Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) researchers report that people with schizophrenia die at a rate that is three times higher than the general population - and eight years younger. The authors suggest the early death associated with
A report by Cancer Care Ontario and Tungasuvvingat Inuit shows that cancer risk factors are more common among Inuit in Ontario and elsewhere in Canada compared to non-Aboriginal Ontarians. The report estimates cancer risk and screening behaviours
Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital suggest socioeconomic inequities may be preventing millions of people in the U.S. from getting standard medications to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Their research looked into the issue after U.S. guidelines
A Corporate Research Associates survey finds the number of Atlantic Canadians who currently have a family doctor remains high, despite a slight decline over the past four years. Nearly nine in 10 Atlantic Canadians (88%, down from 91% in 2013) said
The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and the Arthritis Alliance of Canada (AAC) launched the Osteoarthritis Tool with the goal of giving providers information and tools to diagnose and facilitate the management of patients living with
The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer's report on the state of palliative and end-of-life care for people with cancer finds patients who could benefit from palliative care aren't being identified, assessed and referred early enough in their cancer
Children in Saskatoon were waiting about two years to see a child psychiatrist, while children in Regina only waited three or four months. The head of the University of Saskatchewan’s child and adolescent psychiatry division says that, given the
The $20-million facility at Canadore College is one of a kind in Canada. It’s focused on collaborative interprofessional education and the integration of Indigenous, Eastern and Western healing and wellness practices. The facility will also integrate
Baylor College of Medicine researchers identified factors that could contribute to diagnostic error, specifically those related to patient-physician interaction. Upon reviewing diagnostic error narratives, they found that approximately 75% included
Between 2014 and 2017, the London Health Science Centre (LHSC) discharged 5,569 patients who required alternate levels of care. However, that was after they spent a combined 108,688 days in hospital waiting for a placement in a nursing home or for