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Young and old more likely to face severe flu. Here's why doctors think it happens
Amina Zafar | News/Health | Thu, 1 Dec 2022 04:00:00 ESTCanadians have been getting sick enough with seasonal flu to land in hospital, say doctors with suggestions on who is most at risk and what it could mean for festive gatherings. read more
HIV activists hope World AIDS Day marks an end to backsliding on infections, stigma
Dylan Robertson | News/Health | Thu, 1 Dec 2022 11:50:35 ESTHIV activists are marking World AIDS Day by urging Ottawa to help stop a global backslide in progress on stemming infections and stigma. read more
N.S. doctors want employers to stop asking for sick notes — but the requests keep coming
Carolyn Ray | News/Canada/Nova Scotia | Wed, 30 Nov 2022 17:00:44 ESTDoctors Nova Scotia says physicians are being asked for more and more sick notes, despite a plea from the province's chief medical officer of health for employers to stop using them. read more
Quebec needs more nurses to answer flood of telehealth calls, health minister says
Antoni Nerestant | News/Canada/Montreal | Thu, 1 Dec 2022 14:42:28 ESTThe province's health minister is asking retired nurses, nursing students and those working in the private sector to sign up to answer the flood of calls coming into Quebec's 811 service. read more
Canada not doing enough with its highly educated immigrants, StatsCan says
Jessica Wong | News/Canada | Thu, 1 Dec 2022 04:00:00 ESTThanks in part to highly educated immigrants, Canada has the highest percentage in the G7 of working-age people with college or university credentials, according to Statistics Canada. Yet the agency suggests we're 'leaving talent on the table' by failing to recognize their qualifications. read more
Her son's heart surgery has been cancelled twice. It's happening all over Canada
Padraig Moran | Radio/The Current | Wed, 30 Nov 2022 14:58:19 ESTChildren’s hospitals across Canada are facing a tripledemic surge of flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases — leading to long wait times, shortages in beds and staff, and in some cases the cancellation of pediatric surgeries. read more
Alzheimer's drug slowed cognitive decline overall in trial, but with major side effects for some
Reuters | News/Health | Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:51:01 ESTAn experimental Alzheimer's disease drug from Eisai and Biogen slowed cognitive decline in a closely watched trial but may carry a risk of dangerous side effects for certain patients, according to new data presented on Tuesday. read more
'Two souls together': St. John's elderly couple fears separation in long-term care
Henrike Wilhelm,Stephanie Kinsella,Alisha Dicks | News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador | Wed, 30 Nov 2022 04:30:00 ESTWhile one elderly St. John's couple fears a possible separation in long-term care, another family nearby has already gone through this scenario. They ask for solutions, such as a policy similar to Nova Scotia's, which enables couples to stay together once they enter a provincial facility. read more
Ontario apologizes to miners, families for harm caused by McIntyre Powder
Kate Rutherford,Jonathan Migneault | News/Canada/Sudbury | Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:23:45 ESTOntario's labour minister gave a long-awaited apology Wednesday afternoon to mine workers who were exposed to McIntyre Powder for over three decades and their families. read more
Parents of kids with disabilities demand similar support as B.C. restores autism funding
Lien Yeung | News/Canada/British Columbia | Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:00:00 ESTParents and advocates for children with disabilities other than autism are demanding support for their families after the B.C. government scrapped plans to overhaul its autism funding model. read more
Aging population, pandemic swelled ranks of health-care workers by 204,000, census says
Peter Zimonjic | News/Politics | Wed, 30 Nov 2022 08:58:14 ESTAn aging population and the stress of managing the pandemic saw the number of health-care workers in Canada swell by 204,000 between 2016 and 2021, according to newly released census numbers. read more
Man says it's 'unbelievable' he and 14 others got expired COVID vaccines at Sask. pharmacy
Yasmine Ghania | News/Canada/Saskatchewan | Wed, 30 Nov 2022 06:00:57 ESTA Regina man is angry after learning he, his wife and about a dozen others were recently injected with expired COVID-19 vaccines. read more
Ontario auditor general finds COVID-19 vaccine wastage, unco-ordinated bookings
The Canadian Press | News/Canada/Toronto | Tue, 29 Nov 2022 19:04:45 ESTOntario's auditor general says the province wasted 38 per cent of COVID-19 vaccine doses between February and June because it overestimated demand for boosters, and her annual report also identifies that the province is running a disorganized booking system and doesn't fully track adult vaccinations. read more
B.C. Women's Hospital allegedly accepted photocopy of altered cheque as only ID for fake nurse
Bethany Lindsay | News/Canada/British Columbia | Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:00:00 ESTWhen a serial fraudster with a long history of impersonation applied for a nursing job at B.C. Women’s Hospital, administrators accepted a copy of a cheque that had been altered with Wite-Out as her only identification, new court documents allege. read more
Ford government plans to appeal after Ontario court strikes down Bill 124
CBC News | News/Canada/Toronto | Tue, 29 Nov 2022 14:55:22 ESTThe Ford government plans to appeal an Ontario court decision striking down a law that limited wage increases for public sector workers, more commonly known as Bill 124. read more
Staff redeployment possible as Alberta Children's Hospital struggles with wave of sick kids
Jennifer Lee | News/Canada/Calgary | Tue, 29 Nov 2022 16:29:32 ESTHealth officials are working on plans to redeploy staff, if needed, and postponing a small number of surgeries as Alberta Children's Hospital struggles to keep up with ballooning demand. read more
There's a months-long wait for Pap test results from Canadian labs. And it's not just because of the pandemic
Lauren Pelley | News/Health | Mon, 28 Nov 2022 04:00:00 ESTDelays to process Pap test results are being felt across much of the country. The COVID-19 pandemic played a role in creating a backlog of all kinds of screening tests — but industry insiders say the problem is made worse by ongoing long-term staffing issues in the Canadian lab sector. read more
Alberta premier shelves unvaccinated rights bill, pushes organizations to drop mandates
Michelle Bellefontaine | News/Canada/Edmonton | Mon, 28 Nov 2022 19:23:45 ESTPremier Danielle Smith says the Alberta government has prompted at least one organization to drop its mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. read more
Just how strict are China's COVID-19 rules?
