The Alzheimer Society of Canada’s projections represent an increase of over 65% from 2020. The report predicts…
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A $1.3 million investment, over four years, will be provided to First Link, which connects individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and their families, to supports and services throughout the progression of the disease. The…
It seems Canadians are having considerably more difficulty in accessing healthcare. The Angus Reid survey found the four Atlantic Provinces, combined with B.C…
A training program for emergency medical technicians (EMTs) aimed at putting more ambulances on N.B. roads will begin this fall. Ambulances on non-urgent transfers will be staffed with one EMT and one paramedic, freeing up the second paramedic…
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The Four Arrows Regional Health Authority mobile addiction team includes an office assistant for data collection, a counselor, a peer worker and a nurse with expertise in harm reduction. The pilot addresses problematic substance use in remote Man…
The study found half of young adult cancer survivors who were six or more years post-treatment showed significantly worse mental health compared to 9% of their peers without…
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The CRTC will use 988 as the suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline, the same three digits adopted in the U.S. Once active, Canadians will be able to call or text it and be directed to mental health services free of charge. The…
Nova Scotians who are on the provincial wait-list for a family doctor can sign up for a free service that offers online appointments with a doctor or NP. Previously, people needed an email invitation to use…
The COVID-19 mortality rate was significantly higher for racialized populations (31 deaths per 100,000 population) compared with the non-racialized and non-Indigenous population (22 deaths per 100,000 population).
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction dramatically revised the recommendations for low-risk…
A Toronto neurology centre is using virtual clinics to cut wait times for patient referrals. The virtual clinics cut the number of days between referral and appointment overall by 25% and up to 38%, depending on the condition. The technology…
EDs at The Moncton Hospital (TMH) and Saint John Regional Hospital (SJRH) experienced critical shortages of nursing staff the weekend of Aug. 26-28. During that time, Horizon asked patients with non-life-threatening medical needs to not come to…
Statistics Canada reports that N.B. had the second-highest cancer rate in Canada in 2019 at 655 cases per 100,000 people. The most common type of cancer in N.B. in 2019 was lung and bronchus cancer, at 99.1 cases per 100,000 people, followed by…
The federal government’s plan will target families with an annual income of under $90,000. That's a huge leap from N.B.’s payer-of-last resort program, which covers adults on social assistance and youth under 18 from low-income families. The…
A report from Statistics Canada projects Canada's population could reach 47 million in 2043 and 56 million by 2068 under a medium-growth scenario. Other…
A national physician health survey found that nearly half of respondents screened positive for depression, up significantly since the 2017 survey (33%). Other…