Monthly Archives: June, 2017

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...
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Hypertension rapidly increasing in children

Long considered an adults-only condition, blood pressure high enough to be called hypertension is...

The engaged workforce: Why it’s not just HR’s concern

By Spiros Paleologos Canadian healthcare organizations continue to face numerous challenges, both internally and externally....

Patient has mechanical cardiac pump removed after failing heart recovers

By Stefan Superina Every moment of your life is a second chance. Just ask Marcel...

First-in-Canada implant of novel sensor device for heart failure patients

By Lianne Castelino and Erica Ngao In a Canadian first, an interventional cardiology team at...

Vision changes : What loved ones might not tell you

By Marguerite Thomas and Dr. Susan Leat Anyone can have vision difficulties, but not everyone...

Launch of a new international clinical trial for breast cancer

By Maggie Frampton Health Sciences North Research Institute Scientist and Laurentian University Professor Dr. Amadeo...

App offers personalized rehab therapy for stroke patients

    By Ana Gajic A new, first-of-its-kind app is now available to support clinicians with decisions...

Nearly 1 in 2 Canadians expected to get cancer: report

Nearly 1 in 2 Canadians is expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their...

Should residential hospices opt-out of providing assistance in dying?

By Jonathan Breslin By now the general public is probably well aware that religiously-affiliated health...

Masterful hands guide their way through surgery

Lack of equipment, mid-surgery power outages and highly complex cases didn’t stop Dr. John...

Product spotlight: Multitom Rax (Robotic Advance X-ray)

World’s first Twin Robotic X-ray system has uses in radiography, fluoroscopy and angiography,...

Product spotlight: MolecuLight

The MolecuLight i:X A Canadian invention revolutionizing wound care When Dr Ralph DaCosta, a cancer scientist...

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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....

A quarter of deaths among young adults in Canada were opioid related in 2021

Premature deaths related to opioids doubled between 2019 and 2021 across Canada, with more...