Category: Health
We analyzed 200 cancer and autism videos on TikTok and found most contained misinformation
After analyzing 200 videos, the marketplace found that nearly 80 percent of the videos reviewed featured treatments or cures for autism and cancer that are ... Read More
BC doctors, politicians are urging residents to get vaccinated amid flu season
As the days get cooler and autumn leaves fall, the change in weather can also bring on runny noses and flu symptoms.BC officials are now ... Read More
Quebec family doctors end teaching boycott amid threat of special government law
A week after they stopped teaching medical students amid stalled contract negotiations, Quebec family doctors announced Thursday they are ending their teaching boycott.The move comes ... Read More
COVID-19 class-action application rejected by BC judge as an abuse of process
A BC Supreme Court judge has ruled that a class-action lawsuit seeking to represent all adults in the province whose rights were allegedly violated by ... Read More
‘It happens all too often,’ the NS 911 Dispatchers Union says of delayed response times.
The union representing 911 dispatchers in Nova Scotia says problems getting ambulances to emergency calls — such as a February incident in Halifax in which ... Read More
During cold and flu season, the youngest children actually have the most germs.
Forget colorful leaves. Any caregiver knows that the real symptoms of fall babies are coughing, sneezing, and sneezing.Autumn marks the beginning of respiratory virus season, ... Read More
Cape Breton doctors concerned about health region’s pain services
A Cape Breton doctor is concerned about the future of pain care in eastern parts of Nova Scotia, as he laments the lack of resources ... Read More
New health care center in former Costco in St. John’s opens Tuesday
A new health care facility is opening this week in a former Costco building in St. John's, providing many of the outpatient services that were ... Read More
Kamloops hospital midwives resign en masse, citing ‘extreme’ burnout
A group of ob-gynologists at Kamloops' only hospital are citing "extreme physician burnout" and "the obligation to be in two places at once" as reasons ... Read More
Health Canada says thousands of people mistakenly approved for dental coverage
Health Canada said Tuesday that thousands of people were mistakenly approved for coverage under the public dental insurance program. A Health Canada news release said ... Read More