Niagara Virtual Urgent Care allows adult patients who don’t have access to a primary care provider to book a same-day appointment, where NPs diagnose, order diagnostic tests, formulate and prescribe…
Health in the News
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Studies show a nurse navigator can ease psychosocial concerns and access clinical and diagnostic services, putting patients at the forefront and ensuring they’re empowered to make informed decisions. Vancouver General Hospital’s Lung Evaluation…
Because COVID-19 symptoms can be hard to distinguish from pneumonia and other bacterial infections, many patients were prescribed broad-spectrum antibiotics. The …
The American Psychological Association suggests the 5% increase in loneliness during the pandemic wasn't as great as expected but it cautions that any…
Statistics Canada reported in 2019 that approximately 4.6 million Canadians didn’t have regular access to a primary care provider. In Dec. 2021, 2,400 family physician positions were vacant. In 2020, however, just over 1,400 family physicians…
Alta. ICUs, ERs coordinating provincewide response for organ donation, transplantation opportunities
Though Alta.’s donation rate increased by 28% from 2011, hundreds of Albertans are waiting for transplants. The provincial government says through the $2-million Specialist in End-of-Life Care, Neuroprognostication and Donation (SEND) program, 22…
Students' mental health deteriorated in the last two years as isolation and the global health crisis took a toll on people's ability to cope. The three-year campus peer support pilot will be led by the CMHA and see 100 students hired across the…
The province will invest $735,000 to expand Care to Speak and Care for Caregivers, two programs that offer online peer support and educational mental health resources for healthcare and community social services workers. Through this investment,…
The province introduced one-at-a-time therapy to regional health authority mental health and addictions centres in Oct. 2021. Horizon Health Network says that in Saint John, over a four-month period, the waiting list went from 464 people waiting…
in 2021, Statistics Canada indicates that overall, 5% of Canadians reported having vaped in the past 30 days. N.B. had the highest rate of vaping (9%), followed by P.E.I. (8%) and Que. (6%). Also 3% of youth (aged 15 to 19) and 17% of young…
As 38% of children and youth in the province reported a decline in their mental health because of the pandemic, the…
- NBHC Engagement
The Council’s looking for people with lived or living experience with pregnancy and/or childbirth, directly or in a caregiver/support role for a pregnant mother or a newborn baby to develop of a maternity quality standard. It also plans to create…
The research found that pregnant people who got COVID-19 were more likely to have worse outcomes than infected people who weren't pregnant. Researchers found that pregnant…
The University of Calgary study finds while overall cancer rates in Canada are declining, the raw numbers of cases and deaths each year are projected to increase owing to the country’s growing and aging population. It projects there will be 233,…
The University of Waterloo study found that 23% of Canadians are facing high anxiety while 15% are experiencing high depression. Before the pandemic these levels were at around 4% or 5%. Researchers say it's especially concerning that even with…
The pilot builds on a virtual care offering that was started by the Colchester East Hants Health Centre ED staff during the onset of the pandemic. VirtualEmergencyNS is intended for those visiting the ED with health concerns that can be treated…