Robert Nelson is a very successful venture capitalist who does not want to die of cancer. His company is the leading funder of Altos labs that is attempting to reprogramme cells to reverse aging. Robert Nelsen’s latest and largest investment—several hundred million dollars, he says—is in a company attempting something ...
Research at the Federal University in Minas Gerais state has developed what they hope will be Latin America’s first vaccine to treat cocaine addiction, Calixcoca. Calixcoca works by inducing the production of antibodies that latch on to cocaine in the bloodstream, creating molecules that are too big to pass through ...
Sticker shock isn’t slowing the fervor even as analysis found the drugs can cost five times as much—or more—in the US than they do elsewhere in the world. A one-month supply of Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic has a list price of $936 in the US, but just $169 in Japan. Wegovy costs $1,349 ...
About 10,000 doctors and nurses living near the border with the US are licensed to work in the US. Each day, they cross the border to work in the US. Live in Canada and work in the US. Why is this happening? These doctors and nurses have a better deal. ...
Health care organizations have increasingly adopted the principles of high-reliability organizations to improve their safety and quality. These principles must be built into the culture of the organization as well as into the systems and frameworks used to improve processes and evaluate outcomes in a learning health care system. On ...
A global shortage of healthcare workers is setting off a worldwide battle for talent, as rich countries raid other nations’ medical systems for staff to care for their aging populations. The competition has helped countries such as the U.S. and Australia replace some nurses who quit in record numbers during the ...
Many Canadian patients realize that accessing specialized healthcare services for complex issues is very challenging. The wait lists for neurosurgery can be 2 or more years. Some procedures are not available if you are too old. So the work around for some is to purchase international healthcare insurance. The buyers ...
Last week, I got in the back of a SUV to go to Buffalo to meet neurosurgeons. Why go to Buffalo? The team at RCM Health finds it challenging to find spine surgery for our patients throughout Canada. Non urgent cases can wait 2 or more years for access. Causing ...
Monetizing healthcare may seem contrary to the values that underly the Canadian healthcare system; however with critical analysis there are many reasons why it is ethically substantiated and consistent with the primary goal of our healthcare system – to provide the best healthcare to Canadians in a timely and accessible ...
Think about this. 4 out of 5 persons over age 65 will require some personal care and support with basic activities of daily living in their remaining years. Most persons are totally in denial and unprepared for the financial requirements of that care. In the US, the cost of one ...