Medical

• N.B. church steps up as Ukraine community group gathers humanitarian aid

  Journey Church in Fredericton is lending a hand to the Ukraine Community of Fredericton by acting as a support station for medical supply donations.

  Canada

  Mar 3
  
• For first time, patients-turned-nurses speak at Montreal Children’s Hospital surgical grand rounds

  Lauren Ravazzano and Jessica Orsini, with 11 level years of nursing experience between them, spoke to a crowd of medical physicians on the importance of inpatient care.

  Health

  Dec 9, 2021
  
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• Anonymous voices on podcast reveal racism towards Indigenous patients at Kingston-area hospitals

  A podcast and report allege that Indigenous patients faced mistreatment at Kingston General Hospital and Hotel Dieu hospitals. The voices remain anonymous.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2021
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• Funds being raised to replace MRI scanner at Guelph General Hospital

  Guelph General Hospital is starting to raise money for a new MRI scanner. Dr. Samir Patel, the hospital’s radiologist and chief of diagnostic imaging, said the hospital urgently needs to replace the MRI scanner before the old one becomes unreliable. “We rely on the MRI scanner to help so many patients: patients who need an...

  Health

  Jun 3, 2021
• COVID-19: Queen’s University entrepreneurs develop tool to aid vaccine rollout

  Queen's University students develop a software meant for medical appointments. But the tool can also be used to help with vaccine appointments.

  Canada

  May 12, 2021
• Queen’s School of Medicine launches first university-owned technology group

  Queen's School of Medicine has launched its first-ever university-owned technology program that has already reached international users.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2021
• USask research says medicine needs to be more inclusive

  A USask researcher is working to make medicine more inclusive so that more racialized Canadians enter the field and so more people seek out and trust healthcare.

  Health

  Feb 27, 2021
• Funds pour in to BC SPCA for two kittens in need of life-saving surgeries

  A pair of three-month-old kittens born with only three and a half legs are in need of surgery and the public is stepping up to help in a big way.

  Features

  Jan 18, 2021
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• Organigram lays off 220 people, expects drop in revenue

  Moncton-based Organigram has laid off 220 people, roughly one-quarter of its workforce, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Cannabis

  Jul 3, 2020
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• Temporary medical clinics established in Truro and New Glasgow for people without primary care

  The new temporary clinics will serve people without a family doctor during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Health

  Apr 3, 2020