A University of Calgary study suggests that patient care is suffering from an overuse of computers in hospitals and doctor offices. In the latest study, Dr. Myles Leslie from the School of Public Policy looked at health-care workers in the intensive care units of three U.S. hospitals. He found some doctors and nurses spent up […]
Source: Calgary Herald
Calgary’s homeless population is at the lowest mark in a decade, according to the latest provincewide head count. But the president and CEO of the Calgary Homeless Foundation said while the 11 per cent drop from the city’s peak homeless population in 2008 is encouraging, there are still challenges ahead for those living on the […]
Source: CBC
For decades, Alberta has been seen as the land of boom or bust. When oil prices surged above US$100 a barrel, the economy took off like a rocket. When it sagged, jobs and investment in the oilpatch vanished. From premiers Lougheed to Notley, the remedy to this dizzying roller-coaster ride has been rolled up into […]
Source: Calgary Herald