Technology

Jon Stokes’s research lab has discovered what could be a breakthrough treatment for Crohn’s and inflammatory bowel disease in about 100 seconds.

Hearing aid have been shown to reduce the rate of cognitive decline among older adults, yet are unaffordable to many. A new program in Ottawa aims to bridge this gap, offering gently used hearing devices on a permanent loan basis.

Alberta’s privacy commissioner and physicians’ regulatory college are reminding doctors wishing to use AI scribes that they need to submit a privacy impact assessment to the privacy commissioner’s office before using them—even for scribes approved under the Canada Health Infoway program.

The survey, which is being conducted in partnership with the CFIB, asks doctors how much time they’re spending on paperwork and how much the administrative burden is affecting their wellbeing and professional fulfillment.

Researchers at McGill University say they developed an artificial intelligence platform that can predict when someone is about to come down with a respiratory tract infection before they start to feel sick.

CIHI says this agreement will help support the development of a pan-Canadian integrated hospital data system.

The grant is designed to support various projects including ones that reduce administrative burden, leverage AI, improve patient access to data, standardize data or implement patient summaries.

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