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A growing and aging population is adding pressure to Ontario’s health-care system and spending isn’t keeping up — a situation that could result in compromised quality of care if left unaddressed, the province’s fiscal watchdog warned Wednesday. In a report…

Voice-powered technologies such as Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, and Cortana, are changing the way people shop, drive cars, and manage their homes. Studies have suggested that, by 2020, 50% of all searches will be conducted by voice and smart speakers…

The proportion of Ontarians who died with two or more chronic conditions increased from 79.6 per cent in 1994 to 95.3 per cent in 2013, according to a new study from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the…

Patients are more likely to be misdiagnosed or experience treatment delays when emergency rooms are so crowded that they receive care in a hallway, a survey of physicians suggests. Privacy and confidentiality are vital in emergency care, particularly for patients who may be reluctant…

Imagine losing a limb. Now imagine suffering from pain that feels like it’s coming from the limb that is no longer there. That’s the case for up to 70 per cent of amputees. Researchers at the University of New Brunswick…

Karl Martin (EngSci 0T1, ECE MASc 0T3, PhD 1T0), Nymi’s CEO and co-founder, says pharmaceutical manufacturers need to track what their employees are doing on the production line at all times. It’s not so much an issue of security, he says, as…

The Canadian government must match its public declarations with concrete action on issues such as disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples’ health, health system reform, and flagging levels of overseas aid, if it is to renew its legacy of leadership…

Ontario is funding a feasibility study to build a replacement facility for the Reverend Tommy Beardy Memorial Wee Che He Wayo-Gamik Family Treatment Centre in Muskrat Dam First Nation. The centre provides people struggling with substance abuse with a unique…

Canada’s appalling record on Indigenous health is undermining its efforts to be a global health leader, according to research published this week in one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious medical journals. The Lancet called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…

The Canadian government must match its public declarations with concrete action on issues such as disparities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples’ health, health system reform, and flagging levels of overseas aid, if it is to renew its legacy of leadership…