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A Transformative Advancement in Chronic Pain Management

HN Summary • World-First Innovation: Sault Area Hospital (SAH) is the first hospital globally to integrate the Neurolyser XR High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) system into a clinical setting—offering a non-invasive, needle-free, and radiation-free treatment for chronic pain through precise thermal ablation of targeted nerves. • Clinical...
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Where Art Meets Care: Immersive Soundscape Brings Comfort to Patients

Experience calm and comfort at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre’s Hudson Regional Cancer Centre with Between Leaf & Light—a 43-minute immersive soundscape of birdsong by artist Scott Rogers and CMBT. This unique installation transforms waiting areas into soothing spaces for cancer patients.

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Complimentary and Alternative Medicine

Botox at 40: From medical curiosity to a wide range of uses

Originating in a lab in San Francisco in the 1970s, botulinum toxin  –  best...
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Toronto Rehab partners with Baycrest in dementia support program

Robert Harker was an active member of a day program located on the same...
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Milk’s unique nutrient blend makes it ideal for sport recovery

Replacing nutrients and rehydrating the body after sport is an important way to promote...
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Innovative Parkinson’s program

With the recent recognition of Parkinson’s Awareness Month across Canada, Kemptville District Hospital (KDH)...
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Gardening as therapy

Mary says she thought gardening would be ‘too difficult’. Mary, a mental health patient...
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Healing sounds of music therapy

If you listen closely in the hallways of McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH), you might...
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A holistic approach for managing osteoporosis

When Amanda Owen was diagnosed with #osteoporosis, about a decade ago, she knew she...
Addictions and Drugs

How mindfulness helps prevent addiction relapse

Two years ago, Doug McCaslin was leading a double life. The 65-year-old was splitting...
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Spine Centre helps patients get back in action

There’s a new way to deal with back pain, thanks to Trillium Health Partners’...
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It’s time to start using the M-word

In many ways, Marion Albaum of Toronto, 38, is your typical Canadian mom. She...
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Solving the pain puzzle?

The November 2013 “Pain in Canada fact sheet” published by the Canadian Pain Society...
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Acupuncture turns addict into a believer

Ed Dowdell can’t remember a time when he wasn’t on something. He started drinking at...
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Diseases

Can mRNA Vaccines Help Treat Pancreatic Cancer?

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most difficult cancers to treat. It is often...
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...
eHealth

Improving Patient Experience Starts with How Teams Communicate

Healthcare teams are being asked to do more with less. Staffing shortages, rising patient...
eHealth

Still managing fax referrals manually?

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