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Qmunity, a LGBTQ society on the University of New Brunswick campus, decided it needs to focus on healthcare after MLA David Coon indicated that Horizon Health’s CEO said transgender healthcare was not on the list of network priorities. Community…
Intergenerational housing is growing in Ottawa and Toronto as well as…
A report on B.C. health trends from the Office of the…
Quebec's seniors minister says a plan to reduce antipsychotic use among long-term care residents at 24 facilities resulted saw reduced dosages in 33% of cases, while for 53% of individuals, their use of antipsychotics ended completely. She adds…
Royal Bournemouth Hospital unveiled the U.K.'s first hospital "bouncer" nurses to redirect non-urgent patients away from ERs - and the hospital says the initiative reduced waiting times dramatically. The "gatekeeper" nursing staffers are…
N.Y.-based EIR Healthcare is selling units of its hospital room, called MedModular, for $285,000 per unit, which the company claims is more affordable than traditional construction. The design is…
Explained by the Nova Scotia Health Authority as a staffing shortage, 22 expecting mothers in the Antigonish region were told in Dec. that midwife services were being suspended. The Association of Nova Scotia Midwives says structural issues in…
Healthcare services can be challenging to access in French for non-binary people, because gender-neutral language, such as "they" or "them," is not commonly used in French. In French, the neutral pronoun "iel" was recently integrated into the…
Mental health problems among adults are on the rise, according to the latest CAMH Monitor survey, the…
According to a report from Reformulary Group, 92% of all deaths due to opioids are the result of accidental overdose. With one-fifth of…
The Baycrest-led Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) study will introduce a group of First Nations older adults to apps that use learning, games, and quizzes to engage users in five Indigenous languages. The project will assess how…
Wellness Wheel, a non-profit, outlined two projects to increase the number of people tested for HIV, Hepatitis C and other illnesses. The first is the development of the free ‘Get Tested’ guide, created after consultations with communities to…
Krembil Research Institute found nearly one in five of patients with back pain report a persistent trajectory with associated increased disability, pain and…
Canadians of all ages are consuming less sugar but they’re still getting most of it from sweetened drinks. Children aged nine to 18 are still the biggest consumers of sugar, and Canadians are getting more sugar from food than they did 10 years…
This white paper by the University of Waterloo discusses the role pharmacists might play in smoking-cessation programs. It points out that…
The Canadian Patient Safety Institute’s (CPSI) Medication Safety at Care Transitions Safety Improvement Project is a learning collaborative…