Category: Health
Ontario wrote off $1.4B of PPE, burning expired equipment: auditor
listen to this articleestimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Ontario has written off more ... Read More
Doctor behind Fraser Health whistleblower lawsuit announces settlement
listen to this articleestimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Emergency room physician Caitlin Stockton ... Read More
As women suffering from ‘invisible illnesses’ find it hard to believe, a report on chronic pain may help
Medical professionals say that a 2021 report Supported by Health Canada could have a big impact on how the medical system can better understand chronic ... Read More
Montreal-area paramedics have a new dispatch system. They fear it is putting patients at risk
Many Montreal-area paramedics say the hassles range from scouring crowded screens to get vital information in the new computer-aided dispatch system, to racing to a ... Read More
Doctors say any Canadian who asks for HIV prevention drugs should get them
listen Full Interview with Dr. Darrell Tan:as it happens7:34New guidelines aim to reduce barriers to access to drugs that prevent HIV infectionAccording to the latest ... Read More
WHO conditionally recommends GLP-1 drugs for obesity
listen to this articleapprox 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.The World Health Organization on ... Read More
American podiatrists are leaving Nova Scotia due to bureaucratic frustration
listen to this articleestimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.An American surgical podiatrist says ... Read More
American ALS patient died alone after paying $84K US in pursuit of healing at controversial Sask. facility
By early December of last year, Susie Silvestri was no longer able to walk or speak. She hadn’t eaten for days.  The 70-year-old American found herself in ... Read More
Port Hardy, BC residents rally against ER closure overnight for nearly 3 years
listen to this articleestimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Dozens of people attended a ... Read More
Former Eritrean refugees sponsor their own psychologist to fill health care gap
Clinical psychologist Samuel Kebede explains PTSD as "volatile memory". When a person experiences extreme fear, Kebede says the brain may fragment that memory. It becomes ... Read More