Healthcare

Readers send pictures hiking in Iceland and cycling through Banff.

A free iPad application called MyHealthyWaist is now available – designed for health professionals by experts from the International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risk of Université Laval in partnership with Nurun, an international interactive marketing agency.

College of physicians and surgeons says change not meant to stop them from moving from province

Moose Jaw will soon be home to an innovative new regional hospital that will enable better, safer service for the city and surrounding area, says Don McMorris, Saskatchewan’s health minister. The new building will replace Moose Jaw Union Hospital.

The Ontario government has appointed Dr. Kevin Smith as supervisor for Niagara Health System. On Aug. 15, Health Minister Deb Matthews recommended to cabinet that a provincial supervisor be appointed to the troubled health system—the largest in the province—which had come under fire for a dangerous outbreak of C. difficile.

U.S. researchers have discovered how cells in the gut neutralize toxins produced by Clostridium difficile (C. difficile), a finding that may eventually lead to new methods of treatment.

Ontario’s 14 local health integration networks (LHINs) are directing $40 million towards enhancing services for seniors who exhibit behaviours associated with complex and challenging mental health, dementia or other neurological conditions.

Developing education tools and helping patients navigate online health information.