The province will launch a $68-million in vitro fertilization program, funding one round of treatment and medication as of Apr. 2025. Over the next three years, $270 million will go toward cancer treatment, as well as screening and prevention
Ottawa researchers found only about half of individuals with an estimated life expectancy of less than three months received formal palliative home care. Those who received palliative home care were people who were flagged by physicians as having a
Premier Blaine Higgs and other government officials weren’t aware of a three-year, $93-million contract with Canada Health Labs to provide travel nurses in Vitalité hospitals. He suggests the auditor general should consider an investigation as the
A report claims AI could improve quality of care, enhance patient and staff experiences, simplify administrative work and optimize overall system management across the main areas of healthcare. The areas with the highest potential for net savings
N.S. is partnering with Novo Nordisk Canada to create the Nova Scotia Lighthouse project, an initiative that’ll address childhood obesity and chronic disease in the province. The project will bring together healthcare, academic and economic leaders
Maternal obesity on its own and along with other risk factors, like diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking, substance use and chronic hypertension, was associated with an increased likelihood of fetal death. The risk of stillbirth in obese
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction says healthcare costs related to substance use accounted for nearly 30% ($13.4 billion) of the overall costs of substance use in 2020. That amount included day surgeries, ER visits, inpatient
Canadians are twice as likely to expect the quality of healthcare that they and their family will have access to locally will worsen rather than improve in the next few years. British Columbians (32%) are significantly more likely to feel the quality
Canadians have low confidence their provincial governments will reduce ER wait times. Compared to Jan. 2023, a higher proportion would go to the U.S. to pay for more timely healthcare (+10 pts) or urgent care (+9 pts). Four in 10 believe provinces
The report shows 61% of people who died from substance-related toxicity had prior healthcare encounters for substance use disorder, yet engagement with substance use treatment was relatively low. It also found one in five people who died from