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- 5/20/2013
Press Review - May 21, 2013
Check out our review of recent healthcare stories in the media - <strong>Top Story: </strong>Canada’s Greenest Hospital. Read this and - 5/20/2013
Readers applaud Beth Israel Deaconess nurses who healed bombing suspect
I wrote in Sunday’s Globe about nine trauma nurses at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center who played a very private but critical role in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing: They cared for gravely wounded suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in a heavily-guarded ICU, nursing him back to health. - 5/20/2013
Alberta Health Services says nurse layoffs won’t affect 24 hour a day palliative home care
Alberta Health Services (AHS) said patients receiving palliative home care in Calgary will continue to receive the care they need despite recent nurse layoffs. - 5/16/2013
'Preposterous' acupuncturist bills for 461 patients in a single day
VANCOUVER | An acupuncturist in the Vancouver area who billed for 461 patients in one day is facing heat from his regulatory college. - 5/16/2013
Salute to amazing 'Dr. G': Gala raises $2.6M for Campaign to Cure Arthritis
It was a who’s who of the Canadian Establishment at a gala tribute at the Carlu in Toronto on May 15 for Dr. Bernard Gosevitz, known to many simply as Dr. G. - 5/16/2013
Press Review - May 17, 2013
Check out our review of recent medical stories in the media - <strong>Top Story: </strong>Why women live longer than men: Their immune systems age more slowly, Japan study finds. Read this and - 5/16/2013
Nurses' union is calling for a moratorium on RN job cuts
New information about the latest cuts of Registered Nurses (RNs) at The Scarborough Hospital, coming less than a week after National Nursing Week celebrations concluded, is further evidence that the Ontario government is cutting health care. - 5/15/2013
Trouble and opportunity with e-cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes are controversial. But they're catching on with consumers - 5/15/2013
9 things not to say to someone with mental illness
What makes an insensitive remark? According to clinical psychologist Ryan Howes, “The problems happen when people make statements that imply that mental illness is a sign of emotional weakness, it’s something that can be quickly overcome with some trite homespun advice or they minimize it as a minor issue you can just get over.” Here are more examples of problematic statements, along with what makes a good response.