21. Hospital cleanliness under fire

ST THOMAS St ThomasElgin General Hospital president Paul Collins is apologetic after a former patient went public on national TV with claims his stay at STEGH was unsanitary You really wouldnt believe it unless youve seen it city resident Ken Hough said on the program broadcast this week Hough said he saw dirty bandages and needle covers littering the floor ... Read More

22. Childhood cancer can be beaten research leading to more personalized treatments

Jordan Petingalo of Sault Ste Marie Ont was just shy of his third birthday when his parents realized something was wrong The toddler was experiencing flulike symptoms and within weeks was having trouble walking and was bothered by sound and light After several trips to the emergency room doctors ordered a CT scan Within hours Jordan was flown to Toronto s Hospital for Sick ... Read More

23. CBCs dirty hospital report sparks changes

A CBC investigation into unsanitary conditions at the nations hospitals has sparked a change in policy by Canadas biggest health authority and a flood of email messages from concerned viewers With hidden cameras including Canadas first hidden camera glowgel test the consumer show Marketplace visited several hospitals in Ontario and British Columbia secretly applying a harml ... Read More

24. A hidden architecture Researchers use novel methods to uncover gene mutations for common diseases

BOSTON MAHuman geneticists have long debated whether the genetic risk of the most common medical conditions derive from many rare mutations each conferring a high degree of risk in different people or common differences throughout the genome that modestly influence risk A new study by Brigham and Womens Hospital BWH researchers has harnessed data and new analysis tools t ... Read More

25. Progress cutting hospital wait times has stalled

TORONTO Progress towards cutting the time Canadians have to wait to get critical operations and health procedures has stalled a new update on the waittimes initiative suggests Though there were early gains after provinces committed themselves to attacking wait times in 2004 there has been little progress since 2009 said Jeremy Veillard vice president of research and analysis ... Read More