Canadian Institute for Health Information
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Regina woman worried about mother’s mental health in care homeHelen Weninger wants the provincial government to reconsider visitor guidelines in care homes, worrying that her mother's physical and mental health is deteriorating.HealthApr 4
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‘Behaviour changed’: Emergency hospital visits fell 50% in early days of pandemicService restrictions, behaviour change and fear of COVID-19 likely contributed to the decline in emergency visits across Canada, doctors and health experts say.HealthNov 24, 2020
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Canadian doctors behind the curve on using technology to improve services: CIHI reportCanadian family doctors are better than average when it comes to being accessible to their patients but slower to adopt the use of technology to communicate, a recent study says.HealthJan 30, 2020
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Canadian clinics and hospitals performing fewer abortions, data suggestsThe Canadian Institute for Health Information says clinics and hospitals reported 85,195 induced abortions that year -- down 8,835 from the 94,030 procedures reported in 2017.CanadaJan 23, 2020
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Sober N.S. woman creates online community for ‘non-drinkers’ to connectLee-Anne Richardson recently created an online platform called Sober City Halifax.CanadaJan 6, 2020
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Organ donation supply down, but donor interest increasing, says Manitoba transplant docDespite increased interest among Canadians in becoming organ donors, a recent report by the Canadian Institute of Health Informaton (CIHI) says the country's organ supply isn't meeting the demand.HealthDec 6, 2019
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Canadian women more likely to experience severe vaginal tearing during childbirth: reportDr. Jennifer Blake, CEO of The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, says it's difficult to make an apples-to-apples comparison with other countries for a few reasons.CanadaNov 8, 2019
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Why is the C-section rate still climbing in Canada?Every year the rate of delivering a baby via surgery continues to climb and is far above the ideal rate put forward by the World Health Organization.HealthMay 28, 2019
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Canadians split on covering mental health services through provincial health plans, Ipsos poll findsCanadian families often face situations where mental health services are either not funded by provincial health plans or are only available after a lengthy wait.HealthMay 15, 2019
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Small communities grapple with ‘huge challenge’ of opioid crisisSmall communities in Canada have hospitalization rates for opioid poisonings more than double those in the country's largest cities, according to 2017 data presented last year by the Canadian Institute for Health Information.HealthMay 13, 2019
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