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- 12/11/2022
Patients leaving overcrowded Nova Scotia ER without being seen: managers
While it is well known that emergency rooms have been crowded and struggling to cope, it's rare for managers to make such blunt statements of the problems in the province's hospitals. - 12/11/2022
BC Children's prepared to double bunk patients during busy respiratory illness season
The memo, sent Friday, says similar measures have been implemented in other years and any decision must be made in consultation with the hospital's infection prevention and control team. - 12/11/2022
Ontario invests $20M in operating costs for new MRI machines
Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the money will be geared toward small and rural hospitals who do not yet have MRI machines. - 12/10/2022
Why death becomes us
Dr. Gary Kinney was never particularly ‘death-friendly,’ but he now sees merit in pondering life’s final act. - 12/8/2022
Celine Dion says she has 'stiff person syndrome.' Here's what that means
The name doesn't do justice to the pain and life-changing symptoms the syndrome causes. - 12/8/2022
Information of 360,000 people affected in Ontario vaccine data breach
The breach happened on Nov. 16, 2021 and the Ontario Provincial Police charged two people, including an employee of the province's vaccine contact centre. - 12/8/2022
Inflammation in asthma linked to increased risk of heart attack, stroke
Those with persistent asthma more likely to have carotid plaque. - 12/8/2022
Nova Scotia expanding partnership with private Halifax clinic for eye surgeries
The centre has been performing cataract surgeries for Nova Scotia Health since 2020, which has cost the province a total of $4.2 million. - 12/8/2022
At least five B.C. children died from influenza last month, as mortalities spike
The figure marks a departure from the average of two to three annual flu deaths among children in the province between 2015 and 2019. - 12/8/2022
Premiers demand meeting with Trudeau to discuss increased healthcare funding
Premiers presented a united front as they emerged from a closed-door meeting in Winnipeg today with calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to sit down with them to broker a deal.