The U.K.'s Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is calling on obesity to be officially recognized as a chronic disease in order to address it more effectively. It issued a call for the government and the broader health sector to recognize obesity as a
A study from StatsCan suggests women (19%) suffer more workplace harassment than men (13%), partially because females make up a greater proportion of front-line workers who can be exposed to abuse from clients and customers. This is especially true
The Main Street Medical Clinic in Springdale, Nfld., opened satellite offices in seven communities in the province, offering opioid addiction treatment services. The owner explains that patients used to come from all parts of Nfld. to his clinic, so
Research led by the University of Toronto found 98,097 errors at 301 community pharmacies in Nova Scotia between 2010 and 2017. Of those, 928 resulted in patient harm. In its analysis of the data, the Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists says that in
Remote northern communities often lack access to affordable fresh food which is a situation that can affect the health of people living there. This is why, on a weekly basis, patients at Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre are served Miichim
Fifteen healthcare practitioners in the Belleville, Ont. area are taking part in an 18-month trial to determine if social prescribing is beneficial to individuals with depression, anxiety and loneliness. Similar to a program in Montreal in which
Expectant mothers in the Interior Health region of B.C. will have access to the SmartMom program. Prenatal education and support can be delivered to the patients' cellphones via text messages, with the prompts tailored for individual circumstances
The B.C. government says there's no province-wide mental health resource available to post-secondary students, which is why it plans to introduce a virtual counselling, information and referral service that'll be available 24/7. The program will
The executive director for the Canadian Association of People Who Use Drugs says access to treatments for opioid and other forms of addiction is largely predicated on where a person lives. He explains that supervised consumption sites only exist in
The aging population, along with advances in medical care, means people are living longer with chronic conditions. This creates a growing need for the healthcare workforce to have expertise in serious illness care, including clinical expertise in