Stories

BY NEIL FRASER AND PETER TOMASHEWSKI While the national opioid epidemic is killing thousands of Canadians each year1— straining an already overburdened healthcare system — there is another,...

Heart patients throughout Newfoundland and Labrador are benefiting from remarkable advances in cardiac care delivery that have been achieved through a special project focusing on improving...

After 10 years of constant debilitating pain that forced her to use a cane or crutches to walk, Sarah Graff is now living a normal life. The mother of two small children is active enough to run a...

Barrx Radio-Frequency Ablation is a minimally invasive treatment for Barrett's Esophagus For Mary Hedley-Brown, the news came as a shock. A survivor of cervical cancer, she had lost her husband to...

Neil Fraser, president of Medtronic Canada and regional vice-president – Canada, Medtronic plc In Canada, I am often asked to speak about value-based procurement. Given our single-payer...

KEEPING THE "CARE" IN VALUE-BASED HEALTHCARE A former critical care nurse, Pam Winsor leads value-based healthcare (VBHC) efforts for Medtronic in Canada. Keeping patients at the center of VBHC...

New Brunswick, Canada, September 26, 2017 — The evolution of Medtronic from a medical device company into a global healthcare solutions provider has taken another step forward. A year ago,...