Research has tied sleep problems in hospitals to worse outcomes for patients. This Dutch study quantified how little rest patients get. It found patients slept an average of 83 minutes less at night in the hospital than they typically did at home and
In 2016, 9,400 hip and knee replacement revisions were performed in Canada. The demand for these surgeries continues to grow and the CIHI says repeat surgeries can benefit from improvements in short- and long-term revision rates. The institute warns
The Canadian Medical Association is calling on the federal government to invest another $21 billion over the next decade to help provinces and territories pay for rising healthcare costs propelled by the aging population. Physicians want Ottawa to
The incentive program will cover the salaries of up to 10 nurse practitioner students at Dalhousie University. The province will spend $1.4 million over two years on the incentive. Recipients will be selected based on whether they live in or are
A study conducted by SRDC (Social Research and Demonstration Corporation) for Infoway finds that both Canadians and the healthcare system benefit when patients can access their personal health records (PHRs) online and use digital health e-services
The website’s creator, who is also a professor in the department of psychiatry at Dalhousie University, says sleeping pills are costing the healthcare system money when there is an alternative. The website mysleepwell.ca aims to teach people how to
Australia is cracking down on the anti-vaccination movement, cutting tax credits for parents who don't keep their kids' vaccines up to date. The country’s No Jab, No Pay policy means families with kids who don’t have up-to-date vaccines will no
Crisis Services Canada, a national suicide prevention service, says its Canada Suicide Prevention Service program could shutter if it doesn't find short-term funding before it runs out of money in the next two months. The pilot program links existing
The U.K.'s Health Foundation's working paper explores how 16 high-income countries - including Canada - have thought about and implemented changes to their funding systems for health and social care to better meet the challenges ahead. Among the
Times & Transcript columnist Norbert Cunningham expects that healthcare will once again be one of three dominant issues as the provincial election nears, alongside the economy and education. He says all 11 provincial elections since 1972 have focused