The NHS is investing in rapid testing technology to identify, diagnose and cure thousands of people unknowingly living with hepatitis C. Liver scanning and portable testing units will be deployed in communities where patients are at high risk of
Hundreds of thousands more British people a month will have to option to refer themselves for services such as assistance with incontinence, podiatry or hearing tests without needing to see their family doctor. Across the country, around 200,000
The Alberta Medical Association's (AMA) social media campaign extols the merits of a physician comprehensive care model similar to those in B.C., Man. and Sask. The AMA claims 40% of physician revenue from billing goes to covering their practices
While the CMAJ shows young-adult life expectancy is increasingly being cut short by opioids across the country, N.B. recorded its highest number of overdose-related deaths in 2022. The Department of Health found naloxone use has skyrocketed and
Researchers found Canada’s burden of disease increased in substance abuse, diabetes/CKD and musculoskeletal diseases and found the improvement in overall health of the country’s population stalled and is trending downwards compared to other high
Functional limitations refer to difficulties with basic mobility-related tasks, such as walking two to three blocks, standing up from a chair or climbing stairs. In comparison, researchers found only one in eight of their peers without diabetes
The health authority’s goal is to get wait times for patients triaged as being Level 3 or urgent down to 120 minutes or less this year. The Canadian Emergency Department Triage and Acuity Scale calls for Level 3 patients to be seen by a doctor within
Canadians’ opinions about their provincial healthcare systems didn’t improve in 2024 compared to last year. As in 2023, the Ipsos poll found less than half are satisfied with their provincial healthcare system, with only 8% saying they’re very
Nine Virtual Urgent Care stations are up and running at hospitals around N.S. The facilities are meant for low-acuity patients with problems such as coughs, colds, sprains, ear infections or UTIs. Doctors who are working from home or even from
The 48-room facility is located in the Cape Breton Mi’kmaq community of Eskasoni. The idea for the home was first conceived about 20 years ago and after a feasibility study and lobbying campaign, ground was broken on construction four years ago. The