Study finds lower health-care costs among Ontario patients who had female surgeons
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What Is Telehealth: Definition, Uses, Benefits
Telehealth is a way to receive healthcare services remotely through electronic devices like your computer, tablet, or smartphone. Telehealth services come in different forms, such as live video or audio…
UBC medical student Mohit Sodhi named one of Forbes “30 Under 30” in Healthcare
Mohit Sodhi, a UBC medical student, has been named one of Forbes’ top “30 Under 30” in Healthcare. Launched in 2011, the Forbes “30 Under 30” recognizes people under the…
Indivior to pay $385 million to end final Suboxone monopoly lawsuits
Pharmacist Jim Pearce fills a Suboxone prescription at Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program in Boston, Massachusetts January 14, 2013. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 23 (Reuters) –…
Atlantic provinces team-up for health-care recruitment
A physician recruitment strategy that stems from an Atlantic premiers meeting earlier this year is seeing the four Atlantic provinces collaborate, rather than compete, on recruitment. Called the…
Cyberattacks on Canadian health care increasingly common. What can be done?
Canada’s health-care system needs to adopt better security practices as cyberattacks, including data breaches and ransomware, become increasingly common in the country, experts say. Since 2015, at least 14 major…
Issue Brief: Attacks on healthcare and Impacts on Physical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Services in the Gaza Strip (November 2023) – occupied Palestinian territory
Attachments The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that at least 521 people, including 16 medical workers, have been killed in 137 “attacks on health care” in Gaza as of…
Hearing the patient’s voice in AI-enhanced healthcare
Kate Womersley, research fellow, core trainee in psychiatry12, KWM (Bill Fulford, emeritus professor of philosophy and mental health3, Ed Peile, professor emeritus, medical education)3, Philipp Koralus, Fulford …
Turmoil at OpenAI shows the need for AI standards in health care
The leadership turmoil within OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is triggering calls for stepped-up efforts to establish standards for how generative AI is used across the health care industry, where…
Doctors’ association, nurses’ union point to red flags in N.L.’s rush to embrace virtual care
Details of the Teladoc Health contract to provide virtual emergency rooms and primary care for Newfoundland and Labrador have been revealed, but health-care leaders harbour concerns about its cost, suitability and…