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Robotic-assisted rehabilitation now available in Fraser Health

Stroke patient Leanne Mork is learning to walk again with the assistance of a dedicated care team and a Lokomat – a robotic assisted walking system now available to rehab patients at Queen’s Park Care Centre in New Westminster.  The Lokomat helps patients like Leanne...

Helping Canada Design Health Care Facilities for Future Needs

Health care facilities (HCFs) play an important role in communities, providing a safe, secure, accessible, and inclusive space for patients, staff, and visitors. To fulfill this role, they must be designed and built for efficient operation and to respond to the evolving needs of...

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AI innovation unlocks non-surgical way to detect brain cancer spread

In new study, MRI combined with machine learning reveals presence of cancer cells with...

World first: Delivering chemotherapy to paediatric brain tumours using MRI-guided focused ultrasound

Researchers and physicians at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and The Hospital for Sick Children...

Free toolkit to support mental health in the workplace

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has released a free Workplace Mental...

New CMA survey links lack of access to health care to growing health misinformation risks

A growing number of Canadians are encountering health misinformation, with significant consequences for their...

Improving evidence-based care

Two recent studies from UHN’s Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI) have advanced the...

The Canadian Consensus Statement on the management of venous leg ulcers

This Consensus Statement was developed with the objective of creating a concise document that...

Indigenous ECHO Canada skin and wound care

To support Truth and Reconciliation and the wound, ostomy and continence health of Indigenous...

Improving wound microcirculation

Chronic wounds on the lower leg and foot have multiple etiologies that include vascular...

Revving up older patients’ metabolism could be the key to healing from severe burns

Older patients suffering a severe burn are at a much higher risk of dying...

Housing and hope: How a community resource worker at Providence helps patients thrive after a hospital stay

Most people view their time in the hospital as a brief interruption from home,...

Bariatric Centre of Excellence adds medical stream offering for patients

The Bariatric Centre of Excellence at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) introduced a new...

Child undernutrition may be contributing to global measles outbreaks, researchers find

Amid a global surge in measles cases, new research suggests that undernutrition may be...

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Robotic-assisted rehabilitation now available in Fraser Health

Stroke patient Leanne Mork is learning to walk again with the assistance of a...

Helping Canada Design Health Care Facilities for Future Needs

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

AI innovation unlocks non-surgical way to detect brain cancer spread

In new study, MRI combined with machine learning reveals presence of cancer cells with...