Toronto – Every Canadian should be in control of their own health information through online access and benefit from it being shared securely between health professionals in the country. However, currently only one third of Canadians can access some of their health information online. On top of that, health care providers can’t easily access or share health information because systems …
Ottawa – Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth and Parliamentary Secretary Jenna Sudds issued the following statement today: “Period poverty is a worldwide sad reality, where many women, girls, non-binary individuals, and transgender people struggle with the financial burden to afford menstrual supplies. Menstrual equity aims to provide fair and inclusive access to menstrual products and …
Ottawa – According to the latest national data, in Canada, almost 474,000 people aged 65 and older have been diagnosed with dementia. As our population ages, the number of Canadians affected by dementia is expected to increase. If current trends continue, by 2050 the number of people living with dementia in Canada is expected to double. The Government of Canada …
AbCellera will strengthen Canada’s ability to develop innovative medicines right here at home Vancouver – The Government of Canada and the Province of B.C. continue to deliver on the promise to rebuild a robust and strengthened biomanufacturing and life sciences sector across the country. Since March 2020, federal investments of over $2.1 billion have resulted in major achievements, with 36 …
Geneva – The World Health Organization (WHO), panelists made an impassioned plea for urgent climate action as it hosted a Strategic Roundtable on the Role of the Health Communities in Climate Action: taking stock and moving forward at the World Health Assembly. “The most pressing reasons for urgent climate action are the impacts not in the future, but right now, on health” …
Investment providing supports in long-term care homes instead of hospitals ALMONTE — The Ontario government is investing $173,706 in three long-term care homes in Eastern Ontario to help seniors with complex needs like dementia and bariatric care connect to specialized care and supports in a home instead of a hospital. This is part of a $20 million investment in 2022-23 …
Washington – A new study, that has been published in the journal Nature Communication, says with the help of generous anti-poverty programmes, the mental development void between kids of rich and poor households may be narrowed down. The study, supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health, used the data of 10,000 children from 9 …
Denmark – Danish researchers have done a study called COPL, that shows taking a blood test after a miscarriage, in about week five of pregnancy, can help explain why it happened and as a result can be prevented or treated. Women who have suffered a miscarriage and visited hospital emergency room are offered the blood test to determine if the …
London – In a new research findings published in the journal Nature Medicine, scientists have said that obesity might be related to loss of immune response to Covid-19 viruses quickly and might require frequent booster doses. The observed that the obese had no longer antibodies to fight the virus after six months of even their second dose.
London – Positive results from the AEGEAN Phase III trial showed that treatment with AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) in combination with neoadjuvant chemotherapy before surgery and as adjuvant monotherapy after surgery led to a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in event-free survival (EFS) versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy alone followed by surgery for patients with resectable early-stage (IIA-IIIB) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). …
