Healthcare

Results from a clinical study in The New England Journal of Medicine show that use of Medtronic deep brain stimulation therapy provides superior benefits for patients with early motor complications from Parkinson's disease when compared with best medical treatment only.

HAMILTON, ONT – Baxter Corp. has made a $250,000 gift to St. Joseph's Healthcare, one of the busiest dialysis centres in south-central Ontario. The funds will modernize the way that patients living with chronic kidney disease are educated on the management of their condition.