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Interior Health issues alert for street drug in Kelowna
Interior Health has issued an alert for a street drug in Kelowna.
26 May 2023 | Health -
Paralyzed man can walk again with new brain and spine implants
Gert-Jan Oskam, a 40-year-old man from the Netherlands, is able to walk for the first time in 12 years.
25 May 2023 | Health -
Revolutionary health app by Canadian doctor on the brink of helping space missions
An app designed by a doctor at Charles-Lemoyne hospital in Montreal is dramatically improving patient care.
22 May 2023 | Health -
BBQ season is here. How to stay safe as the risk of food-borne illness spikes
As barbecue season heats up across the country, a food safety expert is warning Canadians of bacterial hazards that may accompany the smoky aromas and sizzling gril…
21 May 2023 | Health -
Dix says no gag order on doctors amid warning of ‘crisis’ at Surrey Memorial Hospital
B.C.’s health minister says there’s no gag order on doctors at the province’s busiest hospital.
18 May 2023 | Health -
Antibiotic resistant bacteria can spread in an unexpected way — through clouds
Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics can live on the surfaces of plants or within the soil, but they can also survive in clouds, meaning they can travel thous…
04 May 2023 | Health -
World’s 1st RSV vaccine approved in U.S. for adults aged 60 and up
The world’s first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday.
04 May 2023 | Health -
A doctor’s new sidekick? How ChatGPT may change the role of physicians
The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots has opened up new possibilities for doctors and patients — but the technology also comes with the risk of mis…
30 Apr 2023 | Health -
U.S. Supreme Court extends abortion pill access again as it mulls allowing ban
The U.S. Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Friday, while the justices consider whether to allow restri…
19 Apr 2023 | Health -
Measles case in Halifax area prompts vaccine reminder from health officials
A recent measles scare is prompting a reminder from health officials in Nova Scotia to ensure you and your loved ones are vaccinated against the illness.
17 Apr 2023 | Health -
Stiffer rules could prevent over-prescribing to U.S. patients, federal health minister says
The federal health minister says regulations governing medical practice may have to be strengthened in each province to prevent “incompetence” by doctors who could …
14 Apr 2023 | Health -
Merritt, B.C. residents rally following another ER closure
Merritt, B.C. residents are voicing their frustrations, as they deal with yet another emergency room closure Sunday.
10 Apr 2023 | Health -
Alberta’s first residential eating disorder program to open in Calgary
A new residential eating disorder treatment program is set to be built in Calgary with the aim of closing a “significant gap” in the continuum of care, according to…
06 Apr 2023 | Health -
COVID-19: Peterborough Public Health reports death, 2 outbreaks at PRHC; risk index at low
Peterborough Public Health‘s risk index for COVID-19 returned to a low level following one death and 48 new lab-confirmed cases, including five new hospitalized cas…
06 Apr 2023 | Health -
Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal workers blocked by U.S. appeals court
U.S. President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 was blocked Thursday by a federal appeals court.
24 Mar 2023 | Health -
‘Our new reality’: BC Paramedics Union outlines dangers within the job
The BC Ambulance Paramedics Union is highlighting a number of risks that members face on a daily basis, after first responder safety was the subject of a bill intro…
19 Mar 2023 | Health -
Yukon First Nation seeks help combating ‘opioid emergency’ causing death, crime
A small Yukon First Nation says it’s dealing with an “opioid emergency” that is terrorizing citizens and families with violence, crime, overdoses and death.
17 Mar 2023 | Health -
Study shows COVID had little impact on mental health. The same isn’t true for kids
COVID-19 has taken a minimal toll on most people’s mental health globally, according to a recent study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). But a separat…
15 Mar 2023 | Health -
N.B. to lose $1.3M in federal health payment crackdown over private clinics
Federal health minister Jean-Yves Duclos told reporters Friday that provinces will now be penalized for allowing private diagnostic clinics to charge user fees, wit…
12 Mar 2023 | Health -
Alberta will have $13.8M deducted from health transfers because patients paid for services: feds
The federal government is deducting a total of $82 million in Canada Health Transfers from provinces, including Alberta, over “patient charges levied during 2020-20…
11 Mar 2023 | Health -
West Kelowna nurse reprimanded for harassing text messages
A West Kelowna, B.C., nurse who breached patient privacy has had her professional licence suspended for 10 weeks.
08 Mar 2023 | Health -
U.S. to relax COVID-19 testing rules on travelers from China this week: sources
The Biden administration is preparing to relax COVID-19 testing restrictions for travelers from China as soon as Friday, according to two people familiar with the d…
08 Mar 2023 | Health -
B.C. premier vows to investigate cannabis company’s reported approval to produce, sell cocaine
A B.C. cannabis company says it has approval from Health Canada to include cocaine as a substance the company can legally possess, produce, sell and distribute.
03 Mar 2023 | Health -
$3.3B in new cash over 10 years included in B.C. health deal with Ottawa
The British Columbia government has reached an agreement in principle on health-care funding with the federal government that will deliver $3.3 billion in new money…
02 Mar 2023 | Health -
Ontario public health units press province for more stable funding
TORONTO — Ontario’s public health units are calling on the government to stop using one-time funding to bridge a gap it created four years ago, and to provide them …
01 Mar 2023 | Health -
N.B. nurse double assigned over ‘limited resources’ on night of ER death, documents show
New details are emerging about the death of a patient at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital in Fredericton last July, which are revealed through documents o…
01 Mar 2023 | Health -
B.C. budget: Province becomes first in Canada to offer free prescription contraception
With the release of the provincial budget on Tuesday, B.C. will become the first province in Canada to make prescription contraception free for all residents.
01 Mar 2023 | Health -
Did COVID-19 come from a Chinese lab? Why a new U.S. report is renewing questions
A new intelligence report from the U.S. Department of Energy that reportedly concludes it’s possible the COVID-19 pandemic originated from an accidental laboratory …
28 Feb 2023 | Health -
Replacing ‘horrible beeps’ in hospitals can improve patient, clinician experience: McMaster researcher
Between the beeping of medical devices, opening and closing of doors, ringing of telephones, rolling of meal carts and constant calls on loudspeakers, hospitals are…
28 Feb 2023 | Health -
Alzheimer’s Society seeks funding to extend support pilot projects in Ontario
When Alfred Aquilina brought his wife to the long-term care facility that would be her new home, he was carrying her suitcase and a heavy load of emotions.
25 Feb 2023 | Health -
New Brunswick researchers find flaw in heart failure diagnostic among women
Researchers at Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick in Saint John have discovered out a flaw in how we look at heart failure among women — a potentially life-saving dis…
25 Feb 2023 | Health -
Only medical clinic in Peachland reopens its doors
After nearly four long years, the community of Peachland is getting its only medical clinic back.
24 Feb 2023 | Health -
3rd-ever person declared cured of HIV following stem cell treatment
A 53-year-old man in Germany is the third-ever person to be officially cured of HIV, according to a newly published scientific study.
22 Feb 2023 | Health -
Nicola Valley Hospital emergency department closed Tuesday due to doctor shortage
The emergency department hours at Nicola Valley Hospital have been again due, this time, to an unexpected physician vacancy, Interior Health said in a notice sent o…
21 Feb 2023 | Health -
Winnipeg man says palliative home care failed his dying partner
A Winnipeg man whose partner is dying of cancer is speaking out against the palliative home care he says has failed his loved one in her final days.
18 Feb 2023 | Health