The Associated Press | News/World | Tue, 29 Nov 2022 09:46:58 ESTAt the outbreak of the pandemic, China set out "zero-COVID" measures that were harsh, but not out of line with other countries. While most other countries saw the regulations as temporary until vaccines were available, China has stuck steadfastly to its strategy. Here are some of their regulations. read more
Ontario pharmacists will soon prescribe some medications. But it's not clear who will pay for it
Heidi Hay | News/Canada/Toronto | Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:00:00 ESTPharmacists are getting new powers on Jan. 1 that will allow them to prescribe medications for 13 minor ailments. But with the change just five weeks away, it is still not clear if Ontarians will have to pay out-of-pocket for the service. read more
World AIDS Day: HIV activists hopeful for end to backsliding on infections, stigma
Canada/Health/World | Thu, 01 Dec 2022 13:13:57 +0000The Public Health Agency of Canada estimated that 62,790 people in Canada were living with HIV in 2020, and that 10 per cent of them didn't know they had the virus. read more
New kids dental benefit now open to some Canadians. Here’s what to know
Canada/Health/Politics | Thu, 01 Dec 2022 11:36:04 +0000The benefit is available for children under 12 in families that earn less than $90,000 a year and ranges from $260 to $650 per child depending on net income. read more
Canada sees ‘steady increase’ in BQ variants as COVID hospitalizations, deaths decline
Canada/Health/BQ variants | Thu, 01 Dec 2022 02:23:41 +0000Clinical sequencing found some variants like BQ.1, BQ.1.1 and BF.7 on the rise in recent weeks, but previously dominant BA.5.2 and BA.5.2.1 lineages seem to be declining. read more
China’s zero-COVID policy could remain through 2023 despite vaccine campaign: experts
Health/World/China | Wed, 30 Nov 2022 23:17:30 +0000A vaccination campaign will require months and China also needs to build up its hospitals and work out a long-term virus strategy, health experts and economists warn. read more
‘Silent pandemic’: Antimicrobial resistance a growing threat to Canadians, experts say
Canada/Health/World | Wed, 30 Nov 2022 19:51:46 +0000A rising threat of superbugs, caused by antimicrobial resistance, has become a 'silent pandemic' contributing to thousands of deaths every year in Canada, experts say. read more
Many Canadians are skipping regular eye exams. What are the risks?
Canada/Health/Canada News | Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:44:04 +0000Doctors say eye diseases and disorders can progress without any symptoms and a delay in diagnosis can do long-term vision damage. read more
Experimental Alzheimer’s drug slows disease, researchers say. Will it make a difference?
Health/World/Alzheimer's | Wed, 30 Nov 2022 12:46:24 +0000An experimental Alzheimer's drug modestly slowed the brain disease's inevitable worsening, researchers reported Tuesday. read more
China vows to crack down on ‘hostile forces’ as zero-COVID protests test Xi
Health/Politics/World | Wed, 30 Nov 2022 12:20:29 +0000Authorities eased some controls and announced a new push to vaccinate vulnerable groups after the demonstrations, but maintained they would stick to the 'zero-COVID' strategy. read more
Lawsuit claims B.C. hospital accepted doctored personal cheque as ID when hiring ‘fake nurse’
Crime/Health/BC Womens Hospital | Wed, 30 Nov 2022 02:00:25 +0000Brigitte Cleroux, who does not have a nursing degree, worked at B.C. Women's Hospital between June 1, 2020 and June 23, 2021 when she was fired over her false credentials. read more
Canadian veterans can face a ‘recipe for disaster.’ A new police program aims to help
Canada/Health/Politics | Tue, 29 Nov 2022 22:43:16 +0000'No matter what struggle it is they’re struggling with, there is something available to help them,' said one of the creators of a new veterans wellness program. read more
