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Napping has been redeemed by health experts, but don't overdo it
Margaret Thatcher, Leonardo da Vinci, even Winston Churchill indulged in napping. It's good for the ticker, and for the mind. Now napping is becoming a popular feature in universities and businesses, but too much of a good thing could also be risky.
Kas Roussy
Health ||
Second Opinion
Health Canada says it hasn't tested health effects of cannabis vaping but will release new products anyway
Adam Miller
Health |
'It's a milestone, I'm thrilled': B.C. survivor of conversion therapy applauds federal commitment to ban it
Canada -British Columbia |
Flu activity recorded across Canada for 1st time this season: PHAC
Health ||
38 opioid-related deaths in Windsor-Essex in first 6 months of 2019
More than 150 people have visited Windsor emergency rooms due to opioid poisoning in the first six months of the year.
Canada -Windsor ||
8 cases of whooping cough confirmed in N.W.T.'s Tlicho region
The N.W.T. Department of Health is issuing a public health advisory after 8 lab confirmed cases of whooping cough in the Tlicho region.
Canada -North |
Canada's guidelines say most women in their 40s don't need a mammogram. This breast cancer survivor disagrees
Currently, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) doesn't recommend a mammogram for women aged 40 to 49 if they don't have any pre-existing factors that put them at risk of breast cancer. Some experts and breast cancer survivors worry that women are getting the wrong message.
Radio -White Coat - Black Art |
Opinion
Careful, Canada: What Ireland has learned about two-tier health care
Steve Thomas
Opinion ||
Canadian skin banks ready to help New Zealand treat volcanic eruption victims
Health ||
Man whose wife died in childbirth applauds bill to hold military accountable for medical malpractice
Radio -As It Happens |
'It's saving lives:' How Ottawa and a First Nations organization found common ground on fighting suicide
Jorge Barrera
Indigenous |
Speedier airport screening, universal pharmacare: Trudeau hands cabinet ministers their to-do lists
Kathleen Harris
Politics ||
Blind student says Laurentian University suggested he 'leave the guide dog at home'
Canada -Sudbury ||
'No one should be embarrassed to call 988 for a mental health emergency,' U.S. advocate says
Health |
3rd B.C. seniors home owned by Chinese company fails standard of care, placed under health authority control
Karin Larsen
Canada -British Columbia ||
Ontario passes bill to join opioid class-action lawsuit launched by B.C.
Canada -Toronto ||
Nearly 14,000 Canadians killed by opioids since 2016, federal advisory body says
Health ||
Photos
Infections you can catch from your pet and how to prevent them
Health |
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
Michael Gorman
Canada -Nova Scotia ||
'Dad should have been in personal care': Elderly patient was transferred 5 times in 4 months before his death
Janice Grant
Canada -Manitoba ||
Quebec pools recruit Cubans, train retirees to address acute lifeguard shortage
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 ||