Despite efforts and investments, the primary care system isn’t meeting the standards of a high-performing system. The University of Toronto finds between 2012 and 2021…
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Under federal law, nurse practitioners can assess patients for medically assisted death and perform the service. However, many provincial jurisdictions don't have a mechanism for NPs to be paid for MAiD services, leading many to perform the work…
- NBHC Engagement
In the U.K., 12,000 men die of prostate cancer each year and it’s the most common cancer that doesn’t have a national screening program. As such, the TRANSFORM trial will involve…
The University of Alberta analyzed health data from 2006 to 2016 to compare the prevalence of pre-existing and gestational diabetes among Métis births with non-Métis births. It found Métis pregnancies had a 1.72 times higher prevalence of…
Amazon hired a nurse practitioner to facilitate cancer screening for the growing number of Ottawa-area residents who don’t have a regular primary-care provider. A…
A report found 49% of men met the physical activity recommendation of at least 150 minutes per week compared to 38% of women. On average, 45% of adults met the recommendation. Women were less active regardless of age, income, education level,…
A Mood Disorders Society of Canada study says Canadians who depend on public drug plans are especially disadvantaged. This…
A partnership with the Fredericton Cataract Surgical Centre will result in thousands more Medicare-covered cataract surgeries offered each year. The surgical centre has the capacity to complete over 3,200 surgeries annually and completed over 100…
A study found an association between youth participation in non-contact or team sports (such as soccer or basketball) and a reduction in behavioural and social…
- NBHC Engagement
The NHS is trialling an AI system which highlights patients with complex health needs at risk of hospital admission or who rarely contact their family doctor so they can reach out to them for conversations about their health. Health coaches,…
Across the country, arthritis patients are falling victim to gaps in access to care - something experts in the Maritimes are calling a major barrier to research and damage prevention. One in five Canadians suffer from arthritis and in the…
Providing the test as a standard part of care could save $956 million over 20 years for the healthcare system in B.C. alone. More than 35 antidepressants are available in Canada but nearly half of patients don’t respond to the first medication…
- NBHC Engagement
The opioid overdose virtual reality training course depicts real-world scenarios of opioid overdoses in a video game desktop format. The object is to learn how to administer Naloxone to someone who’s unconscious with an opioid overdose in time to…
The study found patients with heart failure had a lower mean physical and mental component score. Fifty-three percent of patients with heart failure reported more than 10 physically unhealthy days. This number is higher than patients with lung (…
Kelly Lamrock made those remarks in the wake of a coroner’s inquest into the 2021 suicide of a Fredericton teen. The jury made nine recommendations to ensure similar deaths can be avoided in the future. The recommendations centred on ensuring…
The Nova Scotia Collaborative Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Clinic uses the fecal calprotectin test to diagnose IBD or distinguish between IBD and IBS. Doctors say this approach allows for better disease…