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New report shows the disproportionate impact of drug poisoning on First Nations

Drug poisoning impact on First Nations highlighted in recent report

First Nations people are dying of drug poisoning at a disproportionate rate, according to the latest surveillance report from the Alberta government and the Alberta First Nations Information Governance Centre.

First Nations patients leave ED without completing treatment more often than comparable non–First Nations patients

Racism, discrimination may lead to First Nations patients leaving emergency rooms: Alberta study

Systemic racism and inequity in health care may be contributing to why First Nations patients in Alberta disproportionately leave emergency departments without being seen, or against medical advice, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Study suggests Alberta First Nations people tend to get lower level of emergency care

EDMONTON Hospital emergency rooms in Alberta are likely to assess complaints from First Nations people as less urgent than those from other patients, even when their problems are the same, says a new study that looked at millions of such visits.