A new McGill University study from the Douglas Research Centre provides biological evidence that heavy cannabis use during pregnancy may cause lasting delays in fetal brain development. Using advanced ...

Infection prevention has always been central to healthcare, but today it’s expanding beyond hand hygiene and PPE to include ...

Canada has long invested heavily in big science projects like telescopes and particle accelerators — but largely ignored ...

Engineering and health researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a radar and artificial intelligence (AI) system that can monitor multiple people walking in busy hospitals and long-term ...

• Innovative Program for Rare Diseases: The new Coastal Program for Rare Inflammatory Diseases at Vancouver Coastal Health, led by Dr. Luke Chen, is building a collaborative network of researchers and ...

• Culture of Zero Harm: Since 2019, Mackenzie Health has led a comprehensive cultural transformation toward “zero harm,” embedding patient safety, transparency, and accountability into every level of ...

• AI-powered screening tool: Researchers at UHN developed the Hypermobility Assessment Tool (HAT), an AI-driven smartphone app approved by Health Canada that uses a phone camera to measure joint ...

1. AI-powered precision blood testing: Dr. Guillaume Paré and his team at Hamilton Health Sciences are using artificial intelligence to develop precision blood tests that can detect hundreds of ...

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Jennifer Crawford (standing) and Kathleen Power are optimistic that an artificial intelligence tool developed by the Data Analytics department can help Waypoint managers and schedulers handle sick ...

Efforts to promote safer opioid prescribing in Canada appear to be having an effect, as new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) shows a decrease in opioid dispensing between 2018 ...

Construction of The Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital and Shah Family Hospital for Women and Children will meet unprecedented health care demand, reimagine the future of care, and bolster the local ...