The standard provides guidance for facility administrators and staff on how to promote good mental well-being for residents while also screening and providing treatment…
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In 2020, 12% of women and girls reported having poor self-perceived mental health compared with 9% of men and boys. After controlling for…
The U.K. will become the first country in the world to offer a national program that uses the same vaccine to protect both infants and older adults from RSV. The rollout, which will begin in Sept., will include a vaccine for pregnant women over…
Provincial labs in B.C. are testing AI for more rapid disease diagnosis, including cancer. The province says the digital tools will allow researchers to share high-quality images in other B.C. locations, allowing them to perform faster diagnoses…
The overdose crisis killed more than 44,000 people in opioid-related deaths since 2016. While much of that harm comes from the illicit drug supply, including fentanyl, half the people with an opioid-use disorder were first exposed to the…
The At Home Caregiver Benefit aims to financially support primary caregivers to allow people to stay at home. It’ll give money to a…
A group of oral healthcare providers banded together against what they call misinformation about the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) being spread in part by the associations representing dentists. The national associations for dental assistants…
Thousands of U.K. patients with MS will benefit from a 10-minute injection that slows the progression of disability while cutting their treatment time in hospital by over 90%. The NHS will be one of the first healthcare systems in the world to…
Health Minister Bruce Fitch said the partnership will facilitate pathways for healthcare professionals from Indonesia to obtain Canadian accreditation and licensure. Representatives from N.B. will travel to Indonesia in the fall for an inaugural…
Funded by the QEII Foundation, the $4-million MRI found outside the Bayers Lake Outpatient Clinic will be the first of its kind in the country. The container-like structure will be available to patients by the end of July. It can be picked up and…
The Allied Health Professional Recruitment Inventive will provide up to $10,000 to those eligible in return of a one-year service commitment. Allied health professionals include:
The province confirms 26 of the 35 initiatives in the five-year plan are complete after just two-and-a-half years, with some surpassing their goals and the rest are underway. Highlights of the mid-term update include:
The funding will be invested through five medical technology companies, including Vancouver-based Well Health. The technologies being developed through the AI initiative, known as the Health Compass II project, include a patient-facing virtual…
When comparing hospitalizations for mental health conditions before and during the pandemic, the researchers found a decrease in mood disorders, substance-related disorders and other mental health disorders, as well as a decrease in the overall…
This is a change from the previously observed ongoing decline. Over time, a decrease in births to individuals under 30 years of age and an increase in births to those over 30 years of age was observed. The New Brunswick Perinatal Health Program…
Simon Fraser University will be home to a new medical school, set to open in 2026. B.C. is providing $74 million in funding for the project. The first new medical school in Western Canada in 55 years aims to address the province’s ongoing doctor…