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It's not just COVID anymore, or a triple-demic. Welcome to the …

WEBAs health-care teams remain dangerously overstretched, they’re also grappling with the pressure of what some physicians are calling a “new norm” for …

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What the end of the COVID emergency means for Canada CBC …

WEBThe pandemic, which was first declared an international crisis by WHO, the United Nations' health agency, on Jan. 30, 2020, resulted in unprecedented lockdowns, …

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Elderly Canadians remain at higher risk of serious COVID from first

WEBNew Canadian data reaffirms that while the vast majority of the population has likely caught the virus behind COVID-19 at least once, more than four in 10 elderly …

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'This is a crisis': Head of medical association warns that the health

WEBThe new president of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) said Wednesday he fears the country's fragile health-care system will deteriorate further …

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B.C.'s health-care crisis is unrelenting. What can be done to fix it

WEBAn estimated one in five — nearly a million — British Columbians do not have a family doctor, and that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the health …

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New study ties weight-loss drugs Wegovy, Ozempic to serious

WEBShortage of diabetes, weight-loss drug Ozempic expected in Canada, says manufacturer. THE CURRENT. Canadians are taking Ozempic, but stigma around …

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Virtual clinics prescribe safer-supply drugs to people as opioid …

WEBPrescribing hydromorphone, known by its brand name Dilaudid, as an alternative to the toxic, unregulated drug supply is commonly known as safer supply. …

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How the American health system is holding up compared with …

WEBDecter recalls attending a conference a few years ago where he learned one U.S. health provider was doing 20 per cent of its consultations virtually; by comparison, …

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Alberta to dismantle current patient-care model, create new health

WEBAlberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks about health-care reforms during a news conference in Edmonton on Wednesday November 8, 2023. (Jason Franson/The …

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'Dying for doctors': Report cites concerns with health care in rural

WEBA report released this month cited hundreds of service disruptions over four years due to rural health-care staffing shortages along with morale issues among workers.

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Psychiatrist's new warning that Trump's mental state 'is a national …

WEBThe chorus of concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump's mental health capacity is now louder than ever. Critics believe his behaviour has demonstrated that he …

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Provincial audit turns up more than 40 medical clinics advertising

WEBAlberta's health ministry says an audit announced last December has determined that more than 40 medical clinics in the province are advertising …

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The problem with profiting from health care, according to a …

WEBWith more public money from P.E.I. going into private health-care companies, research professor and Canadian Health Coalition member Pat Armstrong tells CBC …

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New survey helps Winnipeg health-care facilities fix issues quickly

WEBPatients at Winnipeg health-care facilities can now fill out a survey and, in certain cases, their issues could be resolved before they've even left the building. The …

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Manitoba funds 3 mental health counsellors for first responders …

WEBManitoba politicians broke away from their regular agenda on Monday afternoon to pay tribute to a Winnipeg firefighter who died from suicide earlier this month. There …

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Alberta scientists join forces to emphasize the health effects of

WEBMore than 30 scholars and scientists from the University of Alberta are creating a university hub to shift the view of climate change from an environmental …

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No more foam parties without meeting conditions, health unit tells

WEBA Kingston, Ont., nightclub must meet a list of specific conditions if it wants to host another foam party, following an investigation by public health officials into …

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B.C. puts online harms bill on hold after deal with companies

WEBB.C.'s Bill 12, also known as the Public Health Accountability and Cost Recovery Act, was introduced to try to recover health care costs related to harms …

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Medical workers suspended over peek at Clooney's records

WEBSeveral New Jersey hospital staffers have been suspended for allegedly peeking at George Clooney's confidential medical information after he was hurt in a …

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18 children among 22 killed by Israeli strikes in Rafah, Palestinian

WEBIsraeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 22 people, including 18 children, health officials said Sunday, as the United States was on track to …

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Manitoba First Nation seeks court order to halt logging in Duck

WEB2nd Manitoba First Nation seeks to halt commercial logging on traditional lands. Louisiana-Pacific submitted a draft plan in 2019 that would extend the licence for 20 …

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