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A drone network could be deployed to speed defibrillators to bystanders trying to help people in cardiac arrest, getting the devices to the patient faster than emergency services, a recent Canadian study suggests. Researchers examined historical data on 53,702 cardiac…
A Toronto-based expert with a new vision for engaging people with dementia will bring his message to the University of Regina tonight. “We are not being very realistic about how we look at people as they get dementia,” said University…
The first time Huda Idrees (IndE 1T3) became a CEO she was just 12 years old. Now 26 and an established darling of Canada’s tech-startup community, Ms. Idrees is set to reprise that leading role at Dot Health, a new Toronto-based…
The device, soon to roll out in the U.S., has the potential to reduce costs for physiotherapy by offering support remotely to patients in their homes. The Stroke Wearable Operative Rehabilitation Device (SWORD) provides an exercise program on a tablet computer,…
Right now, more than 25 per cent of Canadians suffering from dementia in long-term care facilities are given antipsychotic medications. It’s often used a way to address hard to manage or aggressive behaviour. Mark Chignell is a professor with the…
As part of Brain Awareness Week, the Centre on Aging and Health at the U of R will have a guest speaker from Toronto talk about helping people with dementia. Dr. Mark Chignell, who has a doctorate in mathematical psychology…
More money for child and youth services would boost Canada’s economy and patient health, a new report from the Mental Health Commission of Canada suggests, buttressing Ottawa’s push for targeted mental health investments. The commission, which bills its findings as…
Judith John was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour almost two decades ago. Before one of many MRI appointments, she was sitting in a room waiting for her name to be called — but it didn’t happen. Instead, a technician…
Canada’s healthcare system should cover the cost of 117 essential medicines that account for nearly half of all prescriptions issued in the country, according to two researchers who say the move would save Canadians and drug plans more than $3…
The Ontario government said Monday that it was improving access to specialized care for people living with rare diseases. Health Minister Eric Hoskins announced the opening of a new clinic for people with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and the expansion of clinics…
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