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In a Canadian first, Dr. George Athwal at St. Joseph’s Health Care London has introduced the revolutionary next step in mixed reality technology that can track surgical instruments in real time and precisely point the way for surgeons. St. Joseph’s is one of two centres in the world to...
By unlocking secrets encrypted within our DNA, genetic testing has become a powerful tool, offering valuable insights about our health, ancestry, and fertility. It unveils not only our physical characteristics but also tells a unique biological story, shedding light on our potential health and life outcomes. Despite our incomplete...
On April 2022, another COVID wave was sweeping Toronto. It was the sixth since the March 2020 declaration of a pandemic due to the spread of the coronavirus.
Restrictions and mask mandates in schools had been lifted after a decidedly unpopular delay in return to school during the previous COVID wave in January. Children under five had yet to have access to COVID vaccines and classrooms remained poorly
ventilated in older...
Substance use is quietly adding significant stress to the currently strained health-care system in Canada.
Health-care costs related to substance use account for nearly 30...
Crowded hospitals, long wait times and nurse burnout have become common news stories, reinforcing the ongoing strain on our healthcare system. In fact, a survey conducted by the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) found that over 75 per cent of Canada’s nurses are...
Ethel McGuire has lived in the same East Toronto apartment building for 30 years. For the last 25, she has been the building manager. For Ethel, looking out for the seniors in the building is a natural part of her role.
“Just over eight years...
According to research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, caregivers provide approximately 75 per cent of the care delivered in our healthcare system,...