Toronto's chief medical officer recommends the federal government remove legal penalties for small amounts of drugs and convene a task force to look at the possibility of regulating all drugs, including alcohol. It's her contention that the
Telus and Doctors of the World Canada launched the Telus Health for Good program in Victoria, B.C. in which Doctors of the World, with community partners and voluntary health practitioners, will use Telus' Mobile Health Clinic to deliver primary
Chicago's Rush University implemented a social determinants of health (SDoH) screening tool that asks patients about housing, transportation, food security and utilities. Of an initial 50 patients screened, 33% indicated one or more needs, with food
The U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) is readying a wide-ranging app to allow all patients to book appointments, consult their medical records, and more. Many of the features are already available online, but the app will bring them together into
A joint report by the OECD, World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank contends that poor quality health services are holding back progress on improving health in countries at all income levels. The organizations report that inaccurate
The federal government will spend $70 million to help Atlantic Canadians get access to their health records electronically and see doctors use an e-prescribing program that will send prescriptions to the pharmacy digitally. Federal Health Minister
The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) and the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer signed an agreement to provide $5.5 million over four years to collaborate on Paramedics and Palliative Care: Bringing Vital Services to Canadians
The Conference Board of Canada (CBoC) estimates the economic output from the country's 10,500 community pharmacies at $16.1 billion, pegging the fiscal benefits to governments from the sector at $1.6 billion in 2016. Provincially, Ontario's community
The Nova Scotia Health Authority is adding four orthopedic surgeons to its ranks to reduce wait times for hip and knee replacement surgeries. The health authority aims to provide anyone requiring surgery to have it within Canada's benchmark by March
The board of the Nova Scotia Health Authority voted to open its meetings to the public and make its minutes publicly available. The plan includes a two-phased approach to becoming more transparent. The first phase sees the board publish meeting notes