MONTREAL – Purkinje has announced the acquisition of LeoMed Technologies, a virtual care platform specializing in hospital-at-home services, among other offerings. This transaction represents a significant strategic milestone for the […]

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DRUMMONDVILLE, QC – Fourteen internists from Drummondville sound the alarm regarding the Digital Health Record (DHR): they believe that the transition risks their ability to provide “safe care” and are […]

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TORONTO – A new AI & Aging Council, convened by AGE-WELL, has been established to provide strategic guidance on the responsible development, use and governance of artificial intelligence for aging […]

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TORONTO – VHA Home HealthCare (VHA) has made its myVHA Client Portal easier to navigate for clients and their families with a new feature called the Evha AI Assistant. Thanks […]

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AUSTIN, Tex. — Billionaires Michael (pictured left) and Susan Dell (pictured right) are fueling the University of Texas at Austin’s medical research ambitions with a $750 million gift that promises […]

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BARRIE, Ont. – Patients across Simcoe Muskoka can now access advanced lung testing closer to home at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH), thanks to new technology and expanded services. […]

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TORONTO – A Sunnybrook-led study shows that robotic-assisted total knee replacement (arthroplasty) surgery is associated with double the risk of major surgical complications within one year, compared to the conventional […]

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ST. JOHN’S, NL – After doctors raised concerns, Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS) is backtracking on some aspects of an agreement that previously made a new health information system […]

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QUEBEC CITY – We should expect minor technical issues in the first few weeks following the rollout of the Digital Health Record (DSN), which is still scheduled for May 9, […]

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MONTREAL – The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has announced the launch of its $150-million Life Sciences Venture Fund, created to support the next generation of Canadian companies in […]

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KITCHENER, Ont. – Amplify Care’s Shield Cybersecurity and Privacy Training program has launched a new course titled “AI and Cybersecurity,” which focuses on the growing role of artificial intelligence within […]

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TORONTO – Humber River Health has announced that its Wilson site will be renamed Hennick Humber Hospital in recognition of a transformational $50 million donation from Jay and Barbara Hennick, […]

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EDMONTON – Alberta’s government is laying the legislative groundwork to allow more people to pay to bypass their doctor and get faster access to everything from CT scans to blood […]

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Apple’s Studio Display XDR is taking an unexpected but very serious step into hospitals and radiology practices, with Apple confirming that its Medical Imaging Calibrator feature has now received FDA […]

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OSHAWA, Ont. – The Sienna for Seniors Foundation has made a transformational $1 million gift to Ontario Tech University to establish the Sienna Senior Living Research Centre for Healthy Aging […]

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TORONTO – As part of Ontario’s Patients Before Paperwork initiative, Novari Health, a VitalHub company, has executed a multi-year agreement with Ontario to implement its referral central intake technology across […]

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OTTAWA – On behalf of Evan Solomon, minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation and minister responsible for the federal economic development agency for southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), Mona Fortier, […]

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VANCOUVER – The federal government has announced $48 million in funding for Providence Healthcare’s Clinical Support & Research Centre (CSRC), a cornerstone of the Jim Pattison Medical Campus in Vancouver. […]

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TORONTO – The emergency department chief at Michael Garron Hospital, in the city’s east end, said the department is seeing twice the number of patients each day the facility was […]

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SURREY, BC – A recently published study from Fraser Health highlights the value of nurse-led post-discharge telephone interventions in reducing short-term emergency department (ED) visits among high-risk patients. With unplanned […]

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