The Canadian Institute of Health Information finds wait times for joint replacement and cataract surgeries in New Brunswick have increased since 2015, with the number of procedures rising as the province deals with an aging population. The report
Newfoundland and Labrador leads Canada and the U.S. for antibiotics overuse. The province’s health minister is now warning that drug resistance could bring a wave of deaths by infection. John Haggie warns overuse and over-prescribing (as a global
Lumeca Health, a digital healthcare provider with offices in Kelowna and Regina, is introducing an app in Saskatchewan that'll provide users with access to medical professionals via IM or video chats. The company says the app will be available for
Nova Scotia is set to begin a program to test foreign-trained family physicians to deal with its doctor shortage. This will help family doctors trained in regions that aren’t recognized by the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Nova Scotia to
Infoway found connected health information (EHR), including diagnostic images, medication profiles, laboratory test results and other clinical reports, saved the equivalent of 5.6 million ER visits last year. That translates into cost savings for
The Mental Health Commission of Canada notes that a commitment by Ottawa to inject $5 billion over the next 10 years into mental healthcare is a positive step but that the 7% of healthcare dollars going to mental health is below that of other western
A P.E.I. doctor from the Island’s Kings County Memorial Hospital says the past months have seen two trends: increased issues in managing the demand in the ER and increased aggression towards staff because of wait times. The physician says that with
The Prince Edward Island government is projecting a $1.5-million surplus for the 2018-19 fiscal year. The highlight of the $1.7-billion fiscal plan is a 4.8% increase in spending for healthcare. The extra $32.5 million for will be used to pay for 100
The 2018-2019 Saskatchewan Budget includes a 2.9% increase in healthcare expenditures, to $5.36 billion. Included in this amount are $19 million from Ottawa for the team-based community health initiative, Connected Care, as well as an additional $11
A report from the Canadian Mental Health Association puts forward the idea that decriminalization should be considered one part of governments' anti-drug strategies. It cites the example of Portugal, which decriminalized psychoactive substances in