Did you know that one in 10 Canadians has kidney disease, and this number is on the rise? It is a serious disease with no cure. The only treatments are dialysis or a kidney transplant. Diabetes and high blood pressure are leading risk factors, but certain ethnicities, including South Asian, Asian, African, and Indigenous communities, are also at higher risk.
Did you know that 96 per cent of Canadian adults have had one or more cavities and that cavities are the most common non-communicable disease in adults and children worldwide? As Oral Health Month draws to a close, a new report by Fraser Health’s chief medical health officer utilizes public health data to raise awareness of the effects of oral health on the lives of people in the Fraser Health region.
Wearable technology aided by artificial intelligence can warn and prevent falls for patients recovering from stroke and spinal injuries.
Two Worlds Cancer Collaboration (TWCC) and Lions Gate Hospital (LGH) partnered to provide a clinical observership to help build cancer care in Nepal. TWCC is a Canada based charity dedicated to supporting palliative care and healthcare capacity building in South and Southeast Asia.
HEU members call on next federal government to restore B.C. PNP spots
As more cancer treatments are now being delivered faster in the province, BC Cancer will be ending its temporary program that was sending some patients to the U.S. for radiation therapy.
Medical Lead, South Asian Health Institute, Fraser Health (www.fraserhealth.ca), Clinical Professor, Faculty of Medicine. The University of British Columbia. Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Science, Simon Fraser Undercity;
Amid all the noise about tariffs and President Trump, Canadians face other longstanding problems that require swift attention. For example, according to the latest wait times data, British Columbians last year endured the longest wait for non-emergency care ever recorded in the province.
Surrey Memorial Hospital is building a center of excellence in neonatal care in Fraser Health. Read on to learn about the Point-of-Care Ultrasound Program and how it is advancing neonatal care in our region.
A new $3.3-million mobile magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit has arrived at Surrey Memorial Hospital, ensuring patients have uninterrupted access to vital diagnostic services while work continues on two new advanced MRI scanners for the imaging department.