Obesity is a risk factor for stillbirth, and the risk increases as pregnancy advances to term, according to a large study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The overall risk of stillbirth in pregnancy is approximately 0.4% in Canada. “Our findings suggest that an earlier delivery date may help...

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) has launched a Home Hemodialysis Program which...

Mixed reality is being introduced to patient care at London Health Sciences Centre...

Across Canada, most hospitals and healthcare authorities recognize the need to modernize their...

Canadians are increasingly frustrated with a healthcare system lacking seamless communication and information sharing. Canada Health Infoway’s 2023 Canadian Digital Health Survey found: 42 per cent of Canadians report experiencing gaps in care coordination and clinical communication, commonly citing frustration due to repeating information to different healthcare providers. Only half of Canadians surveyed said...

Over the past few years, incidents of violence against healthcare workers has increased worldwide....

In a world where an implantable electrode can reduce the number and intensity of...

VICTORIA, BC, April 10, 2024 - The Mercy Ships Canada Board of Directors and...

Universal Health Hub (UHH) is the only Health Care Organization in Canada which is...

William Osler Health System (Osler) has partnered with McMaster University (McMaster) on a system-level transformation project that helps decrease transfers from long-term care homes...

A 37-year-old man collapses on a golf course. He’s rushed by ambulance to the nearest hospital and needs to be intubated. He has no vital signs as the EMT continues CPR. The alert reaches the team at Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital’s Magna Emergency through triage, and within minutes, four nurses are in action.  One nurse takes the lead: “Pause compressions. Do we have a pulse? Resume compressions!”  As real as this scenario...

More than 6,000 people are admitted to Fraser Health hospitals for cardiac failure every year. As part of a regional strategy to expand cardiac...

The current nursing shortage, which the Canadian Nurses Association predicted in 2009 would be at 60,000 by 2022, has peaked well beyond that number in 2024. In 2022, two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions quoted a study that...

Crowded hospitals, long wait times and nurse burnout have become common news stories, reinforcing...

With more than 500 fellows, the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario’s (RNAO) Advanced Clinical...

Agnes Leung and Tram Nguyen were excited for a new professional development opportunity. The two...

Introduced during the pandemic, this support service became an invaluable resource for health care...

Humber River Health (Humber) has identified a core priority of delivering comprehensive, quality care closer to home for members of its community. This commitment...

The Coordinated Accessible National (CAN) Health Network, a leading national initiative focused on accelerating Canadian innovation in health care, announced the launch of its Long-Term Care Innovation and Scaling Network. This new network, led by Ottawa-based Bruyère, is designed to enhance the quality of...

Through the Geri-Hub, wait times for patients have been reduced by up to 50 per cent for some Geri-Hub services, now achieving the lowest...