Nova Scotia's Action for Health website now provides updated healthcare data, showing positive trends in surgical wait list reductions, staff vacancy rates and long-term care admissions. Health and Wellness Minister Michelle Thompson emphasized the
On Sept. 18, the group representing the nation's physicians is set to formally apologize for the role doctors played in harming members of Canada's Indigenous communities “both through action and inaction.” The group hopes the apology will build
The province is experiencing unprecedented hospital capacity problems that will worsen in the coming years due to underfunding, according to a report by CUPE's Ontario Council of Hospital Unions. The number of patients receiving treatment in
CUPE 5430 is demanding an investigation into ongoing AIMS system failures that resulted in ongoing compensation issues, a dysfunctional job posting system, Sask.-wide inventory shortages and triaging of testing at the Roy Romanow Provincial
Horizon Health Network introduced an online self-booking service for patients in the Saint John area to schedule their own bloodwork and other specimen collection appointments. As part of Horizon's Critical Action Plan to improve the patient
The EU-Canada Health Policy Dialogue was launched virtually by Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides and Canada's Minister of Health Mark Holland, focusing on antimicrobial resistance, health security and non-communicable diseases
In a push to reduce ER wait times, the Cochrane District Paramedic Service is piloting the Community Paramedicine for Long Term Care Plus program in Ont., with a focus on providing on-site diagnostic services such as blood tests and ultrasounds at
The Canadian government and B.C.'s Ministry of Health are collaborating to make essential medications, including contraception, diabetes medication and hormone replacement therapy (HRT), more accessible and affordable. Once Bill C-64 is passed, they
Levio is dedicating $1 million to a partnership with Kids Help Phone to enhance digital e-mental health services for Canadian youth. The partnership will leverage Levio's AI expertise to support Kids Help Phone's mission of providing accessible
A study in Ont. evaluated the use of AI scribe technology by family doctors and nurse practitioners, showing a reduction of 70 to 90% in time spent on paperwork. The technology, which captures and summarizes conversations into electronic medical