Clinical Solutions

OTTAWA – Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu announced Scatr Inc. as the winner of Health Canada and Impact Canada's Drug Checking Technology Challenge. Scatr is receiving the $1 million grand prize for its innovative drug checking technology that quickly and accurately identifies the contents of potentially toxic illegal drugs and helps prevent overdoses. Read More

OTTAWA – Siemens Healthineers has announced the planned expansion of its Ottawa manufacturing facility that manufactures the epoc Blood Analysis System. The expanded facility provides an additional 24,000 square feet to support new manufacturing lines to meet increased demand for the Point of Care healthcare business across Canada and in over 70 markets worldwide, which Siemens Healthineers operates. Read More

VANCOUVER – Avricore Health Inc. is pleased to announce patients will soon have access to its point-of-care blood screening and health-data management platform, HealthTab, at select Shoppers Drug Mart locations. Through this pilot program, patients will have greater access to earlier diabetes detection and preventative screening services for at-risk individuals. Read More

TORONTO – Individuals living with severe Alzheimer’s disease showed remarkable improvements in behaviour and cognition within days of receiving an innovative new treatment that delivered low doses of radiation, a recent Baycrest-Sunnybrook pilot study found. Read More

TORONTO – MolecuLight Inc., a leader in point-of-care fluorescence imaging for detection of wounds containing elevated bacterial loads, is helping to improve wound care in Canada with the only point-of-care imaging device that allows clinicians to quickly identify elevated bacterial burden in wounds. Read More

TORONTO – The Ontario government is investing over $432,000 in Baycrest to help people struggling with cognitive impairment as a result of COVID-19. The province is making the investment through the Ontario Together Fund. Read More

MONTREAL – Bell Let’s Talk announced $750,000 in new grants from the Bell Let’s Talk Diversity Fund to six more organizations working to improve access to mental healthcare for members of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) communities in Canada. Read More

BRAMPTON, Ont. – Researchers from Humber River Hospital, William Osler Health System, and the Bruyère Research Institute are tackling the difficulty that palliative care patients have in keeping caregivers up-to-date on their symptoms through an app called RELIEF. The app enables the remote self-reporting of symptoms, and it has now gained support for further development, thanks to $1.4 million in funding from Health Canada. Read More

CALGARY – For new mothers living with the debilitating fallout of postpartum depression, an online version of the VID-KIDS parent support program developed by University of Calgary researchers is more than just a new app – it’s a portal to professional help direct from their living room in a time of desperate need. Read More