OTTAWA – Newly elected prime minister Mark Carney has named his cabinet, and Marjorie Michel (pictured left), a Montreal member of parliament has been appointed as Minister of Health. Interestingly, […]

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HALIFAX – The rollout of a new $365-million electronic medical records system for Nova Scotia is being pushed back until December. In a memo to staff earlier this month, Dr. […]

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MONTREAL – Erin Cook (pictured) has been appointed as the new Associate CEO of CIUSSS West-Central Montreal. Her career spans various roles, director of Quality, Transformation, Evaluation, Value, Clinical & […]

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MONTREAL – MedicAlert bracelets, which contain medical information for first responders in emergencies, will soon connect the electronic health records of users to the computer screens of 911 dispatchers. When […]

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TORONTO – Mount Sinai Hospital has become the first in Canada to perform a partial knee replacement using the VELYS Robotic-Assisted Solution. Dr. Jesse Wolfstadt (pictured) successfully completed the procedure […]

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TORONTO – MaRS Discovery District and the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) are proud to announce the launch of the Rural & Remote Community Cancer Screening Challenge – a nationwide initiative […]

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TORONTO – Toronto’s first Our Healthbox has officially launched at Dixon Hall (65 Dundas Street East), with support from BMO and the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR). Driven by […]

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VICTORIA, BC – Following a successful pilot phase, mental health tech company, HiBoop, is launching the beta stage of its assessment platform to the broader market. Designed to streamline mental […]

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AURORA, Ont. – Bialogics Analytics Inc., a leader in radiology informatics, has announced the launch of its new AI solution, AI Quality Framework (AIQ), a first-of-its-kind, evidence-driven framework for continuous, […]

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CALGARY – If we want to reduce social isolation among our aging population, it’s time to look beyond the human touch and seek help from emerging technology instead, says a […]

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MONTREAL — The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre has inaugurated the Surgical Performance Enhancement and Robotics Centre (SuPER) at the Montreal General Hospital (MGH) of the McGill […]

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TORONTO — Canada Health Infoway has announced eight recipients of the 2025 Vendor Innovation Program (VIP), recognizing integrated, forward-looking solutions that will help advance connected care, improve patient access to […]

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TORONTO — North York General Hospital has improved the performance and usability of its Oracle Health Foundation electronic health record (EHR) by migrating it to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). With […]

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THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre says it is the first hospital in Ontario to adopt a text message-based patient survey distribution. The hospital has […]

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MEDICINE HAT, Alta. — An online fundraising campaign has been started on behalf of former Alberta Health Services CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos (pictured). As of Sunday evening, the GoFundMe had cleared […]

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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — GE HealthCare Canada Inc. announced the availability of Pixxoscan (gadobutrol), its macrocyclic, non-ionic Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) during the Canadian Association of Radiology […]

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OTTAWA — The Coordinated Accessible National (CAN) Health Network is excited to announce its partnership with CHEO, a leading pediatric healthcare and research centre in Ottawa. This new collaboration will […]

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TORONTO — Baycrest Hospital & Apotex Centre, Jewish Home for the Aged is pleased to announce the appointment of Deb Galet (pictured) as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. […]

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CAMBRIDGE, UK — AstraZeneca, in partnership with health-tech company Qure.ai, has announced the successful completion of 5 million artificial intelligence (AI) enabled chest X-rays (CXRs) across more than 20 countries […]

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TORONTO — Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) in collaboration with MaRS Discovery District is extending and expanding support for the Mobility Unlimited Hub, a program designed to help startups scale groundbreaking […]

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