A McMaster University study of more than 135,000 people in 18 countries finds that eating a moderate amount of all types of fat is linked to a reduced risk of early mortality compared to a low-fat diet, while a high-carbohydrate diet is associated
New Zealand's voluntary Health Star Rating (HSR) is encouraging manufacturers to create healthier foods, according to surveys of the country's supermarket products over a three-year period that's part of the study. The results show the HSR labelling
Infoway says six provinces (Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Ontario) and 16 community pharmacy companies will use its e-prescribing service, PrescribeIT. The system, it states, will launch in various
The Quebec government hired Montreal-based Purkinje to supply its integration engine to connect the various computer systems used by healthcare providers in the province over the next seven years. The goal is to improve information sharing among
In remote areas of Saskatchewan, nurses and doctors are wearing Google Glasses so that specialists in a tertiary care centers can diagnose and triage patients. The head of the Department of Surgery at the University of Saskatchewan and Saskatoon
A Canadian-led study finds that doctors who watched an educational video and received monthly feedback reports ordered fewer unnecessary cardiology tests. Echocardiograms are one of the most commonly ordered diagnostic tests, but they can lead to
U.K. charity Teenage Cancer Trust in working with health boards in Scotland to recruit specialist nurses for an outreach service aimed at teenagers and young adults with cancer. The charity is rolling outs Nursing and Support program, which will see
The provincial government is restructuring the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health by moving some of its daily operations to other departments. Health minister Victor Boudreau said the office's mandate will remain the same, but some of its
The New Brunswick government won't release additional details on doctors' billings, choosing to go against the recommendation of the province's information and privacy commissioner. Anne Bertrand had called for the Department of Health to release
The Prime Minister named the former parliamentary secretary to the minister of finance, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, as the new federal health minister. She's succeeding Jane Philpott, who was appointed minister of Indigenous Services. In this role