A 2022 survey found one-quarter of Canadians spent 20 hours or more per week using the Internet, compared to 21% in 2018. Canadians reported their online activities sometimes made them feel anxious, depressed or envious of the lives of others (22%)
Health Minister Bruce Fitch says contrary to statements made in news reports, the Department of Health never deemed invalid the plan for all outpatient blood samples to be shipped to Fredericton and Bathurst for testing and for the consolidation of
Most Canadians don't think the quality of healthcare in their province is likely to improve, despite federal health accords. Seventy percent worry they won't be able to get good quality medical care if they or a family member need it. Only 17% felt
A Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health survey evaluated publicly funded mental health and substance use healthcare services in Canada based on four categories: access, confidence, satisfaction and effectiveness. Canadians gave
Nearly four out of five Canadians believe the use of psilocybin is an acceptable medical approach to treat existential distress in patients suffering from a serious and incurable disease. Support for psilocybin is higher among respondents who were
A report shows 95% of cancer care settings offer support to help people quit smoking, compared to 56% in 2017. In addition, 49% of cancer care settings offer culturally appropriate supports to First Nations, Inuit and Métis, compared to 18% in 2018
The province's plan to expand the number of facilities offering services like cataract surgeries and MRIs, as well as adding hip and knee replacement surgeries, is raising the ire of some health advocates who worry it’s a stepping stone to
The four-week trial program is funding an additional physician at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre’s minor treatment clinic. The clinic is geared toward patients with non-urgent issues, those referred from the ER and walk-in patients without primary
Last may, N.S. allowed people qualified as nurses in seven countries to be licensed immediately once they passed an entrance exam. Many foreign-trained nurses took positions as CCAs while they worked to have their credentials recognized. Once the
The Heart and Stroke Foundation says approximately 60,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests are happening in Canada each year. Only one in 10 people who experience a cardiac arrest out of hospital survive. The data also indicate: Nearly half of cardiac