Cameras at babies' bedsides in B.C. neonatal intensive care unit comfort parentsA pilot project that started in June at the neonatal intensive care unit of Richmond Hospital in British Columbia has become a permanent fixture. Alcohol and drugs are top causes for young people's visits to emergency: studyThe Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse's four-year study of EDs in three communities found alcohol involved in 70% cases. Many of the young patients presented with life-threatening conditions. Strep A and scarlet fever infections surge in U.K., drive up antibiotic demand, prices Families and pharmacists struggling to find medications as highly unusual numbers of cases occur. Inside SickKids: As the operating room sits quiet, staff worry about growing backlog Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children usually runs its operating room at 100% capacity. But on this day, six of its 16 surgical spaces are quiet. Nova Scotia surgical wait list currently at 22,600 patients, committee told Although the new figure is down from 26,000 in May, deputy health minister Jeannine Lagasse told the committee that major improvement will take time. Improving medication adherence with tech innovation School of Pharmacy project pairs medication taking with new technologies to empower older adults to age in place. 'High risk' businesses in Ontario must have opioid antidote kits and training by June Data from the province's coroner's office shows 2,819 people died from opioids in 2021. Pap test results delayed in Ontario; pandemic backlog, staffing shortages blamed As an endometrial cancer survivor, Linda Luyt gets quite anxious waiting for the results of her annual Pap test to show she is still free of the disease. Canada's chief science adviser releases recommendations to combat long COVID The recommendations presented by Mona Nemer came from a task force that was established in July to respond to post-COVID-19 condition, or long-COVID. 'Supplies are tight': Canadian Blood Services concerned about current inventory The organization set an ambitious goal in June of attracting 100,000 new donors to address its smallest donor base in a decade. First Previous 478 479 480 481 482 Next Last
