BC nurses strike begins July 7 at Vancouver General Hospital. Discover the reasons behind the picket line and its impact on ...

In Canada, roughly two in three adults age 65 or older take five or more medications. While often necessary, complex drug regimens can increase the risk of side effects and affect quality of life. The ...

• A major international study led by Scarborough Health Network found that CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula and bilevel non-invasive ventilation can reduce the need for invasive ventilation in critically ...

• Gene therapy is shifting medicine from treating symptoms to targeting disease at its genetic source, offering new hope for conditions such as Huntington’s disease, sickle cell disease and inherited ...

We are going to combine MRI and PET in never-before-seen ways to transform the way we diagnose and treat patients,” says Lawson scientist Jean Théberge, PhD, clinical medical physicist specializing in ...

The Women in Midlife Brain Health and Stroke Prevention team, led by Dr. Aleksandra Pikula, centre left, operates a first-of-its-kind program for patients in the menopausal transition at the Jay and ...

• Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre researchers are advancing personalized cardiac care through international clinical trials evaluating new minimally invasive procedures, medications and lifestyle ...

Canada is burning through its young nurses at an alarming rate as healthcare systems across the country struggle to retain them, reveals a new publication released this morning by the MEI. “For every ...

In a recent episode of The Gritty Nurse, I sat down with Michael Hurley, President of the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions (OCHU/CUPE), to discuss a fundamental question: What does it mean to lead a ...

For many of us, getting a vaccine or other routine injection is not a pleasant experience. But there’s something comforting about the injection site being wiped with an alcohol swab. Other than ...

• Delays beyond 48 hours for hip fracture surgery in older adults significantly increase the risk of death, complications and longer hospital stays. • New Canadian Institute for Health Information ...

The Canadian Medical Association and the College of Family Physicians of Canada are adding their voices to the growing number of organizations urging the Ontario Government to re-evaluate the recently ...