The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board estimates 5.7 million Canadians have diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes and another 6 million are likely prediabetic. The cost burden of diabetes in Canada is around $29 billion annually. Other findings
About 4% of people in B.C. experience severe food insecurity, which means missing meals, reducing intake or not eating for a day or more at a time. Almost 15% of people struggle to put food on the table and, as a result, babies, children and youth
B.C. is eyeing the expansion of a novel program in Canada for patients living with mild to moderate overdose-related brain injuries. The program, which allows people living with brain injury and their support persons to develop an understanding of
The initiative, launched in 2021, involves community health and wellbeing workers going to families’ homes, delivering healthcare advice and connecting people with local health and community support services. An evaluation of the program found those
The U.K. government believes giving more options of where patients can go for treatment, including in the independent sector, could cut up to three months off waiting times after being referred by a GP for treatment. Information for healthcare
Boston Consulting Group found five million young professionals in Canada are in need of mental health support, advising businesses and organizations to invest more into employee well-being. Work was found to be the number one source of stress for
Partnering virtual physicians with nurses during 811 calls could ease the burden of in-person visits to the ER. The UBC study found that out of the 811 callers who were seen by virtual physicians, only 26% were advised to immediately go to the ER
Unlike a family doctor's office, which deals just with primary care, Ottawa’s Centretown Community Health Centre teams family physicians with other health professionals, leaving doctors to focus on medical issues while patients access care under one
For patients on life support, moving them to an MRI scanner can be a difficult experience, which includes going to another hospital or being pushed across hallways with the possibility of being disconnected. Unlike regular MRI scanners, the Swoop
Alta.’s first pharmacist-led clinic has seen between 14,600 and 21,900 patients per year since opening in 2022. The study says emulating Alta.’s pharmacist-led clinic model could enhance access to primary care and avoid unnecessary ER visits