An innovative health care program developed by researchers at the University of Ottawa has successfully paired residents with family physicians at a time when Canada is lagging behind comparable, high-income countries in ...
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With hospital emergency departments overwhelmed and Canadians feeling frustrated by a lack of primary care access, a free webapp developed at the University of Ottawa is providing trusted information about preventative health ...
Feb 23, 2024
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To improve primary care, Canada can learn from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries with high rates of patients attached to primary care clinicians, write authors in an analysis in the Canadian ...
Dec 4, 2023
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When Vernon Langford sees patients, he typically wears a white lab coat with his title—"Dr."—and his credentials as a nurse practitioner stitched on the front.
Nov 20, 2023
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In 2020, an estimated 597,000 individuals were living with dementia in Canada. By 2030, that number is expected to increase to almost one million, and by 2050, almost 1.7 million.
Sep 15, 2023
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I've been receiving an escalating stream of panicked emails from people telling me their longtime physician was retiring, was no longer taking their insurance, or had gone concierge and would no longer see them unless they ...
Sep 11, 2023
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Patients who are discharged after vascular surgeries to treat a wide range of ailments involving heart and blood flow issues are far more likely to be readmitted to the hospital for a preventable matter than patients who ...
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Close collaboration between family doctors and periodontists and other oral health professionals is necessary for an effective prevention, early detection and management of widespread systemic health conditions, affecting ...
Mar 28, 2023
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As soon as the news broke that 98-year-old former President Jimmy Carter had entered hospice care after many years of treatment for cancer, the salutes to his life of public service began flowing.
Feb 27, 2023
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In 2022, an estimated 7,000 Canadians were diagnosed with leukemia, a term used to define cancer of the blood cells. Of that 7,000, it is estimated that nearly half will face mortality. University of Saskatchewan (USask) ...
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