Premier Brian Gallant said hip and knee joint replacements constitute the greatest waits for orthopedic surgeries and said referrals have been on the rise because of an aging population, making it harder to offer reasonable wait times. The funding
Enginers in the U.K. believe modified smart homes for the elderly could mean a saving of $3.4 billion a year for the NHS and councils. Homes built with older people in mind, as well as retrofit technology for existing housing, could allow people to
Amazon is looking to expand its healthcare supply chain business to become a major supplier for U.S. hospitals and outpatient clinics. The company is piloting a program with an unnamed Midwestern hospital system using its B2B marketplace, called
New York City is adopting a program to promote healthier eating and address health disparities caused by food insecurity. The Healthy Savings program is based on a model started by a large health insurance company. It's a concept New York City's
The province’s Department of Seniors is looking for ideas from the private, public, not-for-profit and academic sectors to develop a social innovation lab on aging to generate ideas and solutions. The social innovation lab approach is increasingly
Alberta Health Services says ER wait times will be available for users of Amazon's Alexa technology. The AHS Alexa Skill app will provide wait estimates for hospitals in Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Medicine Hat and Lethbridge. AHS claims it's the
An online course (login req.) developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health addresses the stigmatization of people with mental health and addiction problems by healthcare providers. The partners
Professors and researchers from the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU) at the Universities of Regina and Saskatchewan developed a website portraying an interactive timeline of Saskatchewan's healthcare history. The
An obstetric and gynecology clinic in Charlottetown is using a whiteboard to inform patients of the cost of missed appointments, which totaled more than 18.5 hours of specialists' time in the month of December, 18.4 hours in November and 15.2 hours
Research by public health analysts at the University of Toronto finds gains in life expectancy differ substantially across regions in Ontario, with people living in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas being healthier than those living in northern