At a Glance
At a Glance is a monthly e-newsletter highlighting key findings of recent ICES research. At a Glance was redesigned in April 2016 to better share our work visually through infographics, videos and news stories. Subscribe to At a Glance.
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- Almost one in five methadone patients filling prescriptions for other opioids
- Multiple factors influence choice of cardiac procedures across Ontario hospitals
- Older drivers taking antidepressants with other drugs at higher risk of car crashes
- ICES study examines health system use of frail Ontario seniors
- Drug combination may lead to hyperkalaemia in the elderly
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- One in six residents of Ontario long-term care homes receives nine or more medications
- Regulatory agency warnings reduced pediatric desmopressin prescribing rates
- One-third of Ontarians hospitalized for depression not receiving recommended followup care
- Stroke prevention clinic referrals linked to significantly lower patient mortality
- Congenital heart defects more prevalent in children of lower socioeconomic status
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- Tamoxifen use linked to increased diabetes risk in breast cancer survivors
- Drug-eluting stents reduce need for revascularization in treatment of SVG disease
- Poor health status outranks socioeconomic status as greater predictor of ED use
- Low-income girls in Ontario least likely to complete HPV vaccine regimen
- Antibiotic use common among residents of Ontario nursing homes
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- Emergency department triage of heart attack patients improved in Ontario
- One in four Ontario adults will be diagnosed with COPD: study
- Few Ontario women with gestational diabetes receive followup testing for type 2 diabetes
- Many seniors fail to renew prescriptions after discharge from hospital
- Cholinesterase inhibitors not linked to postsurgery complications in seniors with dementia
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- Study raises doubts about value of heart ultrasound before elective surgery
- Ontario’s recent immigrants safer drivers than long-term residents: study
- Canada’s nonwhite ethnic groups at higher risk for Type 2 diabetes than white counterparts
- ED wait times associated with higher rates of mortality and hospital admission in Ontario
- Bronchodilators linked to bladder dysfunction in patients with COPD
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- Lower risk of death in COPD patients taking long-acting beta-agonists
- End-of-life care for lung cancer patients differs in Ontario and the United States
- Less than half of patients with multiple sclerosis continually adhere to drug therapies
- Improving system efficiency by implementing stroke best practices
- Myocardial perfusion imaging predicts cardiovascular outcomes
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- One in 25 patients have complications after implanted cardioverter-defibrillator replacement
- Statin use before major elective surgery may prevent kidney injury in older patients
- Patients with incidental abdominal aneurysms not receiving appropriate follow-up
- Ontario women with depression less likely to seek screening for breast, cervical cancer
- Assessment tools track symptoms and performance status for end-of-life cancer care
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- Study compares use of certain cholesterol-lowering drugs in the U.S. and Canada
- Adults with developmental disabilities and psychiatric issues more frequent ED visitors
- Incidence of upper GI cancers rising dramatically in Ontario
- Health promotion program effective in reducing heart disease hospitalizations in Ontario
- Excessive doses of opioids prescribed for nonmalignant pain linked to increased risk of death
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- Heart attack patients with depression less likely to receive priority care in emergency rooms
- Long-term use of osteoporosis drugs linked to rare fractures of the thigh bone
- Painkiller prescribing rates and outcomes vary among Ontario family physicians
- Study finds significant variation in rates of lung cancer incidence and surgical care in Ontario
- Majority of colonoscopy-related adverse events detectable within 14 days of procedure
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- Low-income Ontarians being prescribed opioids in contravention of guidelines
- Universal access to health care not enough to ensure Canadians get and stay healthy
- Understanding future risk of diabetes mellitus for women with gestational diabetes mellitus
- New online tool predicts probability of death from stroke
- More than one in four Ontario babies delivered by caesarean section: POWER Study
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- Most Ontarians have geographic access to primary and urgent care [Clarification]
- Children from low-income neighbourhoods more likely to undergo surgery for bowel disease
- Macrolide antibiotics pose a risk for seniors being treated for hypertension
- Infectious diseases kill nearly 5,000 Ontarians annually: OAHPP/ICES study
- Rheumatoid arthritis patients treated by specialists more likely to receive early drug therapy
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