A study from The Conference Board of Canada pegs the direct healthcare expenses related to tobacco use in 2012 at $6.5 billion. The total includes:
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The American Medical Association is developing a big data analytics and clinical informatics platform to offer organizations a common data model to improve care coordination. Initial partners of the AMA's …
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Two years ago, the federal government withheld $10 million in transfer payments to Quebec, saying the provincial government was charging patients extra fees to access health services in contravention of the Canadian Health Act. The federal health…
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The Nova Scotia government states its $6.4-million investment to free up operating room hours, hiring more surgeons and creating a central booking system will reduce wait times for residents undergoing hip and knee replacements. It claims the…
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A study of the genes that underpin longevity has found that people who are overweight reduce their life expectancy by two months for every extra kilogram of weight they carry.…
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Seniors living in the Miramichi region can sign up for the Seniors Health, Well-being and Home Safety Review, a program designed to help them remain independent longer. The review connects seniors with important programs and services in their…
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New Brunswick's first registered midwives have started accepting clients in the Fredericton region. The province's midwifery demonstration site in Fredericton is managed by the Horizon Health Network. The province says midwives will give families…
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Experts argue that frontline clinicians lack the tools they need to play an active role in controlling the costs of care they provide. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement developed a "lean accounting" method for measuring real, unallocated…
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A report from the World Obesity Federation predicts that more than 10 million Canadians will be obese or overweight by 2025. The report estimates the global cost of…
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A Canadian study suggests there's a small difference in patient outcomes for male and female surgeons, with patients of female surgeons doing slightly better following surgery than those…
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Horizon Health Network and Vitalité Health Network are partnering to improve access to MRI services in the Greater Moncton region, allowing the MRI service at the Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont University Hospital Centre to accept transfers of MRI…
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Researchers at Imperial College London and the World Health Organization (WHO) warn that the number of obese children and adolescents worldwide has jumped tenfold in the past 40 years, indicating the rate is accelerating in low- and middle-income…
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Australia's Department of Health rolled out a public consultation to develop a framework for the secondary use of…
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The first of three studies from the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board to compare drug coverage across provincial and federal public drug plans…
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The Irish government plans to implement a sugar tax in April 2018, which is set to raise the cost of soft drinks. The country's 2018 Budget outlines that beverages…
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The Society to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (SIDM) and leaders in medical education have developed tools to help physicians improve their diagnostic and clinical reasoning skills. The Assessment…