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Nova Scotia

Doctors Nova Scotia calls Virtual Care NS ‘a Band-Aid solution’

The president of Doctors Nova Scotia, the group that speaks for physicians in the province, told a legislature committee on…

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Health

Some Quebec hospitals are freeing up beds with virtual health care

As she prepared to return home from Montreal’s Lakeshore General Hospital earlier than expected, Danielle Lacasse was given a smart…

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Nova Scotia

Virtual doctor, virtual waiting room: New tech holds promise of speeding up ER wait times

A few steps inside the front door at Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital there’s a new sign on the wall directing…

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Health

Montreal doctors develop a virtual reality tool that could save children’s lives

Montreal researchers have developed a virtual reality “emergency room,” that can be used to train doctors in Canada and around…

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Lifestyle

Virtual reality improved emotions for seniors: U.S. study

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. – Retired U.S. army colonel Farrell Patrick taught computer science at West Point during the 1970s and…

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Health

Some virtual care companies putting patients’ personal health data at risk, new study finds

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

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Health

Unsure if you’re eligible for cancer testing? These virtual clinics in B.C. are here to help

White Coat Black Art26:30Virtual Cancer Screening Service A handful of new virtual cancer screening programs in British Columbia are connecting…

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Virtual ERs are controversial, but in rural Newfoundland, one has saved a life

The 12-bed hospital in New-Wes-Valley, N.L. — population 2,000 — found itself at the centre of a heated debateabout staff shortages in…

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Doctors’ association, nurses’ union point to red flags in N.L.’s rush to embrace virtual care

Details of the Teladoc Health contract to provide virtual emergency rooms and primary care for Newfoundland and Labrador have been revealed,…

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Virtual urgent care didn’t divert Ontario patients from ER visits during pandemic, study suggests

Virtual urgent care didn’t make a dent in diverting patients with less severe health problems from emergency departments during the…

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