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Health Canada lifts policy banning sperm donations from men who have sex with men
News/Health | Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:52:44 EDTHealth Canada says it will end a long-standing policy that blocked all men who have sex with men from donating to sperm banks. read more
Hundreds of websites are selling fake Ozempic, says company. Doctors say it's only going to get worse
Radio/As It Happens | Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EDTA cybersecurity company says it took down more than 250 websites selling fake versions of diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic in 2023. Health-care workers say it's growing problem tied to accessibly, affordability and stigma. read more
'Can't keep letting fentanyl win': Safe supply of drugs needed to fight Winnipeg's crisis, says advocate
News/Canada/Manitoba | Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:56:23 EDTA safe place to consume drugs is vital to saving lives, but even more crucial in the harm-reduction approach is providing a safe supply of drugs, says a Winnipeg mom whose son died from fentanyl poisoning. read more
WHO experts now agree diseases like COVID spread through the air
News/Health | Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:39:56 EDTThe World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion early in the COVID-19 pandemic that some scientists have said cost lives. read more
Wheelchair users turned away from mammogram clinics
| Thu, 18 Apr 2024 21:22:00 EDTA Quebec disability advocacy group says people who use wheelchairs are getting turned away from mammograms clinics. The Regroupement des activistes pour l'inclusion au Québec says nearly half of 50 designated screening clinics it called in Montreal could not accommodate someone using a wheelchair. read more
'We've been where they've been': People with lived addiction experience key in aiding Thunder Bay's vulnerable
News/Canada/Thunder Bay | Fri, 19 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EDTThunder Bay remains among the Ontario communities hit hardest by the opioid crisis, with a toxicity mortality rate more than triple that of the provincial rate. As advocates push for more resources, front-line workers say having lived experience goes a long way in connecting with vulnerable people. read more
Poilievre won't commit to keeping new social programs like pharmacare
News/Politics | Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:42:06 EDTConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a fiery speech Thursday that depicted the government's latest budget as a threat to the country's future while suggesting a number of new social programs will get a second look if he's elected. read more
Private health placement agencies banned from Quebec public contracts
News/Canada/Montreal | Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:18:13 EDTAccording to information obtained by Radio-Canada, the agencies are now on a registry that makes them inadmissible for public contracts because they failed integrity requirements. read more
They became friends on the Prairies — and are now working to fight a global health threat in Sri Lanka
News/Canada/Saskatchewan | Thu, 18 Apr 2024 05:00:00 EDTTwo scientists whose connection was sparked in Saskatchewan are working together from different sides of the globe to improve animal health in Sri Lanka, in hopes of addressing a potential global health threat. read more
Dentists can bill for federal dental plan patients without signing up for program, government says
News/Politics | Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:03:07 EDTThe federal government announced Wednesday that oral health care providers who provide services to Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) clients can bill the insurance company directly without formally signing up for the program. read more
Aamjiwnaang First Nation members say industrial benzene emissions in Sarnia, Ont., area made them ill
News/Canada/Windsor | Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:49:37 EDTA provincial environmental team is measuring air quality in an industrial area in southwestern Ontario after data indicated high levels of benzene and Aamjiwnaang First Nation urged the shutdown of a facility. Members of the Sarnia-area community describe their symptoms and how air quality fears are impacting them. read more
Quebec successfully pushes back against rise in measles cases
News/Canada/Montreal | Thu, 18 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EDTQuebec appears to be winning its battle against the rising tide of measles after 45 cases were confirmed province-wide this year. read more
Lack of applicants for medical lab sciences program a concern, says Manitoba regulator
News/Canada/Manitoba | Thu, 18 Apr 2024 06:00:00 EDTThe head of the regulatory body for medical lab technologists in Manitoba says he’s concerned about a post-secondary program that has more available seats than applications. read more
My patients became my 'doctors' when I was diagnosed with cancer
News/Canada/Edmonton | Thu, 18 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EDTAs a family physician, Dr. Nhung N. Tran-Davies had been right next to her patients' tough moments. When she was diagnosed with cancer, her patients surprised her by showing up for her. read more
New mpox lineage found in DRC could help fuel another global outbreak, study warns
News/Health | Wed, 17 Apr 2024 04:00:59 EDTA new lineage of the mpox virus linked to efficient human-to-human transmission has been identified in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) — and the researchers behind the finding are calling for swift action to 'avert another global mpox outbreak.' read more
Winnipeg firefighter's death is call to action on struggles of first responders, co-workers say
News/Canada/Manitoba | Wed, 17 Apr 2024 14:10:23 EDTWinnipeg firefighters are mourning the loss of their friend and colleague, who they say died by suicide earlier this month, and calling for better mental health supports for first responders. read more
Aamjiwnaang First Nation says high chemical levels making members sick, calls for Sarnia facility shutdown
News/Canada/Windsor | Wed, 17 Apr 2024 17:01:59 EDTAamjiwnaang First Nation in Sarnia, Ont., is calling on all levels of government to shut down a facility after data indicated high levels of a harmful chemical were present in the air. The First Nation says it sent its employees homes Tuesday as they were complaining of headaches, nausea and dizziness. read more
Alberta's neonatal intensive care units in 'crisis' and babies at risk, doctors warn
News/Canada/Calgary | Wed, 17 Apr 2024 15:09:07 EDTSome Alberta doctors say neonatal intensive care units are in "crisis," putting vulnerable babies at risk, and they're calling on the provincial government to take immediate action. read more
National disability benefit in federal budget falls short of what advocates wanted
News/Politics | Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:12:16 EDTTuesday’s federal budget laid the groundwork for a national disability benefit but the funding falls well short of what advocates were seeking. read more
High cost of baby formula leaves parents stressed, desperate and seeking charity
News/Canada/Nova Scotia | Wed, 17 Apr 2024 05:00:00 EDTParents in Nova Scotia are expressing concern about the rising cost of infant formula and the struggle to find their brand in stock. Prices have jumped 30 per cent since 2022, without much relief in sight. As a result, families are often chasing down coupons and turning to charity. read more
