OTTAWA - Health Canada recently approved a new disease-modifying therapy (DMT) for the treatment of patients with early Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). This marks an exciting turning point in AD care, with Canada joining other countries in adopting this innovative treatment to fight AD.
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TORONTO - With support from OBIO, Hamilton Health Sciences’ McMaster Children’s Hospital has a new tool, the Trexo Plus, designed by Mississauga-based Trexo Robotics, to support patients needing pediatric rehabilitation.
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TORONTO – University Health Network (UHN) is building a world-class standard of care theranostics program at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre to serve the significant forecasted growth in theranostics cases over the next several years. “More than 70 companies around the world are developing theranostics compounds, and UHN and Ontario need to be prepared to offer these novel treatments to our cancer patients,” said Dr. Luke Brzozowski (pictured), executive director of theranostics and core facilities at UHN.
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MISSISSAUGA/BRAMPTON, Ont. - Peel Regional Paramedic Services and Trillium Health Partners have been honoured with an Ontario Health System Quality and Innovation Award in the Collaborative Partnership category for their trailblazing collaboration that reimagines healthcare by bringing hospital-level expertise directly into patients’ living rooms.
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MONTREAL - Paratus Medical announced the launch of Paratus, the world’s first AI-driven emergency response platform, designed to transform how people access and act on life-saving information during critical moments, whether in hospitals, industrial sites, or remote environments. Built to function as a unified emergency protocols checklist and intelligent assistant, Paratus delivers fast, reliable guidance to responders when time and clarity matter most.
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VANCOUVER - Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) has implemented a powerful new tool at Lions Gate Hospital, Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital and qathet General Hospital to help physicians treat patients with stroke symptoms faster and more accurately. The technology – obtained from RapidAI - uses artificial intelligence to analyze Computed Tomography (CT) scans, allowing healthcare teams to quickly identify and assess stroke severity.
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MONTREAL - Made possible through funding from Scale AI, Canada’s global AI innovation hub, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) is launching a new collaboration with Canadian health technology company Gray to transform chemotherapy scheduling at the Cedars Cancer Centre.
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CALGARY - One in five Albertans lives with a lung condition, yet access to critical testing is limited in many rural and remote communities. This lack of access can contribute to delayed diagnosis and less effective management of lung conditions, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or pulmonary fibrosis. That is about to change with the launch of Lung Health Check’s Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) van, one of the first of its kind in Canada.
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ST. JOHN’S, NL - Premier John Hogan announced a $2 million, year-long pilot project to publicly fund some nurse practitioners. Newfoundland and Labrador is launching a pilot project to publicly fund some nurse practitioners as independent contractors to allow more people to access primary care.
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Patients at the Southern Alberta Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic are breathing easier thanks in part to Baxter Canada’s Volara oscillation and lung expansion therapy OLE system, says Clare Smith, a physiotherapist who has been treating cystic fibrosis patients for more than 20 years.
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