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Lisa Love hasn’t seen her doctor of 25 years since she discovered telemedicine. Love tried virtual visits last summer for help with a skin irritation and returned for another minor problem. She doesn’t feel a pressing need to seek care…

The Ford government intends to merge the 59 local ambulance services in Ontario into just 10, CBC News has learned. The plan is hinted at in the budget tabled last week by Finance Minister Vic Fedeli, with a passing reference…

The University of Toronto has launched the Precision Medicine Initiative at U of T (PRiME), a new cross-institutional, multi-faculty effort that will leverage the university’s excellence in pharmaceutical sciences, medicine, physical sciences and engineering. It will also establish Toronto as…

Chris Neilson is on his second prosthetic after losing his left arm above the elbow in a nasty work accident about six years ago. Partly myoelectric, the artificial hand and arm is a step up cosmetically and functionally from the…

It’s already crept into so many aspects of everyday life, from powering digital assistants like Siri and Alexa to personalizing entertainment choices on streaming services like Netflix to driving the development of autonomous vehicles. Now artificial intelligence is poised to…

Sniffling, sore-throated kids seen via telemedicine visits were far more likely to be prescribed antibiotics than those who went to a doctor’s office or clinic, according to a new study. “I understand the desire for care that’s more convenient and…

Stick out your smartphone and say AHHHHH. Although it’s early days for a new wave of telemedicine, some Canadians can now avoid trips to the doctor’s office by using their mobile phone’s video camera. In March, Telus Health launched a…

Peel Region councillors will hear a pitch later today from a doctor who wants to add a new component to their emergency response fleet: defibrillator-carrying drones. Dr. Sheldon Cheskes, medical director at the Sunnybrook Centre for Prehospital Medicine, said drones…

Mobile health apps for consumers and clinicians pose a risk to patients’ privacy, an international study led by the University of Toronto has found. Mobile health apps are a booming market targeted at both patients and health professionals. Some apps…

Some doctors questioned whether restricting access was ethical, while others defended the practice in the interest of other patients who are waiting to be seen. Full article at: CBC News