Launched under the name Civica Rx by not-for-profit healthcare system Intermountain, the generic drug company aims to disrupt the industry by addressing shortages and high prices for medications. The company is organized as a not-for-profit
England created an additional National Health Service (NHS) unit to scan billions of pages of patient records and upload them to Amazon Web Services. The plan is create a national cloud-based repository for GPs and hospital paper records that could
A Brunswick News survey found healthcare was picked as the number one election issue in the province. Taking into consideration the province is home to the oldest, most obese and one of the unhealthiest populations in the country, Brunswick News
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control launched a promotional campaign with the B.C. Dental Association to bring attention to the rate of antibiotic prescribing by the province's dentists. The initiative is targeting patients, encouraging them to
The New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT) and the New Brunswick Trauma Program are integrating trauma care data into one data repository at NB-IRDT, a research institute at UNB. The health data will be used to illustrate
A report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information finds that patients who receive home palliative care are two-and-a-half-times more likely to die at home. That's key, it says, as 75% of respondents note their preference would be to pass
Beginning in the new year, the Nova Scotia government is placing newly-designed youth health centres in four of the province's high schools to see if an integrated care model improves access to medical services. The province's health and wellness
The executive director of Pain BC notes that Ontario and Quebec are funding province-wide pain management initiatives that include primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physiotherapists and social workers as patients’ groups work to create co
The University of Alberta hosted a three-day workshop offered by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) about mental health, hormone treatment, surgical options, laws, policies and ethics. This is the first time WPATH's
Horizon Health Network is in discussions with UNB to increase seats for nursing students and it’s looking to ramp up recruitment efforts nationally and internationally. Karen McGrath, the CEO of the Horizon Health Network, told the legislature that