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Health groups ask Ontario to develop alcohol strategy ahead of …

WEBMore than a dozen health organizations are calling for an alcohol strategy, echoing Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore. The Canadian …

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Cancer prevention, screening efforts working, new projections …

WEBNow the country's breaking a taboo on mental health services May 12, 2024 9:16 PM. A rural Ugandan community is a hot spot for sickle cell disease. But one …

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Ontario's need for nurses, PSWs to top 33K and 50K by 2032: …

WEBA spokesperson for Health Minister Sylvia Jones said in the past two years Ontario has registered 32,000 new nurses and added nearly 25,000 PSWs in the past …

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Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country's breaking a

WEBThe attacks have left more than 2,500 people dead or wounded in the first three months of the year. Now, in a bid to help save Haiti’s youngest generation, the …

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B.C. health-care costs to accelerate with aging seniors

WEBDriving government operating expenditures are health care-related costs, accounting for $31.1 billion of the $82.5 billion in forecasted expenses last budget …

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More B.C. health-care workers declining flu shots, data shows

WEBAs health officials urge British Columbians to get vaccinated for influenza and COVID-19, health-care workers themselves are increasingly declining a shot for the …

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New report highlights top 10 threats to Canadian children's health

WEBAs kids are heading back to school, a new report called Raising Canada 2022 is warning families of the top 10 threats to children’s health and well-being. The report is …

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Upgrading the food at VGH for patient and planetary health

WEBHospital food, with its rep for being boring, basic and bland, has been a long-overlooked component of patient care. "We cannot afford to not talk about it," says Ned …

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New Vancouver climate projections reveal 'big public health risk'

WEB“Health care and emergency services will need to be properly resourced to handle increased incidence of heat-related illness, stress and anxiety,” add the authors. …

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Travel vaccine clinic Vancouver: Everything you need to know

WEBThe Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Travel Clinic/Vaccination Clinic also provides "travel prescriptions, health advice, and vaccine recommendations based on …

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Is social media fueling youth mental health crisis

WEBAmid the ongoing youth mental health crisis, experts and parents alike are trying to pinpoint why so many young people are facing mental health challenges.Time …

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Vancouver ranked one of world's healthiest, happiest cities

WEBVancouver is among the world's healthiest and happiest cities, according to a new report. The study, conducted by Lenstore, analyzed 48 cities around the world to …

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Hospital wait times Vancouver: Up-to-date tool gives current

WEBThe Emergency Department Wait Times website provides current wait times for hospitals across the Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) region. Wait times are …

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Health Canada says heroin is now a new drug treatment option

WEBHealth Canada says it has legalized heroin as a treatment option for people with "severe opioid use disorder." But local advocates in Vancouver say the barriers to …

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11 B.C. health occupations combined into two regulators

WEBB.C. Minister of Health Adrian Dix has confirmed that multiple provincial health regulators will be combined into one organization. The newly created College of …

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Vancouver council unanimous to hire 58 mental health workers

WEBVancouver council was unanimous Tuesday in approving an unprecedented city-funded plan that now allows Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) to begin hiring 58 …

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Young B.C. woman's death blamed on health-care gaps

WEBYoung B.C. woman's death blamed on health-care gaps. Sophia, 23, died of sepsis after likely contracting an infection from her workplace. The media could not be …

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BC mental health agency CEO: People living with a mental illness …

WEBFile photo Dan Toulgoet. People living with a mental illness are rarely violent and more likely to become victims than perpetrators of violence, the CEO of the B.C. …

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Canadian wildfire smoke chokes upper Midwest for second …

WEBMADISON, Wis. (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires has prompted health warnings across the upper Midwest for the second straight year.. Fires raging in …

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A cyberattack forces a big US health system to divert ambulances …

WEBA ransomware attack in November prompted the Ardent Health Services system, operating 30 hospitals in six states, to divert patients from some of its …

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Health Canada warns Vancouver over licensing mushroom shop

WEBHealth Canada warns City of Vancouver over licensing mushroom dispensary. Letter: "Health Canada maintains the position that illegally operating …

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Mother-of-three uses early-morning routine to become a record …

WEBHealth; Mother-of-three uses early-morning routine to become a record-breaking runner and inspiration. WREXHAM, Wales (AP) — Helen Ryvar goes through …

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