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The Canadian Health Informatics Award winners for 2019
The annual gala celebrating the Canadian Health Informatics Awards (the ‘CHIA Awards’) took place last night in Toronto. More than 400 Canadian health and...
Hospital fresh market improves healthy eating
By Katherine Mayer
The seasonally popular Fresh Market located at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre is returning in June for the seventh year. The...
New award inspired by 50 years of volunteer service
By Taylor Grant
Lottie Frenssen started volunteering for the North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) and its legacy organizations for one simple reason: to help...
Cervical cancer screening: Is it time for a new test?
By Michael Raj
The incidence of cervical cancer has been decreasing over the past three decades, largely due to routine screening. When screening leads to...
Volunteers offer comfort and compassion
By Emily Dawson
It’s not yet 10 a.m. and a man arrives at the St. Michael’s Hospital emergency department with a significant head injury, perhaps...
Have an innovative idea in aging and brain health?
It’s no secret that point-of-care staff have a deep understanding of the needs of older adults. Care professionals like nurses, social workers, physicians, personal...
Nutrition and skin health in long-term care
By Dale Mayerson and Karen Thompson
Skin breakdown can be a serious issue for residents living in Long Term Care and sound nutrition is an...
New healthcare design podcast
Healthcare Interior Design 2.0 is a podcast that explores the changing face of healthcare design through intimate conversations with leading creatives in the field...
The soft side of integration
By Dr. Joshua Tepper
Health care systems across the country and in many places around the world are increasingly turning to integration as the next...
“Second Heart” could mean second chance for IV drug users
By Calyn Pettit
For some people in our city, a proposed new project called “Second Heart” will mean getting a second chance at a healthier...
