MyHealthNB found at MyHealth Records lets people go back to the month of their last blood work and find results that include a scale showing if the results are low, normal or high.…
Health in the News
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The OMA's study shows primary care physicians’ transition to virtual care wasn’t associated with increased ER visits by their patients. The association says there are other reasons why ERs are…
The health council's Primer on Access to Primary Health Care states there’s limited information available about the time primary care providers spend caring for…
Under the previous fee-for-service model, doctors weren’t paid for the time they spent doing paperwork, reviewing lab results or updating patient charts. That will change come Feb. 1 when the…
Ont. wants to entice 2,500 healthcare workers a year to practise in communities hit with the greatest staffing challenges by covering their tuition at select postsecondary schools. The province’s plan will cover tuition, books and other direct…
The pilot projects are a collaboration between mental health service providers and school authorities using their data to tailor services toward the unique needs of local student populations. The provincial government claims the pilot projects…
Premier Doug Ford will introduce changes that would let Canadian healthcare workers registered or licensed in other provinces start immediately practicing in Ont. Currently, healthcare professionals must be registered with one of Ont.’s health…
The Nova Scotia Sisterhood clinics take place in Black communities in HRM to offer a safe space where African Nova Scotian women can receive free primary care,…
Canadians diagnosed with most common cancers are more likely to survive the disease if they detect it at an earlier stage. The study offers the first ever Canadian estimates of five-year cancer survival by stage at diagnosis. Highlights include…
In the U.S., one in four people over age 65 experience social isolation. A pair of studies strengthen observations that a lack of social contact and interactions with people on a regular basis increases the risk of dementia and suggest that…
A College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) five-year pilot project aims to bring more doctors to the province faster. The goal of the pilot is to evaluate whether eligible international medical graduates (IMGs) may begin independently…
- NBHC Engagement
A team of faculty, students, residents and patient/public co-investigators at UBC Health identified eight guiding principles for patient and public engagement with a medical school: reciprocity, partnership/shared decision-making, inclusion,…
The study from Israel found that various types of health issues after a mild case of COVID lingered for several months but cleared up within the first year after an infection. Certain…
Funding structure changes introduced during the pandemic led to the expansion of virtual walk-in clinics to fill a gap in primary care needs. However, the University Health Network shows concern over the quality of care provided through virtual…
Those experiencing houselessness while struggling with a chronic illness or health issue are more susceptible to complications and repeat ED visits. Under the Bridge Healing Transition Accommodation Program, patients treated at an Edmonton ED who…
As part of the province’s ongoing health reform, a steering committee was formed in Sept. with front-line nurses, nursing leadership, union representatives, Horizon human resources and schedulers to examine the feasibility of establishing a self-…