Can physical activity extend the lifespans of older adults? A review article published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) summarizes the considerable evidence supporting the important role physical activity plays in preventing or reducing the effects of diseases and discusses how to prescribe effective exercise for older adults.

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Dec 15, 2024 · Driving innovation to transform patient care. Innovation is embedded in Humber’s DNA. As North America’s first digital hospital, they have harnessed technology to streamline workflows, enhance safety, and improve the patient experience.

Nov 13, 2024 · Pioneered here at RVH, the ED MAPP was designed to help decrease wait times and overcrowding by rerouting non-acute patients with cold, flu and other respiratory symptoms, along with minor limb injuries, lacerations, urinary tract infections and skin infections, out of the main ED into a designated treatment area called the Pink Zone.

Dec 13, 2024 · A broad international investigation. In collaboration with Jacek Majewski’s team, Investigator at the RI-MUHC and Professor of Human Genetics at McGill, the researchers performed exome sequencing on 75 unrelated patients referred by …

Oct 20, 2024 · While health care organizations are focused on improving patient safety, preventable harm persists and continues to impact patient care. The impact is significant at a system level, with the Canadian Institute for Health Information reporting that Canada’s unintended hospital harm rate increased from 5.4 to 6.0 per …

Oct 30, 2024 · The study, Projected Patterns of Illness in Ontario, published in collaboration with the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA), represents the most recent comprehensive public report to quantify chronic disease and multimorbidity in the Ontario population.

Nov 4, 2024 · Now, SHN is able to perform more complex and “risky” procedures that were not previously available to the Scarborough and Durham areas. This technology stabilizes patients with or without the need to open arteries, enabling them to be treated locally with improved outcomes, or to be safely transferred to a cardiovascular surgical center if complications arise.

Dec 19, 2024 · Having a good night’s sleep is essential for our well-being. Restless legs syndrome (RLS), a neurological disorder, can disrupt sleep patterns and may significantly impact quality of life.

Oct 2, 2024 · In one of the largest studies to date of patients with PJI after total hip arthroplasty (THA), researchers from ICES, Sunnybrook Research Institute and the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine looked at the long-term (10 year) mortality risk of PJI for 175,432 adults receiving their first hip replacement in Ontario, Canada.