Hospital News

Anesthesia technologists play a vital, behind-the-scenes role in surgery. They manage complex medical equipment, prepare precise drug doses and monitor patient vital signs in real time. As surgical procedures become more advanced and healthcare facilities face widespread staffing shortages, the need for well-trained professionals is growing. Choosing...

Modern healthcare depends on timely diagnostic data to guide treatment decisions, particularly for complex conditions like liver disease. As medical device technology advances, the challenge shifts from generating diagnostic information to incorporating it seamlessly into Electronic Health Record (EHR) platforms where clinicians can access and act on...

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• Lawson Research Institute has unveiled Canada’s first Siemens BIOGRAPH One PET/MRI scanner, offering researchers unprecedented imaging power to study diseases at the cellular level. 

• The $8-million research-dedicated scanner combines advanced PET and MRI technology to accelerate research into cancer, chronic pain, mental heal...

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• Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre researchers are advancing personalized cardiac care through international clinical trials evaluating new minimally invasive procedures, medications and lifestyle interventions for heart disease. 

• Recent studies found that a device-based procedure to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibr...

Beginning on Tuesday, July 7 at 5:30 a.m. PT, BC nurses will escalate job action with picket line at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH), while maintaining essential service levels to protect patient safety. The announcement comes one day after a province-wide non-nursing ban and restriction on overtime for Nurses’ Bargaining Association (NBA) members.

“Nurses do n...