The PaRx program expanded to N.B., N.S. and P.E.I. so healthcare professionals in the Maritimes can formally prescribe time outdoors and national park passes as part of personal healthcare plans. The BC Parks Foundation's program's been growing in
With the number of lingering vacancies plus the number of people out sick from COVID-19 and other infections circulating in the province, staff are stretched thin at Horizon Health Network. The health authority shows 142 health workers are off due to
The Newly Institute specializes in mental health, addiction, trauma and chronic pain treatments. It’ll open in June and says it offers rapid access to treatment, which includes psychedelics and drugs such as ketamine. The clinic can handle between
The province’s Action for Health plan outlines six broad areas that need reform. It'll tackle three core issues: Recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals; Access to care; and Replacement of outdated infrastructure. The reforms include
Cataract surgery makes up the largest component of Alta.’s total surgical waitlist and the provincial government decided that about 25% more eye procedures will be done in private surgical facilities this year to reduce surgical backlogs. AHS
The Association for Canadian Studies shows the rate of reported infection is higher than what official data suggest. It found: Thirty percent of respondents aged 18 to 34 were infected, while 12% of those 55 years and older contracted the disease
L’étude visait à mesurer l’évolution des facteurs de risque associés à des maladies chroniques ainsi que des habitudes d’activités physiques actuelles chez les adultes vivant avec ou sans enfant de moins de 18 ans. Les chercheurs ont constaté que la
The study is providing more insight into the degree to which lockdowns and health restrictions impacted the emotional well-being of older adults. It found that about 30% to 70% was the increase in loneliness from the pre-pandemic to the pandemic
The study found that two in five adults with ADHD reported almost daily happiness or life satisfaction in the past month, freedom from mental illness in the previous year and high levels of psychological and social well-being in the past month
As children’s organizd sports were cancelled and screen time went up over the past two years, Western University's Child Health and Physical Activity Lab set out to find how the pandemic shifted family activity levels. The researchers found most of