The NoMoreWaitlists.net platform allows people to find and book appointments with doctors, specialists, daycares and natural practitioners that don’t have wait times. It’s the only online platform in Canada with the goal of abolishing waitlists. It
As he tries to address long wait times and other chronic problems in the healthcare system, Premier Blaine Higgs says he’s leaving the door open to more private-sector delivery of healthcare services. He clarified that New Brunswickers wouldn’t have
Vitalite Health Network was forced to reduce its ICU beds from six to four for a period of time at the Campbellton Regional Hospital as a result of a nursing shortage. There will be an additional bed available in case of overflow and the health
In Glace Bay, potential doctors are taken on a tour of the Miners Museum, a boat ride along the shoreline and jigging for mackerel. The Bay it Forward group says the efforts paid off as three doctors were recruited in the last three to four years. A
A national physician health survey found that nearly half of respondents screened positive for depression, up significantly since the 2017 survey (33%). Other findings include: One quarter of physicians and residents experience severe (10%) or
Statistics Canada reports that N.B. had the second-highest cancer rate in Canada in 2019 at 655 cases per 100,000 people. The most common type of cancer in N.B. in 2019 was lung and bronchus cancer, at 99.1 cases per 100,000 people, followed by
The CRTC will use 988 as the suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline, the same three digits adopted in the U.S. Once active, Canadians will be able to call or text it and be directed to mental health services free of charge. The Centre
The Four Arrows Regional Health Authority mobile addiction team includes an office assistant for data collection, a counselor, a peer worker and a nurse with expertise in harm reduction. The pilot addresses problematic substance use in remote Man
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction dramatically revised the recommendations for low-risk drinking. Evidence suggests there is no safe amount of alcohol because it’s associated with heart disease and stroke and the risk of cancer rises
The COVID-19 mortality rate was significantly higher for racialized populations (31 deaths per 100,000 population) compared with the non-racialized and non-Indigenous population (22 deaths per 100,000 population). The analysis of COVID-19 mortality