Federal data indicate the opioid crisis claimed nearly 4,000 lives in Canada in 2017, mainly from fentanyl overdoses. The death toll was 34% higher than 2016, with most deaths involving men aged 30 to 39. Almost 90% of the deaths in 2017 were in
The health authority's family presence policy is in effect throughout its institutions, from long term care centres to hospitals. The policy was developed with feedback from patients, residents and their families. It means and end to set visiting
Health Canada's proposed regulations to amend the Food and Drug Regulations and Medical Devices Regulations would require hospitals to report serious adverse drug reactions and medical device incidents. The proposal supports measures included in the
The red bags contain key information forms which care home staff can quickly fill out if a resident needs to be rushed to hospital. It also holds medication and personal items like hearing aids, glasses, slippers and dentures. They’re handed to
The CMAJ study shows the number of operative vaginal deliveries, where a vacuum or forceps are used, is declining, but that the risk of injury from such procedures is on the rise. Operative vaginal deliveries fell from almost 17% of all vaginal
Experts at the C.D. Howe Institute and Women's College Hospital recap the Institute's paper discussing how to modernize the healthcare system to meet the needs of patients and calling for a policy framework for virtual care to provide opportunities
Ontario’s Project Spark is an initiative to make healthcare data more accessible to providers, researchers, companies, and to citizens. One of the proposed benefits of Project Spark is that, with all of the health records in the same place, the
The B.C. Ministry of Health is investing $75 million to expand respite care and adult day programs to both seniors and their loved ones with daily activities. Funding will be rolled out over three years to increase the number of respite beds
England’s National Health Services created NHS Health Check as a health check-up for adults aged 40-74. It's designed to spot early signs of stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes. NHS will now have nurses give patients advice on
Dr. Tom Barry, the outgoing medical chief of staff with the Horizon Health Network, said the province's medical community is seeing a major increase in cases of youth anxiety and depression, what he views as an incoming public health crisis