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Obesity a risk factor for stillbirth, especially at term

Obesity is a risk factor for stillbirth, and the risk increases as pregnancy advances...

Understanding Canadians’ experiences with digital health

Canadians are increasingly frustrated with a healthcare system lacking seamless communication and information sharing....
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Surgical techniques on the horizon

The fast pace of surgical innovation means new surgical technologies are constantly coming onto...

Understanding generic drugs

Your hospital formulary likely includes a large number of generic drugs. Generics provide good...

Making the cut: Reducing the risk of surgical site infections

Any surgery carries with it some degree of risk, and a significant one is...

Continuing Medical Education and CADTH: Effective CME from an unexpected source

Continuing medical education, or CME, has come a long way in recent years. At...

Sizing up the evidence: Treatment options for Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)

Around this time of year we start to hear a lot about one specific...

Proton Pump Inhibitors: Are we doing no harm?

Ongoing stomach and digestive problems can be miserable for patients – and are a...

Docusate for constipation: Money down the toilet?

Constipation. It’s not something we often talk about in polite conversation but, given how...

Emergency care: When the need for evidence is critical

In healthcare, there are many kinds of emergencies — but not all are medical...

Point-of-Care INR Testing

When a group of drugs called the “new oral anticoagulants” or “NOACs” recently became...

Options for hip replacement: Evidence from CADTH’s Rapid Response Service

Canada’s health technology assessment (HTA) organizations provide Canadians with independent, evidence-based information on drugs...

New treatment options for Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and often disabling disease that attacks the central...

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Obesity a risk factor for stillbirth, especially at term

Obesity is a risk factor for stillbirth, and the risk increases as pregnancy advances...

Understanding Canadians’ experiences with digital health

Canadians are increasingly frustrated with a healthcare system lacking seamless communication and information sharing....

RVH Launches Home Hemodialysis Program

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) has launched a Home Hemodialysis Program which will...

Physical activity quality over quantity benefits people with disability

In a first-of-its-kind study, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute researcher Dr. Kathleen Martin Ginis...