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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...