A study found elevated levels of inflammation in the brain of patients who report persistent symptoms of long COVID. Researchers say inflammation in the brain was suspected of being the critical step in causing neurological and psychiatric symptoms
While severe outcomes from COVID-19 decreased with each wave, ICIS suggests the risk of cardiovascular (CV) hospitalization persisted or increased, particularly for younger men, aged 18 to 45. The study showed that across all waves and in all age
Researchers say bisexual women are over three times more likely to attempt suicide compared to heterosexual women. The study also found that gay men and lesbians were twice as likely to attempt suicide, both fatal and non-fatal, compared to
The study points to how depression and living in an urban environment, with greater material and social inequities, can influence how a person ages. Researchers say this may occur even after accounting for individual-level health and behavioural risk
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) describes a group of conditions, the two main forms of which are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The report shows the number of people living with IBD is expected to climb from 322,600 people in 2023 (0.8% of
Horizon Health Network implemented a process improvement project involving multiple departments in the hospital to accelerate the transfer process between the ER and the medical imaging department. The two-week pilot was launched in Moncton in Mar
While most aspects of care quality in LTC homes didn’t differ in the first year of the pandemic from pre-pandemic levels, the study shows the use of antipsychotic drugs increased in all provinces despite no significant increase in behavioural
The Leger survey found 68% of Canadians wish to have their medical imaging information available to better advocate for themselves, while only 18% access their medical reports online. Meanwhile, 72% believe patients should have access to their
A pilot project that pairs people who call 911 amid a mental health crisis with a support worker and a plainclothes police officer will now be permanent. The province is spending $414,000 to expand the Alternative Response to Citizens in Crisis (ARCC
Although 89% of Canada’s family doctors send patient information to specialists, only about half receive information back on changes to patient care plans and medication and less than 20% receive a report with results of the specialist visit within a