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New pacemakers offer 40% more battery life¹, extending Medtronic legacy of pacing leadership

A recent Canadian study demonstrates the cost-effectiveness of AI-aided colonoscopy 

Active New Brunswick teen living with T1D is reassured knowing her MiniMed 780G insulin pump will be covered when she turns 25.

New technology from Medtronic is helping to reduce the need for people with T1D to constantly calculate, strategize and correct.

Clare Lane is one of the first Canadian patients to obtain robotic-assisted spinal surgery with the Medtronic Mazor X system at QEll Health Sciences Centre.

An implanted electronic device about the size of a toonie has helped Deberah Witteveen reclaim her life and overcome a debilitating medical condition few people want to discuss.

For new President of Medtronic Canada, ‘no better place to be’

‘Everything starts with education’

Two generations of Type 1 Diabetes patients benefitting from the life-changing impact of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices.

It’s important to know the facts about type 1 diabetes — including that more than 300,000 Canadians have the disease; that Canada is one of the fastest-growing countries for type 1 diagnoses...

You don’t have to know Chris Jarvis for long before understanding that he’s always up for a challenge—and never backs down from one. So it’s fitting that when the Olympic rower started an...

As an adult, Chloe Vance was flying solo with her diabetes—celebrating the successes alone and navigating the challenges by herself. By 2008, she knew she wanted to create a diabetes community...

Meet Osmond – an unforgettable Medtronic patient – managing symptoms of cerebral palsy with two Medtronic therapies.

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) is becoming an increasingly common and cost-effective alternative to open-heart surgery that benefits patients and decreases...

System “brings OR” to remotely located specialist for virtual support

It was a discovery that changed the lives of millions of people in Canada and around the world. In the summer of 1921, a team at the University of Toronto began a new experimental approach to...

Helping people living with type 1 diabetes access the benefits of hybrid closed loop technology Medtronic Canada is now offering broader access to integrated hybrid closed loop (HCL) technology...

We may reach retirement, but our hearts don’t get a break. In fact once we reach 65, approximately 20 percent of us will experience aortic stenosis, a hardening or narrowing of the aortic...

Cardiologist Dr. Blandine Mondésert feels like she’s working at the edge of a new medical frontier where remote heart monitoring and programming devices and technology will eventually help...

App-connected medical devices can help patients, while cutting down visits during the pandemic

The discovery of insulin 100 years ago was a testament to scientific excellence and innovation. Frederick Banting, Charles Best and their colleagues refused to accept the status quo of the 1920s...

Remote management of some implanted devices are changing the way doctors address health conditions like heart disease

By Carmela Reyes Reducing the risk of infection has always been a key priority for hospitals, with the major focus on the importance of handwashing to decrease hospital acquired infections. Over...

A recent partnership with the Medtronic Integrated Health Solutions (IHS) team and Southlake Regional Health Centre’s Regional Cardiac Care Program has improved patient care and resource...

Simon Henley survived two cardiac arrests. The first was due to luck, and the second to cutting-edge technology.

Advanced diabetes technologies like self-adjusting insulin pump systems help patients and caregivers with glucose management

Made-in-Canada cryoablation can lead to improved outcomes compared to drug treatment.

APP-ENABLED PACEMAKERS EMPOWER CANDID TALK ABOUT PATIENTS LIVING WITH A PACEMAKER WHAT PATIENTS SAY ABOUT NEW APP-ENABLED DEVICES APP CONNECTED HEART DEVICES HeartLife Foundation co-founder Marc...

The Medtronic Integrated Hospital Solutions team has the tools and expertise to help support hospitals as they resume elective procedures in an environment that is increasingly complex due to...

Enhanced technology offers an effective alternative to opioids and nerve blockers

By Neil Fraser I have been working within the Canadian healthcare system for almost four decades and have witnessed the changing tides of health technology procurement. I’ve also seen countless...

An innovative new medical device gives neurologists and patients the ability to monitor and record brain activity on an ongoing basis for the first time in Canada. The technology – Medtronic’s...

Janet Becker no longer needs to live in an opioid fog to keep chronic pain from ruining her life. As the opioid epidemic continues to devastate lives across Canada, the resident of Coquitlam, B.C....

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced hospitals to deal with the conflicting demands of clearing surgical backlogs and creating inpatient bed capacity. Minimally invasive surgeries can be part of the solution to help lower wait times.

Now retired and experiencing some cognitive decline, Gord is relying more than ever on his wife Susan to help manage his Type 1 Diabetes. A Continuous Glucose Monitor could give them both peace of...

Nadine Sowik has type 1 diabetes and hypoglycemia unawareness, which she says makes a continuous glucose monitor a necessity. But insurance wouldn’t cover it until a nearly catastrophic car...

APP-ENABLED PACEMAKERS EMPOWER BRINGING PATIENT VOICES TO THE CONVERSTATION WHAT PATIENTS SAY ABOUT NEW APP-ENABLED DEVICES APP CONNECTED HEART DEVICES Pacemakers have extended the lives and...

A common perception that minimally invasive surgery to repair aortic stenosis is more expensive for hospitals than open heart surgery may be painting an incomplete and inaccurate picture, says a...

After a severe hypoglycemia incident, Carla Hoger switched to an insulin pump. Insurance and Pharmacare won’t cover the continuous glucose monitoring she needs. Just before her 23rd birthday,...

By Patrick Nellis and Eliana Landori Reducing risk In emergency departments and intensive care units across the country COVID-19 has changed the way hospitals operate. With an increased need to...

Rebecca was ready to give up hope and accept that she would be relying on a cane to get around because of her immobilizing chronic pain. That was the reality until she visited the pain clinic at...

He’s managing his type 1 diabetes – but soon, his coverage will be gone

Medtronic technology helps healthcare professionals and patients adapt

Though we are separated by distance, the world is coming together to fight coronavirus. Coronavirus reminds us how our economies, industries, rituals, and life as we know it, exist in a delicate...

Over the past three decades, The Charles H. Best Diabetes Centre in Whitby has established a national reputation for excellence, providing care and education to a growing number of people living...

Changes to admission and recovery processes effectively doubled the Cardiac Short Stay Unit’s capacity. A recent partnership with the Medtronic Integrated Health Solutions (IHS) team and...

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,...