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Ontario's Southeast Local Health Integration Network is investing over $300,000 in community paramedicine programs, travelling to patients' homes to provide non-emergency care for multiple, complex illnesses or health problems complicated by…
The Saskatoon Health Region reports on the implementation of an Accountable Care model at its St. Paul's Hospital, and provides an update on how the model is providing better care and better patient outcomes. Officials say targets are either…
The provincial government says 43 physicians have been hired in the Restigouche and Acadie-Bathurst zones of the Vitalité Health Network since Sept. 2014. Of the 43 doctors, 18 are general practitioners and 25 are specialists. The recruitment…
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) researchers report that people with schizophrenia die at a rate that is three times higher than the general population - and eight years…
The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer's report on the state of palliative and end-of-life care for people with cancer finds patients who could benefit from…
The provincial government is inviting Manitobans to take part in surveys on mental health, substance use and addictions challenges as the province develops its mental health and…
The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) has been designated as World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Patient Safety and Patient…
CIHI reveals a dramatic rise in hospitalizations due to opioid poisonings, but doesn't make clear how many of those were from prescribed…
The provincial government is investing $50,000 to join other Atlantic provinces to support the Atlantic Mentorship Network - Pain and Addictions, a network of pain and addiction providers that links groups of primary healthcare providers to pain…
A report from B.C.'s Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie finds most seniors in the province's residential care facilities feel safe, treated with respect and get…
The American Hospital Association's compendium of case studies details hospital-community partnerships that have addressed priority…
A report by Cancer Care Ontario and Tungasuvvingat Inuit shows that cancer risk factors are more common among Inuit in Ontario and elsewhere in Canada…
Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital suggest socioeconomic inequities may be preventing millions of people in the U.S. from getting standard medications to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Their…
An Australia Queensland Government discussion paper aims to help understand the public's views about the collection,…
Statistics Canada figures indicate that New Brunswick households are earning less than anywhere in the country, even though income levels in the province have grown at a slightly faster rate than the national average over the last decade.…
The New Brunswick government has accepted the recommendations contained in a strategy developed by the Council on Aging and will implement 77…