Thirty Hamilton residents are part of Compass Community Health’s FVRx program and receive a prescription for a produce box every other week. The program is the only one of its kind in Hamilton and a year in, is a success with an ever-growing wait
The federal department will assess Canadian and international data that looks at the risk of suicidal thoughts, self-harm and suicide when it comes to GLP-1 receptor agonists. The review follows similar actions by health agencies in Europe and the U
Adults who incorporated about four-and-a-half minutes of vigorous activity in short one- or two-minute bouts had more than 30% lower incidence rates of cancer, the study found. This activity can include power walking, climbing stairs, doing strenuous
The bike patrol pilot program is in response to safety concerns around major hospitals. Teams of protective services bike officers started patrolling around the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon in June and Regina General in July. The program is
The report found roughly 743,000 fewer surgeries were performed in Canada during the first two-and-a-half years of the pandemic and the drop in procedures was more pronounced for those living in lower-income neighbourhoods. Despite the drop in
L’initiative vise à désengorger les ambulances de la province alors qu’une trop grande proportion de ses ressources des services ambulanciers allaient au transfert de patients. Normalement, deux travailleurs paramédicaux et une ambulance étaient
The policy aims to ensure high-quality, timely, comprehensive, equitable, culturally appropriate and safe services are provided to transgender and gender-diverse Nova Scotians. It outlines the following for gender-affirming care and procedures
The centres will aid hospital discharge across England to prepare services for winter. The centres host NHS, social care, housing and voluntary services staff in one place with the aim of locating and coordinating the best and quickest discharge
The backlog comes a year after community laboratory services were transitioned from Alberta Precision Laboratories (APL) to Dynalife Privately-owned Dynalife provides community medical lab services in Alta. but concerns are mounting over long wait
A study found doctors are compensated on average 28% less for operations on female patients than they are for similar procedures performed on male patients. The largest discrepancy was found in Sask. where doctors are paid 67% less for procedures on