Tag Archives: Health
COVID-19 pandemic stalled progress on eliminating tuberculosis among Inuit: officials
Nunavut's health minister says the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted efforts to eliminate tuberculosis in Inuit communities, and questions remain over whether targets to stamp out the disease can be met. "C...
Apr 16, 2023
Researchers want Health Canada to post updated data on effects of drinking alcohol
Researchers behind the latest guidance on drinking alcohol want Health Canada to update findings on its website to inform the public about safe levels of consumption.And federal Health Minister Jean-Y...
Apr 15, 2023
Written reprimand for former Nipawin doctor
A written reprimand will be part of the file of Dr. Albert Albertyn, who formerly practiced in Nipawin for years, before moving his practice to Warman. Albertyn was charged with criminal harassment in...
Apr 14, 2023
First Nations health gets $8.2B in funding; may be used on 'social determinants'
VANCOUVER - Federal funding of $8.2 billion over 10 years for the First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia will give Indigenous communities unprecedented control over how to use the cash to ...
Apr 14, 2023
22 overdoses in one night: Ex-paramedic looks back on 7th anniversary of B.C. crisis
VANCOUVER - Brian Twaites remembers the first time he realized toxic drugs in British Columbia had hit a crisis level. On one shift as a paramedic, he handled 26 calls and more than 22 of them were dr...
Apr 14, 2023
‘We are a lifeline’: A look inside the busy world of emergency dispatchers
They are the first, first responders and the lifeline you need when faced with an emergency.This week, Emergency Telecommunications workers are being recognized during National Public Safety Telecommu...
Apr 14, 2023
Canada's pledge to make more vaccines at home is still a work in progress
OTTAWA - The COVID-19 pandemic wasn't even six months old, and not a single vaccine for it had been approved for use anywhere, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to a podium in Montreal to promis...
Apr 14, 2023
'Political hit men': Emails detail anger over RCMP handling of border protests
There were complaints that Mounties were not doing enough at the Canada-U. S. border-crossing in Coutts, Alta., when protests erupted over COVID-19 pandemic policies. There were others saying the same...
Apr 14, 2023
B.C. marks 7th anniversary of overdose emergency with grim record statistics
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Emergency Health Services has released grim statistics on the toxic drug crisis ahead of the seventh anniversary of the province declaring a public health emergency. B.C. ...
Apr 13, 2023
Health minister says stiffer rules could prevent over-prescribing to U.S. patients
RICHMOND, B.C. - The federal health minister says regulations governing medical practice may have to be strengthened in each province to prevent "incompetence" by doctors who could write thousands of ...
Apr 13, 2023