Monthly Archives: July, 2016

Physical activity quality over quantity benefits people with disability

In a first-of-its-kind study, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis...

Research awards support introduction of mixed reality in medicine

Mixed reality is being introduced to patient care at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC)...
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A path to healing from PTSD

The government has passed legislation that will make life a little easier for first...

Ontario’s Bill 210: A Sweeping Expansion of LHIN Powers over Health Service Providers

            By Michael Watts  Ontario’s Bill 210, the Patients First Act, 2016 passed first reading on...

Championing a more coordinated paediatric healthcare system

In recent decades, we have seen dramatic increases in our understanding of disease and...

Acute Ambulatory Care Unit helps reduce time spent in hospitals

Where does a patient go when their needs are too complex for a community...

Hospital at home program eases stress for kids

Hilary Daum will never forget March 15, 2015. That was the day her son,...

Ankyloglossia (tongue -tie): Latching on to the evidence

The benefits of breastfeeding are many. And the pressure on moms to breastfeed —...

The Zika Virus

Mosquito-borne diseases are not usually a hot news topic in North America, despite the...

Heart of Home Care Award: Friends for life

A hand carved wooden cane leans casually in the corner of Suzanne Retter’s homey...

Health Sciences North opens new cardiac centre

Health Sciences North (HSN) and a team of cardiologists in Greater Sudbury have joined...

You are what you eat: Why nutrition matters

You don’t have to be a nutritionist to know that a diet too high...

Alzheimer Society asks Canadians – what research matters most

With the growing prevalence of dementia which already affects over half a million Canadians,...

A seamless journey for cardiac surgery

Returning home after cardiac surgery can be daunting for patients and families, who often...

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Physical activity quality over quantity benefits people with disability

In a first-of-its-kind study, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis...

Research awards support introduction of mixed reality in medicine

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

Transformation project reducing unnecessary emergency department transfers from long-term care homes

William Osler Health System (Osler) has partnered with McMaster University (McMaster) on a system-level...

Easing the Transition to the Cloud. Modernizing made simple with integration support.

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