The provincial government believes virtual outpatient treatment provides a more flexible option for people who have work, school and family responsibilities while receiving treatment. Participants go through at least nine hours per week of…
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Western University researchers suggest the stigma and discrimination faced by members of these groups may increase the risk of pain. They found that psychological distress was the factor most strongly linked to the higher prevalence of pain in…
Researchers may have found a reason why healthcare settings were seeing an uptick in healthcare-associated infections during the pandemic. U.S. research shows COVID…
In response to a wave of violent crime, the province will spend $5 million over three years on a specialized health team embedded within Calgary police to deliver in-person medical care and counselling services. The program will include…
L'interopérabilité du réseau de la santé continue de s'améliorer, mais Inforoute rappelle que le Canada peut faire encore mieux pour les cliniciens et le réseau de la santé. Les…
Le Collège des médecins de famille de l'Ontario estime que plus de deux millions d'Ontariens n'ont pas de médecin de famille et que cette pénurie se fait davantage sentir dans les régions rurales. Pour cette raison, Quinte West offre 100 000…
At the end of the study period, 17% of those who were alive didn’t receive a follow-up test to determine whether they had an active infection and close to 60% who had a positive test didn’t begin treatment. Researchers say a lack of access to…
The role was developed as part of pilot project began in Jan. and the first group will be phased into hospitals across Winnipeg. Nurses, in turn, will be able to focus more on performing the tasks that require their specialized skills. Operating…
Up to 40 people will be accepted into the program, created through a partnership with the Michener Institute of Education at University Health Network. People in the program will sign a return of service agreement for a position with Nova Scotia…
Researchers found an alarming number of high school students (26%) in Canada reported having vaped in the previous month and what they're inhaling with vapes or e-cigarettes is even more…
The project aimed to understand if the care of chronic pain patients offered by family physicians can be improved. Family doctors are on the frontline of pain treatment since pain clinics in Ont. have long wait lists. The pilot study also…
Over in five Canadians (6.5 million people) don't have a family physician or NP they see regularly. That’s a dramatic increase since 2019 when Statistics Canada estimated…
The results were lower among women (43%) and residents of Atlantic Canada (25%). In B.C., 52% of residents say…
Healthcare leaders part of the Public Policy Forum are calling for major reforms related to how Canadians access the health system, including scaling up team-based primary care. The…
Long term-care models are moving toward hospital-like facilities but governments should look into house-like LTC homes instead of institutional models to improve quality of life. The researchers define the small-scale, home-like model as housing…
It’s part of the government’s push to increase community care options and ease health system pressures. While midwives say the step is welcome, they add government regulations are still preventing them from practicing within their full scope.…