CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) The war that won't end: Civilian who served in Afghanistan still fighting for PTSD benefitscbc.ca - Murray Brewster The telephone call that changed Mohammad Amin's life came in the summer of 2005, while he was working as a supervisor at a manufacturing plant in …
CBC NewsNew Democratic Party of Canada NDP willing to withhold health funding to provinces with abortion barrierscbc.ca - CBC News · The NDP says it's willing to withhold federal healthcare funding for provinces with barriers to abortion. "In order for the provinces to get money …
CBC NewsNew Democratic Party of Canada NDP's 2019 election platform promises mental, dental, hearing coverage for allcbc.ca - David Thurton The NDP will be the first Canadian federal party to unveil an election platform that promises to drastically expand Canada's health care system to …
CBC NewsUniversity of British Columbia 'I was willing to try anything': UBC study explores why people fall for health scamscbc.ca - Bethany Lindsay Forty per cent of people who participated in a recent survey said they'd clicked on an online health scam, according to a new study from researchers …
CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) Breaking down the walls of scientific secrecycbc.ca - Kelly Crowe This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every …
CBC NewsToronto Raptors Cardiologist monitors heart health of Toronto Raptors fans during NBA Finals matchupcbc.ca - Jun 14, 2019 9:48 PM ET Cardiologist monitors heart health of Toronto Raptors fans during NBA Finals matchup A cardiologist hooked up a group of Toronto Raptors fans to heart …
CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) Taking low-THC marijuana doesn't increase a driver's risk of crashing, study findscbc.ca - Canadian Press Logo Taking marijuana containing low levels of the drug's main psychoactive ingredient does not increase most drivers' risk of a crash, even though …
CBC NewsCongo WHO deciding whether to declare Ebola emergency in Congocbc.ca - The Associated Press · The World Health Organization says it has opened its expert meeting to decide whether the Ebola outbreak in Congo — which spilled into Uganda this …
CBC NewsSyphilis Sask. Health Authority declares HIV and syphilis outbreaks in North Battleford, Lloydminster areascbc.ca - CBC News · The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has declared outbreaks of syphilis and HIV in the area of the Battlefords and Lloydminster. Fifteen new cases …
CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) Pregnant Calgary couple 'shocked' after demand for $10K upfront payment to cover delivery costscbc.ca - Bryan Labby A Calgary couple expecting the birth of their first child next month has no idea who will help deliver their baby or even where it will be born. It …
CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) CRA moves to slash 'excessive' fees charged by disability tax credit companiescbc.ca - Yvonne Colbert CBC reporter Nova Scotia The Canada Revenue Agency is proposing to dramatically slash the "excessive" fees some companies charge to help Canadians apply for the disability …
CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) Ottawa rolls out date for legal cannabis edibles todaycbc.ca - Hannah Thibedeau The federal government will confirm today the date when new cannabis products — like edibles, beverages, topicals and extracts — will be legal. The …
CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) Antidepressant shortages cause anxiety for patients with mental illnessescbc.ca - Laurie Fagan head shot With two popular depression medications in short supply, mental health experts say prescribing generic replacements or different drugs can lead to …
CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) 'New 18 now is 28': How screens delay teens' emotional maturitycbc.ca - Amina Zafar The number of teens who went to emergency departments in Ontario for injuring or poisoning themselves doubled from 2009 to 2017 — a surprisingly …
CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) Suicide prevention curriculum gives students tools to thrive, not just survivecbc.ca - Karen Pauls When Kira Ducharme gets angry at her sister, instead of striking out, she takes three deep breaths. "It helped me calm down when I'm really angry or a …
CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) Environmentalists push for plastic tampon applicators to be included in federal plastics bancbc.ca - courtney-dickson Environmental advocates would like to see plastic tampon applicators added to the list of items that could be banned in Canada by 2021. Earlier this …
CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) Alcohol main cause of substance-related deaths in hospitalcbc.ca - Canadian Press Logo Heavy drinking landed Dawn Nickel in the emergency department four times — twice for alcohol poisoning and two more times when she took pills with …
CBC NewsEbola Ebola rumours, false reports stoke fears of immigrant threat at Texas bordercbc.ca - Jonathon Gatehouse Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what's happening around some of the day's most notable stories. Sign up here …
CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) Toronto hospital to use AI, data science to better understand mental healthcbc.ca - Canadian Press Logo Sean Hill believes the mental health crisis can be improved by harnessing big data. The Toronto researcher says harvesting all the available …
CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) How some doctors want to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the operating roomcbc.ca - Marcy Cuttler photo In the moments before a patient undergoes surgery, chances are climate change isn't top of mind. Yet, the anesthetic gases used to put them to sleep …
CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) Family in fight for dementia patient's missing OAS moneycbc.ca - Sandra Abma The family of an Ottawa man who has dementia says he's owed more than $18,000 in Old Age Security (OAS) payments he never received because his …
CBC NewsUganda 2nd Ebola patient dies in Uganda, health ministry sayscbc.ca - Thomson Reuters · A Congolese woman has become the second patient in Uganda to die of the deadly Ebola virus in the latest outbreak of the disease, a health ministry …
CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) Atheist nurse's fight against mandatory AA will go before B.C. Human Rights Tribunalcbc.ca - Bethany Lindsay A B.C. nurse who lost his job when he refused to attend a 12-step program for addiction will get a chance to argue he was discriminated against as an …
CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) Barrie nurse fired for using fentanyl at work gets chance at reinstatementcbc.ca - The Canadian Press · A registered nurse fired for stealing opiates and shooting up fentanyl in a hospital washroom should get another crack at showing why she should get …
CBC NewsCongo WHO to discuss whether ongoing Ebola outbreak is a global health emergencycbc.ca - The Associated Press · The World Health Organization says an expert committee will meet on Friday to discuss whether to declare the Ebola outbreak in Congo a global health …
CBC NewsCanada Advisory council to release final report on Canadian pharmacare plancbc.ca - Kathleen Harris The Liberal government's advisory council on national pharmacare will release its final report today, setting the stage for an election campaign …
CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) Why pregnant women should get vaccinated, and what to say if they're hesitantcbc.ca - Elizabeth Chiu A vaccine-hesitancy expert says there are three main reasons why pregnant women in Canada aren't getting vaccinations. Dr. Noni MacDonald is a …
CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) Canada's health care system is hopelessly sclerotic. We need to wake up: Neil Macdonaldcbc.ca - Neil Macdonald Abruptly, last week, I wound up in an ambulance. Something in my hip had gone sideways, and was delivering a lesson on pain. As we rolled up to the …
CBC NewsHealth Care (Canada) Mental illness affects a fifth of people living in war zones: WHOcbc.ca - Thomson Reuters · One in five people in war zones has depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, the World Health Organization said …
