In his press briefing on May 6, 2020 the Premier of British Columbia, John Horgan, acknowledged that the COVID-19 pandemic was unfolding on top of another ongoing public health emergency that was first declared four years ago – the overdose crisis that has resulted in...
The founder of Lifeguard Digital Health, Jeff Hardy, was inspired to create the company after he became close to a young man named Evan who had a long struggle with addiction. Evan died of an accidental overdose after he was “clean” for months, leaving a...
Amid the opioid crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic, the use of digital apps has raised many questions. Technologies can play a significant part in any public health solution if they comply with privacy-preserving approaches to design, and work in alignment with existing privacy frameworks, law,...