Category: Health
New National Emergency Alert System proposed in federal budget
The federal budget is proposing more than $55 million for a new national emergency alert system, based on a recommendation from the committee investigating the ... Read More
Islanders sought input on new rules for unregulated beauty services in PEI
Christy Robertson says she was surprised to learn about the lack of regulations for personal care services on Prince Edward Island. The province's Hairdressers Act ... Read More
BC orders Island Health to reinstate mental health supports for youth
B.C.'s Ministry of Health is ordering the Island Health Authority to reinstate key staff positions for its youth mental health program.The directive comes after several ... Read More
A new opioid has been found in Toronto’s drug supply and users may not even know it’s there
A new opioid has been found in Toronto's unregulated drug supply, and users may not even know they're taking it, according to a new report.Toronto's ... Read More
Quebec reaches out to doctors to restart talks, suspends parts of special law
The Quebec government will suspend two measures of Bill 2, hoping to persuade doctors' unions angry over the special law to return to the bargaining ... Read More
Canada’s prescription painkiller shortage expected to last until 2026
Pharmacists say shortages of prescription drugs containing oxycodone are expected to continue in Canada into the new year, while supplies of another type of painkiller ... Read More
‘I find it quite insulting’: Nova Scotia seniors fight ageism
A quiet, and often subtle, form of discrimination callD is ageism sImproving the daily lives of many older Nova Scotians.Bill VanGorder calls this the last ... Read More
McMaster research targets menstrual cup ‘glitch’ with absorbent pills to tackle menstrual stigma
Nearly a quarter of the world's population menstruates, but there is little innovation in menstrual products, a McMaster researcher says."This is an area ripe for ... Read More
Nova Scotia Health says there is hope as overnight detox service is suspended in Sydney
When Nova Scotia Health suspended its overnight detox beds at Cape Breton Regional Hospital in July, it said it needed two weeks to find another ... Read More
Falls from ladders are a major cause of workplace injuries. Here’s how an Ontario man came back from a head injury
When Mark Foster first picked himself up from the ground after falling down a ladder at a workplace six years ago, he thought the least ... Read More