The Canadian Medical Association, through its subsidiary Joule, will provide $150,000 in grants to five physicians for their medical innovations. Included are the following projects:
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Global News looks at the development of the Wilson Sarcoma Research Fund, which would create a global database of tissue samples. It woud be a game-changer in facilitating research to help patients with rare cancers and, hopefully, finding a cure…
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A Statistics Canada survey suggests chronic fatigue syndrome may be far more prevalent in Canada than previously thought, and more widespread than many more well-known conditions. The data shows some 560,000 Canadians report that they have the…
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Advocate Health Care says it was able to save…
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A recommendation against public funding for robot-assisted prostatectomies has physician leaders warning Canada could fall even further behind the rest of the developed world when it comes to offering cutting-edge medical procedures. In its first…
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The Ontario government says its online wait time tool will…
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A Parks Associates survey finds a majority of American patients are interested in virtual care options, particularly following a hospital stay. Among the findings:
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According to this Maclean's piece, biomedical scientists are dependent on government funding to support their research. Governments, however, will only make the long-term investment of these resources if it becomes a priority amongst competing…
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Federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay has opened the first regional session on developing a national food policy across Canada, with the first being held in Prince Edward Island. The policy has four goals; to increase access to…
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CIHI’s report Alcohol Harm in Canada: Examining Hospitalizations Entirely Caused by Alcohol and Strategies to Reduce Alcohol Harm explores hospitalizations that are entirely caused by…
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In a study published in EPJ Data Science, researchers analyzed the Instagram images using a computer program to go through 43,950 photos in order to…
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A hospital in Orillia, Ont., claims wait times for an MRI decreased from 140 days to an average of 15. A spokesperson says additional funding from the LHIN allowed the MRI operation to expand from 16 hours of service, Monday through Friday, and…
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The European Commission launched a public consultation on digital innovation in health and care, aiming to publish an updated policy communication by the end of the year. The Commission is asking for information on three broad subjects. First is…
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Saint Peter's University Hospital in New Jersey has taken a leap into the future with the implementation of a LightStrike Germ-Zapping Robot that emits waves of ultraviolet light to destroy hard-to-kill bugs in hard-to-clean places. The Xenex…
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The NB Trauma program released a reference guide to help identify and quickly react to a student's concussion and is encouraging schools and…
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According to Ambulance New Brunswick data, paramedics in the province waited for nearly 1,000 hours last year to unload their patients, these "offload delays" are logged whenever paramedics wait more than 25 minutes for hospital staff to take…