platform to house all relevant information from patients’ health records and to be sure the information is integrated and available. The platform will allow role-based, secure access and specialist…
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After a successful run in Edmonton and Calgary, this pilot project expanded to the Wetaskiwin-Camrose riding in February. The pilot had advanced care paramedics respond to over 200 calls to local seniors. Instead of sending an ambulance to take a…
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Chronic kidney disease patients are said to be among the highest risk population for cardiovascular disease. When a person with CKD declines significantly, they’re referred to pre-dialysis clinics within a hospital. Those clinics…
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There are currently 57 collaborative family practice teams in Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Health Authority expects the model will help with the doctor shortage in the province. The government hopes to have about 70 teams established by…
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Moncton-based mental health counselling service SAGE Solutions launched a video counselling app called SAGEnow to help civilian and military to access one-on…
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Patients and visitors to the hospital and community locations operated by Toronto-area Mackenzie Health will have access to a U.S.-developed app, Wayfinding…
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Patient engagement is increasing at clinical and health policy conferences across Canada. Such engagement often goes beyond providing passive support, as highlighted by the Patients Included…