In the world’s largest study of its type, the International Childhood Cardiovascular Consortium found blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index, triglycerides and smoking in…
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The report provides insights into how racialized women are coping two years into the pandemic and how their lives have changed. It shows racialized women struggled the most to recover from the pandemic's effects and posits that mental health and…
Government messaging about the state of the COVID-19 pandemic may stymie uptake of fourth vaccine doses, some experts say, as provinces lay out plans to expand eligibility for the shots to millions more Canadians. The fourth-dose rollout could…
The study investigated vaccine confidence uptake among people who use drugs in Vancouver neighbourhoods and found that as of the end of Jan., 64% reported being fully vaccinated, 9% also received a booster dose, while 16% were unvaccinated. In…
The Anesthesia Care Team (ACT) model aims to reduce surgical wait times by drawing upon the skills of respiratory therapists (RT). AHS claims having a RT perform certain tasks traditionally performed by an anesthesiologist allows…
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Throughout the year, the partnership will provide Canadians with education about diabetes and associated health risks through digital initiatives, in-store support tools and resources through Walmart's pharmacists and opticians and through…
Athabasca Tribal Council (ATC) and Alberta Health Services (AHS) entered a MoU to design and implement an Indigenous Health Clinic at a regional health centre in Fort McMurray to improve on access to quality healthcare for Indigenous people. The…
The CIHR-funded project will apply a social justice lens to examine the pandemic’s impact on the mental health, substance use (opioids), food insecurity and precarious housing situations among equity-seeking groups such as Indigenous citizens,…
Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, says COVID-19 is still circulating widely and the risk of re-emergence remains. She advised Canadians to keep wearing masks and ensure vaccinations are up to date with the risk of a rise in…
Smokers who are ready to quit will be supported by about 500 Man. pharmacists trained in smoking cessation tools and supports. People aged 18 and over are eligible for the program and can approach participating pharmacies for an initial…
The province's COVID-19 dashboard shows 633 healthcare workers tested positive for COVID-19 and isolating. The emergency department at the Sussex Health Centre was…
N.W.T.’s health minister introduced Bill 40 in 2021 to allow medical practitioners licensed elsewhere in Canada to provide virtual…
The pilot, which will operate in specific areas of the city to begin with, will include mobile teams that are trained in crisis support. These teams will be made up of community health nurses, crisis counsellors, harm reduction specialists and…
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The Dartmouth General Hospital is expecting the arrival of a GI Genius intelligent endoscopy machine in Apr. as the technology was approved for use in Canada. The AI scans images taken during a colonoscopy and detects possible pre-cancerous…
In response to the pandemic, affected countries implemented public health measures to decrease viral transmission and a consequence of these measures could be hospital avoidance by patients with medical emergencies. This University of Calgary…