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Canada faces critical shortages of two cancer drugs CTV …

(9 days ago) Web1 day ago · Published June 5, 2023 4:00 p.m. PDT. Share. Canada is currently facing a critical shortage of two drugs: one used to fight thyroid cancer, and another for a form of …

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Premiers need to keep talking about the health-care …

(6 days ago) Web2 days ago · The Canadian Medical Association and 14 other organizations representing health workers are urging premiers to keep health care at the top of the agenda at their …

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Health-care costs could be reduced with free prescription …

(8 days ago) WebPublished May 29, 2023 3:05 p.m. PDT. Overall health-care costs could be reduced in Canada by providing free prescription drugs to patients, according to a new …

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Honolulu: 2 dead after suspected mass overdose CTV …

(4 days ago) Web23 hours ago · Honolulu police: 2 dead after suspected mass overdose of fentanyl. Two people died in what officials believe was a mass fentanyl overdose over the weekend …

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Canadian health care: Issues with access to timely care

(2 days ago) WebPublished Sept. 7, 2022 2:09 a.m. PDT. Two out of five Canadians say they were unable to access essential health-care services in the last six months, according to a new Angus Reid report. The

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Here are Canada's new alcohol consumption guidelines

(8 days ago) WebAccording to the CCSA, a standard drink in Canada is defined as: A 12-oz. (341 ml) bottle of 5 per cent alcohol beer or cider. A 5-oz. (142 ml) glass of 12 per cent …

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N.S. Health website shows estimated ER wait times CTV …

(1 days ago) Web1 day ago · Published June 6, 2023 9:34 a.m. PDT. Share. A new website created by Nova Scotia’s health authority shares hourly estimated wait times for many emergency …

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Dosing errors increased during children's meds shortage: …

(8 days ago) WebPublished May 31, 2023 10:06 a.m. PDT. Share. A new study has found that dosing errors in children increased during the Canada-wide shortage of pediatric fever …

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Pillows sold on Facebook linked to infant deaths CTV News

(Just Now) Web21 hours ago · Published June 6, 2023 2:42 p.m. PDT. Share. WASHINGTON -. Federal safety regulators are urging consumers to stop using baby pillows that have been linked …

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COVID: Ont. mandates keep some from helping …

(5 days ago) WebDespite Ontario no longer requiring health-care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, all of the province's 140 public hospitals continue to enforce a mandatory vaccination policy, leaving

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Nursing in Canada: Report says more needs to be done CTV News

(2 days ago) WebWith Canada’s health-care system struggling to keep its head above the water amid a flu epidemic, the continuing pandemic, staff shortages and worker burnout, …

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Health Canada issues advisory for face masks containing graphene …

(4 days ago) WebThe specific mask model under review, #SNN200642, is the same model for which Health Canada received a complaint from a concerned citizen raising a question …

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Anti-Indigenous racism in Canada's health-care system CTV News

(8 days ago) WebOngoing racism against many Indigenous patients has bred deep mistrust in the health-care system, often keeping people from travelling to a hospital or clinic. While …

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Canada's health system ranked second last among 11 countries: …

(7 days ago) WebPublished Aug. 3, 2021 9:01 p.m. PDT. TORONTO -. A new report has ranked Canada's health system second last, ahead of the United States, among high-income …

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Health CTV News Montreal

(4 days ago) WebWith the health-care system still overloaded and often flirting with service disruptions, the approach of the summer holidays remains a critical period. Union negotiations: Quebec …

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Vancouver Coastal Health changing bad drug text alert system

(2 days ago) WebVancouver Coastal Health is joining other health authorities in the province in a move to a unified provincial text alert system warning of toxic drugs. Vancouver began …

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Why is Ottawa so smoky

(3 days ago) Web1 day ago · Published June 6, 2023 4:08 a.m. PDT. A special air quality statement remains in effect for the National Capital Region. Environment Canada says there are high levels …

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How many people in Canada have died from COVID

(3 days ago) WebHealth officials also announced 112 deaths and 6,710 recoveries between Dec. 23 and Dec. 27. Dec. 27 – The province announced 459 new cases, but had no info …

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Growing backlash over B.C.'s Bill 36 CTV News

(2 days ago) WebData by the health ministry show 129,313 health-care workers were governed by colleges in the province of British Columbia at the time of the bill’s passage. …

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'It's terrifying': Police on hand as pandemic protesters picket

(2 days ago) WebTwo police officers escorted Faye Doiron and Randy Longaphie as they left Toronto General Hospital on Monday, helping the pair make their way through a crowd …

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Ontario passes bill to dissolve Peel Region CTV News

(1 days ago) Web1 day ago · Published June 6, 2023 10:21 a.m. PDT. Share. The Ontario government has passed a bill that will dissolve the Region of Peel by 2025. The legislation—dubbed Bill …

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Trial for Regina man charged with murder of brother delayed due …

(9 days ago) Web1 day ago · Published June 5, 2023 12:14 p.m. PDT. Share. The trial of a man charged in connection to the death of his brother was set to get underway in Regina on Monday but …

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