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Quebec researchers who secretly recorded how often staff entered or left an operating room during 100 hip or knee replacements — procedures that require a “particularly aseptic environment” — found the doors were opened as many as 176 times in…

The Conference Board of Canada study, commissioned by the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), says that it would cost the federal government $3.3 billion in the next year to implement three strategies to cope with the wave of aging baby boomers.…

On Friday, Health Quality Ontario and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute released Never Events for Hospital Care in Canada, a report that represents the first national consensus document on a list of events that health care institutions must work to…

267 economists from 44 countries are signatories to the Economists Declaration on Universal Health Coverage, which calls on global policymakers to prioritize a pro-poor pathway to universal health coverage as an essential pillar of sustainable development. Read full declaration at…

“Apps are a dime a dozen and anyone can develop an app and nobody is really vetting the health content, so it’s really important that you are getting it from a credible source,” Zbib Ahmad (Heart and Stroke Foundation’s Director…

Most apps focus on fitness or wellness by helping the user do things like count calories or track steps walked. Doctors and other care providers also are taking a growing interest in using apps to help patients, but concerns about…

Ontario has selected William Charnetski as the province’s new Chief Health Innovation Strategist. Charnetski is an accomplished national and global executive with over a decade of experience in developing integrated health solutions in Canada and around the world in the…

Reuben Devlin, the president and CEO of Humber River Regional, described the new hospital as “lean, green, and digital.” The hospital features everything from automated kiosks where patients can enter their information to robotic arms that administer medication. The facility…

The Draft zero of the "Global Strategy and Action Plan on Ageing and Health" is now open to public consultation from individuals and institutions. Please respond as soon as possible so that your comments will help develop Draft 1, which…

There is no public health justification for implementing any measures to prevent the spread of MERS through the restriction of travel or trade. Screening at points of entry is considered unnecessary at this time. However, raising awareness about MERS and…