Canadians are increasingly able to access their personal health information online, including lab tests and diagnostic results, immunization history, medications and medication history and specialist consultation notes. The…
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Details about the death of a patient at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton last July show that, at the time of the death, the LPN assigned to the waiting area was also assigned to the department and “couldn’t commit to the…
The goal’s to address challenges in accessing healthcare in remote communities and to have care be delivered by locally-trained workers Through the program…
The study shows AI could act like a virtual assistant for physicians. The model tested in B.C. predicts cancer patient survival more accurately and with more readily available data than previous tools. It uses natural language processing to…
B.C. will become the first jurisdiction in Canada to make prescription contraception free to all residents. Funding of $119 million over the next three years will allow full coverage…
People with rare diseases are waiting too long for treatment with consequences that could be prevented. The Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CODR)…
- NBHC Engagement
The workshops are offered as part of the Alberta Healthy Living Program (AHLP), an initiative that promotes healthy living and provides access to information. AHLP's Zoom workshops are free and cover heart health, stress management, nutrition,…
The province says it needs more Mi’kmaq and Indigenous people to consider careers in healthcare. It’ll give $28,000 in funding to health and wellness authority Tajikeimik to assist in recruiting. In collaboration with the L’nu Nursing Initiative…
With discussions involving the increased use of private-sector involvement, Canadians are at odds over how to define “privatization” of healthcare and over the issue of publicly funding surgeries at private clinics. Angus Reid found 39% of…
The findings make a case for considering a broader approach to addressing how healthcare and affordable housing are affecting heart health. The study shows how living in neighborhoods with…
In earmarking an initial $440 million to better detect, prevent and treat cancer, the province hopes to respond to a significant increase in demand for cancer care among people who put off screening during the pandemic and are receiving diagnosis…
COVID-19 was the sixth most common reason kids aged zero to four were hospitalized in 2021-2022. This represents an increase of more than 600%, with a total of 2,315 COVID-19 hospitalizations among this cohort compared with 325 hospitalizations…
The change means more health professionals in ERs will be able to assist people in crisis as well as reduced wait time. Nurse practitioners in B.C. are now allowed to admit people to hospital under the Mental Health Act to reduce long waits for a…
Highlighting the need for more enhanced and targeted suicide prevention efforts, the CAMH study of national suicide rates in 33 countries in the…
Research teams from the universities of Alberta and Calgary were awarded $9.6 million to accelerate innovation in healthcare. The investment will allow researchers to deploy emerging health technologies to improve quality of care in various…
The law would essentially bring private clinics into the health system more formally. The bill says applicants seeking to set up new private clinics would have to show how they plan to recruit staff while still protecting the needs of public…