Canadians appear to need more convincing to reduce their alcohol consumption. Three-quarters of Canadians say they're not changing their drinking habits despite recent national guidelines warning that more than two alcoholic drinks a week can
The purpose of this pilot was to see if smart home monitoring could improve overall lifestyle and wellbeing for those with a mental health disorder and other health challenges. Lawson Health Research Institute worked with a community housing
Il n'y a rien d'agréable pour une femme de passer une mammographie à l'hôpital. Plus de 20 000 mammographies sont réalisées annuellement dans les hôpitaux de la région de Chicoutimi et les femmes peuvent maintenant porter un vêtement mieux adapté
Almost 30% of children in Ont. who begin school have at least one developmental vulnerability that could affect their lifelong health, learning and behaviour. This $97-million program, offered at children’s hospitals in Hamilton, Toronto and Ottawa
The Phone Connect project provides donated prepaid cellphones to those who are homeless, struggling with mental health or substance use or socially isolated, in hopes of getting people follow-up care instead of going to the ER. The project launched
An important indicator of patient safety is the rate of adverse events (AE) among hospital patients. While there are few data on this in hospital patients, many legal cases and media stories show the consequences of unintended AEs. Researchers found
The centre’s expected to support about 8,000 patients each year. The $39-million facility's a dedicated centre for child and adolescent mental health where teams will offer services with the goal of reducing the number of crises through early
The trials already led to a life being saved, thanks to an Island Health staff member who attended to an unresponsive person after being alerted by the sensor system. They involve the installation of motion detection sensors in a group of washrooms
The project’s part of a major NHS drive to catch more cancers earlier, save lives and keep people out of the hospitals. It identifies those at risk of the most common form of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, which makes up 85% of all liver
The provincial government's looking at giving RNs prescribing powers, allowing NPs to order and apply defibrillation and apply ECGs, allowing pharmacists to administer certain substances by injection or inhalation and allowing chiropodists, midwives