Highlighting the need for more enhanced and targeted suicide prevention efforts, the CAMH study of national suicide rates in 33 countries in the Americas over the past 20 years found found eight population-level factors associated with suicide rates
Details about the death of a patient at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton last July show that, at the time of the death, the LPN assigned to the waiting area was also assigned to the department and “couldn’t commit to the
The goal’s to address challenges in accessing healthcare in remote communities and to have care be delivered by locally-trained workers Through the program, Weeneebayko Area Health Authority and Queen’s University will give Indigenous students
Canadians are increasingly able to access their personal health information online, including lab tests and diagnostic results, immunization history, medications and medication history and specialist consultation notes. The study, covering
People with rare diseases are waiting too long for treatment with consequences that could be prevented. The Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CODR) found patients and their caregivers are facing delays and obstacles in areas including
Research teams from the universities of Alberta and Calgary were awarded $9.6 million to accelerate innovation in healthcare. The investment will allow researchers to deploy emerging health technologies to improve quality of care in various clinical
B.C. will become the first jurisdiction in Canada to make prescription contraception free to all residents. Funding of $119 million over the next three years will allow full coverage for prescription contraception. It includes oral hormone pills
In earmarking an initial $440 million to better detect, prevent and treat cancer, the province hopes to respond to a significant increase in demand for cancer care among people who put off screening during the pandemic and are receiving diagnosis and
The province says it needs more Mi’kmaq and Indigenous people to consider careers in healthcare. It’ll give $28,000 in funding to health and wellness authority Tajikeimik to assist in recruiting. In collaboration with the L’nu Nursing Initiative at
The change means more health professionals in ERs will be able to assist people in crisis as well as reduced wait time. Nurse practitioners in B.C. are now allowed to admit people to hospital under the Mental Health Act to reduce long waits for a