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Privacy-First AI: How Federated Learning Is Transforming Canadian Cancer Research

Imagine training an AI model on patient data from hospitals in Vancouver, Toronto, and Halifax without a single record ever leaving its original institution. No data transfers. No privacy breaches. No regulatory grey zones. Just powerful, collaborative intelligence built at the edges. This is the...
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How AI could help or hinder Canada’s health care system

HN Summary • AI could help address Canada’s healthcare staffing crisis by improving efficiency, triage, and access to information for both patients and providers.  • It offers benefits like reducing administrative burden, empowering patients, and enhancing decision-making—but works best alongside clinicians, not as a replacement.  • Risks...

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Patient care runs on mobile devices. Is your fleet holding you back?

Dead batteries. Lost devices. Outdated software. Rising security threats.  These are all mobility threats that...
eHealth

Keeping EDs Open & Reducing Wait Times

Strategic solutions to support emergency departments under strain. Emergency Departments (EDs) are the essential safety...
eHealth

This mobile NICU unit aims to improve care for premature infants

Salim Kandedi was born 17 weeks early. As a micropreemie, he had a less...
Patient Care

Your Guide to Affordable Long-Distance Medical Transport Services

When someone you love requires long-distance medical transport, you may be worried about the...
Technology and Innovation

Smartwatches show promise in identifying increased risk of heart failure hospitalization

A new study published in Nature Medicine shows that data from a consumer smartwatch...
Technology and Innovation

Leading AI Note-Taking Solutions for Mental Health Professionals

If you’re a therapist in Canada, you already know the real work starts after...
Editorial

Healthcare is a human right

Federal government cannot let privatization erode access. Canadians are rightly worried about access to healthcare....
eHealth

Making Clinical Research a Care Option: How Digital Infrastructure is Expanding Access to Clinical Trials in Canada

Across Canada, there is growing recognition that clinical research should not be viewed as...
eHealth

Beyond Health Data: Connecting Care Across Canada

Canada’s healthcare system is at an inflection point. Leaders nationwide are working to strengthen...
eHealth

Designing the future of care: Advancing an AI-enabled hospital system

HN Summary • William Osler Health System is embedding AI into its new Epic hospital...
eHealth

Still managing fax referrals manually?

Despite decades of digital transformation initiatives, one technology still dominates referral intake across hospitals...
eHealth

How AI is transforming patient care in Canada—before the first visit

HN Summary • New study reveals most Canadians don’t turn to AI for mental health...
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Privacy-First AI: How Federated Learning Is Transforming Canadian Cancer Research

Imagine training an AI model on patient data from hospitals in Vancouver, Toronto, and...
Diseases

People living with Parkinson’s face long wait times, inconsistent care across Canada

Parkinson Canada launches Limitless Parkinson’s Care campaign for this Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Accessing Parkinson’s care...
eHealth

How AI could help or hinder Canada’s health care system

HN Summary • AI could help address Canada’s healthcare staffing crisis by improving efficiency, triage,...
eHealth

Patient care runs on mobile devices. Is your fleet holding you back?

Dead batteries. Lost devices. Outdated software. Rising security threats.  These are all mobility threats that...