Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 increased by 19% in 2022-2023, while ER visits due to the virus decreased 15% in the same time period. Other findings include:
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The campaign, a collaboration between B.C.’s First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and Vancouver Coastal Health, is focused on bringing attention to harm reduction, anti-stigma and grief and loss messages surrounding the toxic drug emergency. It…
The City of Hamilton’s first Indigenous health strategy aims to improve the health and well-being of Indigenous people and reduce health disparities. Hamilton Public Health services members interviewed and surveyed Indigenous leaders and…
The New Brunswick Nurses Union says people shouldn't be misled by a Nurses Association of New Brunswick report that 657 nurses were registered from Dec. 2022 to May to work in the province. Registrations aren't the same as hires, the union says.…
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Officials with Nova Scotia Health believe they've identified 17,500 people who can be removed from the province's need-a-family-practice registry. They’re now calling them to confirm this information. The registry stood at more than 152,000…
While P.E.I. and N.S. have the highest incidence rate of melanoma in the country, N.B. and N.L. have rates below or comparable to the Canadian average. The study found higher-income…
N.B. is one of two provinces that doesn’t offer any coverage of supplies, including pouches and wafers, that are part of a system that collects waste from a stoma. The Ostomy Canada Society says the only people who are covered are those with…
The study shows previous infection with an Omicron variant of COVID-19 didn’t protect seniors in LTC and retirement homes from getting reinfected within a few months. Researchers say the study results are surprising because they challenge the…
The study found people that long COVID generated more than 80 disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for every 1,000 people who weren’t hospitalized for their initial infection. This is a higher burden of disability than either heart disease or…
A study predicts the condition could affect up to one billion people worldwide by 2050. Between 1990 and 2020, cases of osteoarthritis rose to 595 million from 256…
A project at Tobique Valley Community Health Centre (TVCHC) blends three weeks of virtual care followed by one week of in-person consultations. The patient triage process is similar to how it previously was: appointments are scheduled and…
An Angus Reid Institute survey indicates Canadians are losing hope the system is getting the attention it urgently requires. Only 25% are optimistic about improvements in…
After decades of using Pap tests to detect early signs of cervical cancer, New Brunswick plans to transition to using HPV tests and will eventually introduce self-sampling. An advisory group is being established and work on the transition, which…
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The campaign will teach people about the common signs of a heart attack that are often dismissed or ignored by people. An NHS commercial will run encouraging people to call 999 (the U.K.'s equivalent of 911) as soon as they experience symptoms of…
The New Brunswick Medical Society made a submission to Child, Youth and Seniors’ Advocate Kelly Lamrock about the requirement for…
The province will subsidize all tuition costs for students who are studying licensed practical nursing, primary and advanced care paramedicine graduating as early as Dec. through the Licensed Practical Nurse and Paramedic Support Program.…