In care facilities and serviced apartments quick help in an emergency counts. Modern home emergency call systems support care staff. Older buildings, however, often lack the necessary infrastructure for such call systems. IQfy installed a home emergency call system in all rooms in an existing building …
HN Summary: • Southlake’s ED was originally built in 2003 to handle just over 80,000 visits a year. Today, it sees more than 120,000 visits annually, meaning a new patient arrives approximately every four and a half minutes. • As of September 2025, the average wait …
The new resource sets a national standard for inclusive, patient-centred care Researchers at McGill’s Centre of Genomics and Policy (CGP) have launched a first-of-its-kind guide to help Canadian health-care providers offer more inclusive, respectful and affirming care to intersex adults. Co-written with Intersex Canada and developed …
HN Summary: Validated 1-minute sporicidal action: Exceeds European EN 17846:2023 standards, killing C. diff spores faster than competing products. Cost-efficient and surface-safe: Saves labor and supply costs, while reducing corrosion and unpleasant bleach odours. One Health protection: Effective across human, animal, and environmental health settings, supporting …
Engineering and health researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a radar and artificial intelligence (AI) system that can monitor multiple people walking in busy hospitals and long-term care facilities to identify possible health issues. The new technology — housed in a wall-mounted device about …
In another Canadian first, a multidisciplinary team from UHN’s Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and Ajmera Transplant Centre transplanted a heart which had stopped beating before donation. University Health Network (UHN) is proud to announce the successful completion of Canada’s first donation after death by circulatory criteria …
Researchers at McGill University and the Douglas Institute have identified two specific types of brain cells that are altered in people with depression. The study, published in Nature Genetics, opens the door to developing new treatments that target these cells and deepens our understanding of depression, …
HN Summary •Issue: Hard water caused sterilization failures, disrupting surgeries. •Response: Emergency surgeries protected; instruments sent to Vancouver for sterilization. •Outcome: 165 surgeries postponed, services restored, new safeguards underway. When a sterilization failure forced the cancellation of 165 surgeries at Whitehorse General Hospital earlier this year, …
First MRI Machine, Bringing Advanced Care Closer to Home Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (CGMH) has reached a major milestone with the opening of its Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) program. This new, state-of-the-art diagnostic tool will help thousands of South Georgian Bay residents access the care …
HN Summary • New Tool: WHO recommended the first new class of vector control products in 40+ years—“spatial emanators” that repel mosquitoes through the air. • Effectiveness: These devices prevent more than half of mosquito bites and protect against malaria, dengue, Zika, West Nile, and yellow …
