Baycrest has launched the Canadian Caregiver Assessment and Resource Tool (C-CART), a free online tool available 24/7 to help caregivers access the resources, services, education and guidance they ...

Healthcare providers, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other allied healthcare professionals, encounter many different scenarios during a typical shift; this often involves the challenge ...

Healthcare is a dynamic, demanding and often unpredictable environment to work in. Depending on the specific job, health care workers can become exposed to psychosocial and physical hazards, including ...

The interdisciplinary team from Trillium Health Partners and the Mississauga Halton CCAC collaborated to develop a safer approach for patients transitioning from hospital to home. Learnings from the ...

More than 20 million people develop heart disease globally each year, but there is only one cardiac rehab spot for every 12 of those patients to prevent another heart event, according to new research ...

It was agile, confident strides that led Peter Sporta into the fracture clinic exam room at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton. The 66 year old Oakville resident showed no signs of having a partial knee ...

Around this time of year we start to hear a lot about one specific area of men’s bodies: the prostate (and yes – the moustache). And much of the conversation seems to focus on PSA – prostate-specific ...

Speed. Meth. Crank. Ice. Crystal meth. They’re all names for methamphetamine — a harmful class of illicit drug that can be made from inexpensive medicines commonly found in drug stores. Consuming ...

Communities across Ontario are seeing a shift in demographics. Populations are growing and aging. As a result of this new reality, hospitals are serving an increased number of seniors, patients who ...

Lisa McCarthy (L) and Sara Guilcher are leading a team of researchers who are testing a simple but meaningful communication link to give pharmacists across care transitions immediate access to ...