Tag Archives: Health
'Potentially devastating': Bird flu cases in mammals put scientists on alert
A rise in mammals infected with bird flu has put Canadian wildlife and public health experts on alert, as recent research by federal scientists warns of a "potentially devastating pandemic" if the vir...
Apr 13, 2023
ML NorthWest Community Lodge fundraiser planned
The NorthWest Community Lodge Association Inc. is planning a fundraiser event - called "Making the Lodge a Home" - coming up, to support the lodge. The non-profit will hold the event May 6 at the Mead...
Apr 12, 2023
New dental care program should give First Nations benefits more teeth: NDP
OTTAWA - Dental benefits for Indigenous people should be improved if the new national dental insurance plan offers better or more accessible services, NDP health critic Don Davies said Wednesday. The ...
Apr 12, 2023
Duelling U.S. court rulings over abortion drug set stage for Supreme Court showdown
WASHINGTON - The abortion debate is likely headed back to the U.S. Supreme Court, the scene of last summer's monumental decision to effectively end federal protections for the right of a woman to choo...
Apr 12, 2023
Pharmacists fear more drugs may fall into loophole that saw B.C. Ozempic sent to U.S.
VANCOUVER - Canada's pharmacists worry a lack of data about prescription management could see a repeat of the situation with diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic, in which thousands of doses have bee...
Apr 12, 2023
Alberta premier commits to medicare; NDP points to past musings on private options
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith, in an election-style event, says her United Conservative Party will not make Albertans pay out of pocket to see their family doctor or get medical treatment. Smith s...
Apr 11, 2023
NEOSS receives operational funding from provincial government
North East Outreach Support Services (NEOSS) in Melfort has seen a significant financial boost courtesy of the Government of Saskatchewan.The province committed $876,000 in operational funding to supp...
Apr 10, 2023
Paramedics respond to 197 calls over the long weekend
Local paramedics responded to nearly 200 incidents over the long weekend which included two collisions.According to Parkland Ambulance Services, one collision happened Thursday on Montreal Lake Cree N...
Apr 10, 2023
'A hell of a choice': Patients left frustrated amid delays to access assisted dying
OTTAWA - John Scully has been living with a major depressive disorder diagnosis for four decades, and despite trying nearly every treatment known to medicine, from shock therapy to trans-magnetic stim...
Apr 09, 2023
Quebec tragedies put mental health in spotlight, but expert warns of stigma
MONTREAL - A series of tragic incidents in Quebec has thrown the issue of the suspects' mental health into the spotlight, but a Canada Research Chair holder says the debate risks unfairly stigmatizing...
Apr 09, 2023