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Roots of Hope, a community-based suicide prevention project developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, will be initiated on the Burin Peninsula on the south shore of Newfoundland. The MHCC says the program has five main features:
A report from the Rational Therapeutics and Medication Policy Research Group (RTMP) on medication appropriateness and access suggests a universal drug…
This is the first study that takes looks at all the money spent on health versus all the money spent on social services. It finds provinces need to spend less on healthcare and more…
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta embarked on a six-month research project looking into how best to integrate emerging health technologies into care delivery models. A spokesperson for the group says there's a fine line between a…
A program in Guelph, Ont., provides a safe space for those experiencing substance abuse problems who aren't sick enough for hospital but still require medical supervision. Paramedics monitor the well-being of patients in the two-bed Supportive…
Scientists at Stanford University have used AI to predict whether someone will die within three months to a year, to help doctors better recommend palliative care. Research has shown that 80% of…
Dr. Sunita MacMullin told CBC News she was leaving behind about 1,900 patients, although she's willing to see them in Sussex if they can get there. She claims she was moving because other members of her physician group wouldn’t provide…
The Fraser Institute’s report warns that if current trends continue, Canada likely won’t close the gap in the coming years either. It finds that…
Japan, the country with the longest life expectancy, is rarely included in cross-country comparisons such as this one. In this study, researchers examined the relative contributions of social and behavioral factors on the differences in survival…
The U.K.'s Care Quality Commission (CQC) currently rates hospital care, social care and GPs. Under the new plan, it will rate 800 more providers who will be required to display their rating on…
The team of four doctors in Oromocto, who are the first to operate under the Family Medicine New Brunswick model, will be responsible for approximately 4,800 patients. The collaborative care team is a new approach for the province, as a similar…
Atlantic House Calls is a fee-for-service healthcare practice that began its operations in May 2017 in Saint John. It aims to serve patients with mobility issues, anxiety issues, those who don't…
The university’s pharmacist-led primary care clinic opened in in 2013. It was created to develop models of…
The provincial agency that monitors the health system and recommends whether or not services or devices should be publicly funded sent a report…
The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in northwestern Ontario has been over capacity by about 70 patients. To better deal with the flu season…
The research of middle-aged U.S. adults compared census tract data on socioeconomic deprivation and heart failure rates. The data included neighbourhood-level variables…