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Private equity's increasing role in health care worries advocates
| Thu, 02 May 2024 21:41:00 EDTThe practice of private equity firms acquiring hospitals is now under investigation by U.S. lawmakers. Although the role of private equity in the Canadian health-care system is more limited, it is growing. Some research shows private equity can lead to worse outcomes for patient care. read more
Despite all the shouting, the opioid crisis continues to defy simple answers
News/Politics | Thu, 02 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTThe debate in Parliament about British Columbia’s decriminalization policy was being conducted at extremes even before Pierre Poilievre used the term “wacko.” read more
Private health agencies in Quebec launch legal challenge to new law limiting their use
News/Canada/Montreal | Thu, 02 May 2024 18:20:18 EDTQuebec passed a law that will limit and eventually phase out the use of private health agencies. The agencies say patients will suffer, so they’re fighting the law in court. read more
Millions of Canadians need a family doctor. Here's how one B.C. recruiter attracts them
Radio/White Coat/ Black Art | Wed, 01 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTAttracting a doctor to work in a smaller community today is tough as fewer physicians choose family medicine. That's why Cheryl Gnyp, the recruiter for the city of Castlegar, B.C., needs to stand out. She uses the board game Operation and specialized coffee as part of her pitch to potential recruits at conferences. read more
He fought years for financial aid for his long-term disability. He says system must change
News/Canada/Montreal | Fri, 03 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTA Quebec man with serious health issues is calling for changes to the way people with long-term disabilities are provided financial support from the province after spending four years fighting for adequate help. read more
Overworked B.C. doctors say sick notes are wasting their time
News/Canada/British Columbia | Thu, 02 May 2024 09:00:00 EDTFamily doctors frustrated with writing sick notes have created a template letter for patients to give to their employers, explaining that sick notes place an unnecessary burden on physicians during an ongoing primary-care crisis. read more
Periods are a nightmare in Gaza's crowded, unsanitary camps. Women are using birth control to skip them
News/World | Thu, 02 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTSamah El-Nazli, a mother of four living in a makeshift tent in Rafah, is among millions of Gazans in overcrowded camps struggling to access food, water and sanitation as the war continues. She and others are opting to use birth control to delay their periods rather than scrambling to find costly pads and tampons. read more
Brantford, Ont., woman serving house arrest for faking pregnancies, scamming doulas faces new charges
News/Canada/Hamilton | Wed, 01 May 2024 13:43:40 EDTA Brantford, Ont., woman sentenced in February to house arrest for faking pregnancies, harassment and fraudulently seeking the services of numerous doulas is in custody and facing new charges, Hamilton police say. read more
Canada's dental care plan begins today. Here's what you need to know
News/Politics | Wed, 01 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTCanada’s national dental care plan begins covering 1.9 million seniors today — the first phase of a massive public oral health-care insurance program that eventually will cover one quarter of Canadians. But many patients may still be kept waiting to get their dental visits covered. read more
Scientists warn Canada 'way behind the virus' as bird flu explodes among U.S. dairy cattle
News/Health | Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EDTWhile federal officials say there’s still no sign of a dangerous form of bird flu appearing in Canadian dairy cows, scientists warn limited surveillance means Canada might not be staying ahead of an explosive H5N1 outbreak impacting dairy cattle south of the border. read more
Family of woman found dead on floor at Lakeshore General Hospital ER suing for $1M
News/Canada/Montreal | Wed, 01 May 2024 04:00:00 EDTCandida Macarine’s family only learned the full circumstances of her 2021 death after reading a CBC News story. The family says Lakeshore General Hospital was negligent and tried to cover it up. Now they’ve launched a lawsuit. read more
Premier's announcement on transgender policies surprised Alberta Health Services advisory group
News/Canada/Edmonton | Tue, 30 Apr 2024 08:00:00 EDTInternal records suggest Alberta Health Services advisers on 2SLGBTQ+ health care were caught unaware when Premier Danielle Smith announced her government's proposed transgender policies. read more
Ontario's MedsCheck program could see changes amid allegations of improper use
News/Canada/Toronto | Mon, 29 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EDTAllegations of improper medication reviews at Shoppers Drug Mart, and corporate pressure to hit billing targets for them as outlined in a recent CBC News investigation, has prompted some to take a closer look at the Ontario government program. read more
Travel nurse who left rural job says N.L. is pushing people out of public health system
News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador | Tue, 30 Apr 2024 04:30:00 EDTStacey Button says she felt so unsupported and overworked as a licensed practical nurse in Springdale that she left her home and a full-time job to become a travel nurse. read more
Federal addictions minister says B.C public decriminalization reversal under review
News/Politics | Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:16:20 EDTThe federal minister for addictions and mental health says it's too early to draw conclusions about drug decriminalization after British Columbia asked Ottawa to scale back its pilot to help curb concerns about public drug use. read more
3 women contract HIV after 'vampire facial' procedures at New Mexico spa
News/Health | Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:33:39 EDTThree women who were diagnosed with HIV after getting 'vampire facial' procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa are believed to be the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through a cosmetic procedure using needles, federal health officials said. read more
People experiencing homelessness in Thunder Bay, Ont., say designated encampments could help
News/Canada/Thunder Bay | Mon, 29 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EDTThe City of Thunder Bay, Ont., is considering designated or supported encampments as service providers grapple with a rise in homelessness. Several individuals, living in tents or elsewhere, spoke to CBC about what they'd like to see while more transitional housing is under construction. read more
How to make conversations with aging parents a little less awkward
Radio/The Sunday Magazine | Sun, 28 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EDTWhile discussing the needs and wishes of someone who is aging can be tricky, there are ways to mitigate some of the discomfort, says author Laura Tamblyn Watts. read more
Why dangerous bird flu is spreading faster and farther than first thought in U.S. cattle
News/Health | Sat, 27 Apr 2024 04:00:00 EDTWhile American officials are ramping up testing to keep sick cows from being moved between states, scientists say we’re already several steps behind the spread of a disease that could pose a major threat to human health. read more
London Drugs closes stores until further notice due to cyberattack
News/Canada/British Columbia | Sun, 28 Apr 2024 17:19:28 EDTRetail and pharmacy chain London Drugs says it was the "victim of a cybersecurity incident" Sunday and has shuttered its stores across western Canada until further notice. read more
