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Who needs Paxlovid now

Published in a letter to members of the medical community from the University of British Columbia (UBC) Therapeutics Initiative, Dormuth's observational study looked at more …

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Canadian patients' needs are increasingly complex. Health care …

More Canadians should receive their main health care through teams of professionals so their increasingly complex needs can be met while not paying privately for it, …

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B.C.'s health-care crisis is unrelenting. What can be done to fix it

An estimated one in five — nearly a million — British Columbians do not have a family doctor, and that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the health-care crisis in …

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How the American health system is holding up compared with …

Decter recalls attending a conference a few years ago where he learned one U.S. health provider was doing 20 per cent of its consultations virtually; by comparison, in Ontario, it …

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Climate crisis could cause 'catastrophic harm' to human health, …

More than 200 medical journals are calling on the World Health Organization to deem two overlapping environmental crises — climate change and biodiversity loss — as a …

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Alberta to dismantle current patient-care model, create new health

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks about health-care reforms during a news conference in Edmonton on Wednesday November 8, 2023. (Jason Franson/The Canadian …

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Psychiatrist's new warning that Trump's mental state 'is a

The chorus of concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump's mental health capacity is now louder than ever. Critics believe his behaviour has demonstrated that he may …

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Medical workers suspended over peek at Clooney's records

Several New Jersey hospital staffers have been suspended for allegedly peeking at George Clooney's confidential medical information after he was hurt in a motorcycle …

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Population growth, health-care crunch could lead to more Code …

Three Code Oranges have been called at P.E.I. hospitals in just over three months, compared to the same number in all of 2023. Health officials say it might become an even …

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Massive new survey finds widespread frustration with access to …

The problem appears to be getting worse. In a 2019 Statistics Canada survey , 14.5 per cent of Canadians aged 12 and over reported not having regular access to primary …

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WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it's no longer a global …

When Tedros declared COVID-19 to be an emergency in 2020, he said his greatest fear was the virus' potential to spread in countries with weak health systems he described as …

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Health Canada warns of unauthorized injectable drugs sold online …

Health Canada is warning people not to buy unauthorized injectable drugs sold online by Canlab Research. The advisory said the products "may pose serious health risks." …

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Ontario sees 480 new COVID-19 cases, a nearly 14% jump over

More than 11,089,000 Ontarians have had two shots of COVID-19 vaccines, or about 85.1 per cent of those eligible. (Evan Mitsui) Ontario reported 480 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, …

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Number of Ontarians without family doctor reaches 2.5 million, …

Nicole Ireland is a reporter with The Canadian Press. There are now 2.5 million people in Ontario who don't have a family doctor, the Ontario College of Family Physicians …

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Suicide is a leading cause of death for young people, but most

Kaminsky, who is also chair of suicide prevention research at The Royal, a mental health hospital in Ottawa, says researchers like him rely on data to accurately track the issue.

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Thunder Bay woman says province denied her a doctor because …

A Thunder Bay, Ont., woman in search of a family doctor says the provincial service that helps people find primary health care providers refused to help her — because she had …

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Taking all those pills may not be necessary CBC News

Swallowing a handful of pills is a daily ritual for many people, from young adults coping with anxiety to older adults managing chronic conditions. Overall, 13 per cent of people …

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Human H5N1 cases in the U.S. are rising. That's bad timing with flu

The sheer scale of the U.S. bird flu outbreak is hard to fathom. More than 100 million farmed birds have been infected with H5N1 since 2022, followed by roughly 170 herds of dairy …

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Here's what you should know about Listeria contaminations in …

From pre-packaged salads to six-layer bean dips to mushrooms, the latest Listeria contamination — this time in some plant-based beverages — isn't the first time food or drink …

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With flu season on the horizon, we answer your COVID-19 questions

Health Canada approved an updated COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday in hopes of boosting the population's protection against the latest strains of the virus ahead of the fall and …

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How seniors can access 4 key vaccines this fall — for COVID, flu

Experts say most Canadians should wait for updated shots. And Sinha said seniors who want a full slate of all four vaccines, including high-dose flu shots, the latest …

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