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CABHI’s Ignite Program Now Open to Drive Innovations in Aging and Brain Health

The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI) has officially launched a new Call for Innovation for its Ignite program, inviting healthcare and research organizations, as well as early-stage companies, to apply for support in advancing breakthrough ideas that improve the lives of...

There is a burnout crisis among LTC workers – trauma-informed workplaces are a solution

Canada’s primary healthcare crisis has garnered news headlines and political attention, but an equally alarming crisis is ongoing in long-term care (LTC). More than five years after COVID-19’s deadly sweep through LTC homes – exposing long-standing deficiencies in funding, infrastructure, infection control, staffing and working...
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Canadian startup launches wearable to improve gait and reduce falls in older adults

PhysioBiometrics Inc. has launched Heel2Toeâ„¢, a wearable therapeutic device designed to assess and train...

AI-radar system tracks subtle health changes

New tech from Waterloo researchers allows doctors to detect early signs of health issues...

Fostering connection in long-term care with the help of social robots

HN Summary •AI robots as companions: Vancouver researcher Dr. Lillian Hung studied LOVOT social robots...

Smart wearables for faster cardiac arrest emergency response

Prototypes of smartwatches and rings are driving forward advances in wearable technology that instantly...

Compassion in aging: Celebrating a year of Southlake’s Acute Care of the Elderly Unit

When Southlake Health first opened over a century ago, the population it served looked...

Screening for malnutrition in community care

Malnutrition is high among seniors referred to home care service from hospital, but a...

Redefining end-of-life care in Kingston

Providence Care recently opened AB Smith Homestead House, a 10-bed hospice residence dedicated to...

A health management solution for older adults and their family caregivers

When Rob Parker’s father got sick in his mid-70s, it took two years and...

Helping Canada Design Health Care Facilities for Future Needs

Health care facilities (HCFs) play an important role in communities, providing a safe, secure,...

Antipsychotic use has been rising in long-term care homes, but we can do something about it – we’ve done it before

As health care providers working in long-term care (LTC), we’ve seen firsthand how antipsychotic...

Supporting long-term care homes to use person-centred care approaches

Over the past decade, long-term care (LTC) homes across Canada have made important progress...

‘Healthy aging’: Education empowers patients when it comes to preventing falls

A pilot program at Providence Healthcare hopes to empower patients to be more active...

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New screening app for Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes

HN Summary • AI-powered screening tool: Researchers at UHN developed the Hypermobility Assessment Tool (HAT),...

AI-driven blood testing could save billions of dollars

HN Summary 1. AI-powered precision blood testing: Dr. Guillaume Paré and his team at Hamilton...

Rethinking access control in healthcare: Infection prevention meets security

Infection prevention has always been a cornerstone of healthcare, but recent years have brought...

Health and social data are essential infrastructure – and big science

Canada has long invested heavily in big science projects like telescopes and particle accelerators — but largely ignored health and social data as a form of critical infrastructure. In a recent commentary, Michael Wolfson argues it’s time to change that. He says health and social data are essential to economic growth and effective policymaking, yet provinces continue to withhold valuable datasets that could drive national research and innovation. Wolfson calls for the federal government to use its constitutional powers to mandate better data sharing and to reform research funding so large-scale, pan-Canadian data initiatives can finally take shape.