Medical devices can play a key role in addressing Canada’s chronic pain crisis
By Peter Tomashewski
The federal government’s recent decision to create a task force to find ways to better manage chronic pain in Canada is encouraging...
Precise and powerful CyberKnife robot destroys inoperable tumours
By Caitlin Renneson
Patients don’t need to have a metal halo screwed into their skull when they receive radiation treatment with CyberKnife. That was one...
New laboratory technology makes testing faster and safer
By Katherine Nazimek
with files from Monica Matys
Being admitted to hospital goes hand-in-hand with a lot of testing, from pathology samples to check for cancer,...
How virtual reality and streaming media are transforming medical education
By Brian Conyer
Over the last decade, there have been two significant advancements in the way people experience video content. The first...
A new hope for patients at risk of esophageal cancer
By Melicent Lavers-Sailly
For Mary Hedley-Brown, the news came as a shock. A survivor of cervical cancer, she had lost her husband to cancer...
The hospital of the future and wireless power
By Michael Gotlieb
Technology giants like Google, Apple and Microsoft are moving into healthcare technology as opportunities emerge in a growing market. Healthcare organizations are...
Artificial Intelligence being used to develop drugs even faster and cheaper
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is making it possible to discover new drugs faster, cheaper, and more efficiently.
Chemists at the University of Waterloo...
The use of artificial intelligence in radiology
By James Wysotski
Radiologists in the Medical Imaging Department might get a new assistant in the coming years that never sleeps or leaves the hospital.
In...
Innovation vital to the future of healthcare
By Sharon MacSween
As communities grow, age and healthcare needs increase, many hospitals are turning towards innovation to help improve and enhance the patient experience.
Digital...
New app aims to help people in early stages of dementia
By Margaret Polanyi
A new mobile app aims to help people with early dementia or mild cognitive impairment to manage daily activities and keep track...
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