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Why deathbed dreams and visions can be a comfort for the dying — and those left behind
Radio/The Current | Sun, 05 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTCynthia Good's mother experienced a dream or vision as she was dying of pancreatic cancer. Researchers say these events can be a great comfort to the dying, and their loved ones. read more
Want to avoid ultra-processed foods? Cook more often, choose whole foods
Radio/White Coat/ Black Art | Sun, 05 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTBy some estimates, Canadians consume nearly half of their caloric intake from ultra-processed foods. Experts agree that ultra-processed foods harm physical health, and they're also correlated with increased negative mental health, including depression and anxiety. read more
There's no question H5N1 bird flu has 'pandemic potential.' How likely is that worst-case scenario?
News/Health | Sat, 04 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTFor several decades, scientists have rung alarms that a dangerous form of bird flu had pandemic potential. As H5N1 spreads to more species, including U.S. dairy cattle, how likely is that worst-case scenario? read more
She's losing her foot to a bedsore. Disability advocates say it speaks to a larger problem
News/Canada/Montreal | Sat, 04 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTA Quebec community organization is calling for the establishment of specialized services in Eastern Quebec to prevent bedsores in people with spinal cord injuries. read more
London Drugs begins to gradually reopen stores after cyberattack
News/Canada/British Columbia | Sat, 04 May 2024 18:13:13 EDTLondon Drugs says it is gradually reopening its stores across Western Canada, six days after the retail and pharmacy chain shuttered all locations, due to a cybersecurity incident. read more
Canada expanding surveillance, testing milk for H5N1 avian flu amid U.S. dairy cattle outbreak
News/Health | Fri, 03 May 2024 20:25:11 EDTFederal officials say Canada is expanding its surveillance for a dangerous form of avian flu amid a growing outbreak of H5N1 in U.S. dairy cattle, with monitoring efforts now set to include testing of milk being sold on store shelves. read more
Organ donors saved my life. Now I'm looking for a special person who can help me become a mom
News/Canada | Sat, 04 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTShilpa Raju feels lucky to be alive. She’s had double lung and kidney transplants after surviving cancer — and is grateful to the donors whose gifts she now carries within her. She’s hoping to find a surrogate who can help realize her dream of motherhood. read more
Firefighter mental health a priority, wildfire service says
News/Canada/British Columbia | Sat, 04 May 2024 08:00:00 EDTThe B.C. Wildfire Service and other agencies are working to make sure wildland firefighters have mental health supports ready and available year round. read more
Americans arrested for allegedly swindling Canada out of 12 million COVID masks
News/World | Fri, 03 May 2024 16:28:21 EDTIn the frantic early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, fraudsters in the U.S. allegedly swindled funds that were supposed to buy 12 million face masks for Canadians, according to a new criminal indictment. read more
Private equity's increasing role in health care worries advocates
| Thu, 02 May 2024 21:41:00 EDTU.S. lawmakers are investigating the practice of private equity firms acquiring hospitals. Although the role of private equity in the Canadian health-care system is more limited, it is growing and some research shows it can lead to worse patient-care outcomes. read more
Despite all the shouting, the opioid crisis continues to defy simple answers
News/Politics | Thu, 02 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTThe debate in Parliament about British Columbia’s decriminalization policy was being conducted at extremes even before Pierre Poilievre used the term “wacko.” read more
Alberta government aims to address gaps in women's health care with $26M injection
News/Canada/Calgary | Fri, 03 May 2024 16:12:31 EDTThe Alberta government says it's taking steps to improve the health of women and children by following through on a promise to spend $26 million on research and expanding a newborn screening program. read more
Private health agencies in Quebec launch legal challenge to new law limiting their use
News/Canada/Montreal | Thu, 02 May 2024 18:20:18 EDTQuebec passed a law that will limit and eventually phase out the use of private health agencies. The agencies say patients will suffer, so they’re fighting the law in court. read more
Ontario midwives can now give vaccines, prescribe more drugs
News/Canada/Toronto | Fri, 03 May 2024 12:18:20 EDTOntario midwives can now prescribe more drugs and administer routine vaccinations, which the provincial government says will reduce the need for additional medical appointments for patients. read more
Millions of Canadians need a family doctor. Here's how one B.C. recruiter attracts them
Radio/White Coat/ Black Art | Wed, 01 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTAttracting a doctor to work in a smaller community today is tough as fewer physicians choose family medicine. That's why Cheryl Gnyp, the recruiter for the city of Castlegar, B.C., needs to stand out. She uses the board game Operation and specialized coffee as part of her pitch to potential recruits at conferences. read more
He fought years for financial aid for his long-term disability. He says system must change
News/Canada/Montreal | Fri, 03 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTA Quebec man with serious health issues is calling for changes to the way people with long-term disabilities are provided financial support from the province after spending four years fighting for adequate help. read more
Overworked B.C. doctors say sick notes are wasting their time
News/Canada/British Columbia | Thu, 02 May 2024 09:00:00 EDTFamily doctors frustrated with writing sick notes have created a template letter for patients to give to their employers, explaining that sick notes place an unnecessary burden on physicians during an ongoing primary-care crisis. read more
Periods are a nightmare in Gaza's crowded, unsanitary camps. Women are using birth control to skip them
News/World | Thu, 02 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTSamah El-Nazli, a mother of four living in a makeshift tent in Rafah, is among millions of Gazans in overcrowded camps struggling to access food, water and sanitation as the war continues. She and others are opting to use birth control to delay their periods rather than scrambling to find costly pads and tampons. read more
Brantford, Ont., woman serving house arrest for faking pregnancies, scamming doulas faces new charges
News/Canada/Hamilton | Wed, 01 May 2024 13:43:40 EDTA Brantford, Ont., woman sentenced in February to house arrest for faking pregnancies, harassment and fraudulently seeking the services of numerous doulas is in custody and facing new charges, Hamilton police say. read more
Canada's dental care plan begins today. Here's what you need to know
News/Politics | Wed, 01 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTCanada’s national dental care plan begins covering 1.9 million seniors today — the first phase of a massive public oral health-care insurance program that eventually will cover one quarter of Canadians. But many patients may still be kept waiting to get their dental visits covered. read more
