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Infections you can catch from your pet and how to prevent them
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This woman's waited for surgery so long she missed her daughter's wedding and her grandchild's birth
Lisa Xing
Canada -Toronto ||
Baby boomer bulge pushes percentage of seniors in B.C. higher, report says
Canada -British Columbia ||
Ambulance system review won't be made public anytime soon
It will be months — if not longer — before the public gets to see a consultant’s report on the province’s ambulance system.
Michael Gorman
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
'Dad should have been in personal care': Elderly patient was transferred 5 times in 4 months before his death
Alan Abbott, 86, wanted to live out his days in a personal care home in Winnipeg. But he never got admitted to one. Instead, his daughter says he died in pain after being shuffled between four hospitals and a health care centre — in a period of just under four months — before his death in November.
Janice Grant
Canada -Manitoba ||
Quebec pools recruit Cubans, train retirees to address acute lifeguard shortage
"It used to be high school students would take courses and become lifeguards, but it's no longer the case," says one Quebec City pool director who was forced to cancel adult swim classes this fall for want of qualified staff.
Canada -Montreal ||
By Chance: Switched at birth, they were brought together again by coincidence
Mark Quinn
Canada -Nfld. & Labrador ||
Can't get hemodialysis at home, Yukon man opts to forgo treatment to put pressure on health authorities
Steve Silva
Canada -North ||
New Brunswick to move youth mental health centre to Moncton from Campbellton
Shane Magee
Canada -New Brunswick ||
'I got accepted for 2024': B.C. nurse outraged with 4-year wait to upgrade credentials
Belle Puri
Canada -British Columbia ||
Twice, he went to the ER with stomach pain. Both times, doctors missed Stage 4 cancer and sent him home
Rhianna Schmunk
Canada -British Columbia ||
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'I cried over every page': Edmonton author pens 'pre-dementia love letter' to her daughters
Canada -Edmonton ||
Ontario's chief coroner reviewing 132 cases where coroners investigated deaths of former patients
Nicole Brockbank
Canada -Toronto ||
Doctor says Alberta's proposed funding changes will result in '10-minute medicine'
Sarah Rieger
Canada -Calgary ||
Brain differences may be tied to obesity, kids' study says
Health |
Opioids are poisoning prisons, prompting fears of 'weaponization,' study suggests
Wallis Snowdon
Canada -Edmonton |
Female doctors fill Toronto church with song in honour of Dr. Elana Fric
Canada -Toronto |
Alternate payment model is saving province millions at two Alberta clinics
Jennifer Lee
Canada -Calgary ||
Yorkton family worries after city left without pediatrician
Ethan Williams
Canada -Saskatchewan ||
Video
This new shelter hopes to give addicts with no home and no support a fighting chance
Colin Butler
Canada -London ||
Opinion
Why Canada's broken disability support system is needlessly costing millions, harming mental health
Dr. Pamela Valentine
Opinion ||
Blog
Stroke prevention begins in the ER says Canadian study
Health |
Neurology patient desperate for medical records 1 year after doctor loses licence
Andrew Lupton
Canada -London ||
'It's a constant battle': 20% of Canadians say they experience racism, survey reveals
Mark Gollom
Canada ||
Pete Frates, ALS patient who helped create ice bucket challenge, dead at 34
World ||
Rural doctors worry proposed changes could lead to 'brain drain'
Joel Dryden
Canada -Calgary ||
Brain injury from domestic abuse a 'public health crisis,' says B.C. researcher
Brenna Owen
Canada -British Columbia |