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Pediatric cancer prognoses have improved greatly in recent years, but treatments have long-term side effects. Starting this fall, the VIE project, which aims to improve the quality of life of childhood cancer survivors through healthy lifestyle habits, will be expanded to all pediatric oncology centres in Quebec. More than 80% of children and adolescents with … Read more

The eight modular homes built in Maria to accommodate health workers were inaugurated Tuesday morning. It took the Société d’habitation du Québec (SHQ) nine months to build these 5 and a half container homes, located in the heart of the municipality. Last fall, the SHQ was behind schedule in installing these units because the tender … Read more

About a decade ago, six Indigenous communities joined a new network dedicated to the mental health of Canadian youth. It was a university research project with a novel approach to care. The model has proven so successful that there is now a desire to expand it across Canada, to First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. … Read more

The City of Edmonton needs more space to process organic waste, according to a city report, which says the amount of food waste collected by city departments from households is increasing. The city plans to build new outdoor waste composting infrastructure at the municipal waste management center located in the northeast part of the city. … Read more

Over the next few months, many healthcare institutions will have to make small and large efforts to balance their finances. At the CISSS de Laval, for example, employees of three CHSLDs, including that of Sainte-Dorothée, recently learned that staff absences would not be filled for the night shift. In a recent communication, the human resources … Read more