• Innovative Program for Rare Diseases: The new Coastal Program for Rare Inflammatory Diseases at Vancouver Coastal Health, led by Dr. Luke Chen, is building a collaborative network of researchers and ...

Efforts to promote safer opioid prescribing in Canada appear to be having an effect, as new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) shows a decrease in opioid dispensing between 2018 ...

• Culture of Zero Harm: Since 2019, Mackenzie Health has led a comprehensive cultural transformation toward “zero harm,” embedding patient safety, transparency, and accountability into every level of ...

Jennifer Crawford (standing) and Kathleen Power are optimistic that an artificial intelligence tool developed by the Data Analytics department can help Waypoint managers and schedulers handle sick ...

• AI-powered screening tool: Researchers at UHN developed the Hypermobility Assessment Tool (HAT), an AI-driven smartphone app approved by Health Canada that uses a phone camera to measure joint ...

1. AI-powered precision blood testing: Dr. Guillaume Paré and his team at Hamilton Health Sciences are using artificial intelligence to develop precision blood tests that can detect hundreds of ...

Infection prevention has always been central to healthcare, but today it’s expanding beyond hand hygiene and PPE to include ...

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Canada has long invested heavily in big science projects like telescopes and particle accelerators — but largely ignored ...

Hospital News is Canada’s health care news source since 1987. Hospital News covers developments and issues that affect all health care professionals, administrators, patients, visitors and students.

Researchers have identified a biomarker that could help protect cancer patients from heart damage during chemotherapy. (Photo: Getty Images) Two discoveries by U of A researchers open the door to new ...

Deb’s journey sheds light on a topic often left unspoken. Two Canadian studies are shedding light on the high number of patients across Canada who are suffering in silence because of a taboo medical ...