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Federal 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
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In 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
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The 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
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Ontario 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
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A 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
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U.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
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Quebec 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
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Family 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
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Samah 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 feminine hygiene products ..read more
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2d ago
The debate in Parliament about British Columbia’s decriminalization policy was being conducted at extremes even before Pierre Poilievre used the term “wacko ..read more