N.S. hopes race-based data collection will improve health-care accessibility
CBC
“John Ariyo, the executive director of equity and engagement at Nova Scotia Health, said the initiative was called for by stakeholders, …”
TAGS: healthcare accessibility, equitable health research, Nova Scotia health
Seniors need trauma-informed services in long-term care homes
Policy Options
“Post-traumatic stress disorder is exacerbating the daily stress of long-term care home residents, but caregivers lack training and tools.”
TAGS: post-traumatic stress disorder, dementia, senior healthcare, University of Alberta
How taxing sugary drinks reinforces weight stigma
The Conversation
“This type of taxation has real potential to have harmful effects on equity as lower-income populations will pay a higher proportion of their income through this tax.”
TAGS: public health policy, University of Manitoba, University of New Brunswick, New Brunswick Health Research Foundation
Canada must improve availability of research-based innovation to combat growing health threats
HRI Portal
“The recent pandemic showed us that discovery and innovation are not only important for addressing known pathogens, but in preparing for future global health threats.”
TAGS: antimicrobial resistance, bacterial infections, antibiotics, Innovative Medicines Canada
BC Cancer patients and researchers bring new insights on deadly cancers
BCCRI
“By donating their cells, and those cells’ genomes, to researchers at BC Cancer, 158 BC Cancer patients have helped to uncover new insights into a dangerous subset of triple-negative breast cancer and high-grade serous ovarian cancers.”
TAGS: cancer research, genome, BC Cancer Research Institute, Provincial Health Services Authority