The closure of Dr. Louis Bourque’s after-hours clinic marks at least the fourth closure in the Moncton area in the past few months, either indefinitely or for an undetermined amount of time. The Department of Health doesn’t have a direct role in…
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The report is the first time countrywide data on overtime, sick leave and nursing agency usage was used to examine staffing shortages during…
The service will provide better aftercare and support to women who went through a traumatic birth and pregnant…
Un rapport montre que la combinaison d'un temps d'écran accru et d'une diminution de l'activité physique au cours des premières années de la pandémie de COVID-19 était plus prononcée chez les filles que chez les garçons âgés de 12 à 17 ans. Alors…
Drug users will be able to access harm reduction supplies, such as needles, naloxone and drug-testing strips, from vending machines at three Vancouver Island hospitals. Located outside hospital ERs, the machines will also dispense information on…
The U.K. is the latest to pitch a generational smoking ban, which would stop those who are 14 years old and younger now from ever buying cigarettes legally. If passed, the law would mean the legal smoking age would increase by one year every year…
Through this funding, internationally educated nurses will have access to additional spaces at post-secondary institutions so they can complete the programs they need for certification in Alta. This funding is enabling the creation of 848 RN…
These are the first national guidelines for high-risk drinking published in Canada. Research shows more than half of Canadians aged 15 and older drink more than recommended. The findings also show that high-risk drinking often goes unrecognized…
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A public consultation was launched on the first U.K.-wide guidelines for clinical treatment of harmful drinking and alcohol dependence. The draft…
U of A studies show “bad” cholesterol isn’t the only culprit linked with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. The largest of the studies found having elevated…
The report suggests missed work days, lower productivity and lost income due to menopause symptoms cost $3.5 billion a year. Almost half of women polled…
Les amendements à la Loi sur les services de santé et l’assurance feraient en sorte que les services de certains fournisseurs privés de soins de santé mentale soient payés par le régime public d’assurance maladie. Cette loi permet déjà au régime…
A study found that people who took mycophenolate mofetil within three months before a COVID-19 infection had a 108% higher risk of hospitalization and a 152%…
Coming out of the Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Health Ministers’ Meeting was a five-part work plan, which includes strengthening and sharing standardized health data. This is expected to improve barriers and allow for better planning for…
In the first investigation of its kind, the study revealed that severe hypoglycemia was 2.3 times as frequent in people taking insulin who reduced or skipped meals compared to those not…
ICUs can collect less blood for lab tests and thereby reduce transfusions for critically ill patients who may have blood drawn multiple times a day, suggests a …