Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs says that, if he wins, he’ll go much further than the governing Liberals in rolling back a ban on chocolate milk and junk food at school fundraisers. Higgs says he will scrap the nutrition policy
N.B.-based Reframe Games has been testing its Guide video game with nine to 13-year-olds at eight clinics in the province to assess whether its effective in helping them cope with anxiety issues. It will examine the data after the trials and plans to
Telus Health is partnering with U.K.-based Babylon Health to launch a virtual care app for the Canadian market. An English version will be produced first, with a French app available by 2019. Telus Health says the app will target customers in rural
The $3.1-million digital TalkHealthandCare platform will allow millions of frontline healthcare staff to post ideas, questions and challenges for government. The online tool was launched following feedback from staff that say they too often don't
Purdue Pharma and U.S. healthcare provider Geisinger have an ongoing wearable trial in which patients use an Apple Watch and iPhone equipped with a pain application (Pain Watch) to measure daily patient-reported pain scores and breakthrough pain
The No Fixed Address program, piloted at London’s Victoria Hospital and University Hospital, helps patients who are homeless find housing and financial support. The program started in the summer of this year and helped 17 people so far. It’s being
To understand a disease through the eyes of patients and help bridge a gap between the classroom and the hospital, medical students at McMaster University created an online platform, Stories of Medicine , to highlight patients’ experiences as they’re
Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) streamlined the multidisciplinary assessment form for its ER so that it has 70% fewer questions. The centre expects the shorter form will counteract the increase in adults visiting its facility
Essex-Windsor EMS launched Vulnerable Patient Navigator program (VPN) 2016 to curb the number of frequent, non-emergency, 911 callers. As part of the program, low-priority calls are connected with a paramedic who helps them navigate the healthcare
A two-year pilot project will embed crisis workers from the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) with officers from the Woodstock Police Service and Oxford OPP on mental health service calls to improve police responses. The partnership will see