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WEBHere’s what the science says. Leslie Beck. January 22, 2024. The latest health and fitness news and trends from The Globe and Mail, plus nutrition advice.

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Why magnesium should be on your radar – and how to get it

WEBTop food sources. Daily magnesium requirements for adults are 310 to 320 mg (for females) and 400 to 420 mg (for males). Kids ages 4 to 8 need 130 mg per day, …

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New menopause treatments offer hope for women with dwindling …

WEBFor menopausal women who can’t or won’t take HRT – many still fear the treatment because of an influential 2002 study that exaggerated the risks to women …

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World Bank sets goal of expanding healthcare to 1.5 billion people …

WEBThe World Bank Group on Thursday unveiled a new goal to help countries deliver affordable healthcare to 1.5 billion people by 2030 by expanding services to …

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How a new ‘super screener’ is helping detect cancer in patients …

WEBRecent study finds that 73.1 per cent of Ontario patients with doctors were up to date on cancer screening, compared with 49.5 per cent of people who relied on …

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Canadian Covid Society launches to address long-term effects, …

WEBA national non-profit group called the Canadian Covid Society launched on Wednesday, with co-founders saying the organization is needed as public health …

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Why Quebec’s family doctor crisis is the worst in Canada

WEBFor nearly 30 years, compulsory staffing policies for hospitals have short-changed primary care in this province. Now, GPs’ advocates are pressing for change

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Why Canada spends so much on health care and still has a crisis

WEBCanada is the only G7 country whose R&D expenditure as a proportion of gross domestic product shrank between 2000 and 2020, resulting in Canada being …

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Ottawa signs $3.7-billion health deal with Quebec, final province …

WEBAll 13 provinces and territories were part of Ottawa’s new health accord as of Wednesday after Health Minister Mark Holland announced a $3.7-billion health pact …

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Quebec becomes last province to reach health care funding deal …

WEBQuebec has become the last province to reach an agreement in principle with the federal government on health care funding. Under the proposed deal, the …

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It’s time for Canadians to have the right to a family doctor

WEBJane Philpott is a former federal minister for health and Indigenous services and now serves as dean of health sciences and director of the School of Medicine at …

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Canada falls short in several areas of health care in comparison to

WEBCanada has fewer physicians overall per capita, spends less of its total health budget on primary care, and has relatively high maternal- and infant-mortality …

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How Canadian hospitals grew dependent on expensive out-of …

WEBNova Scotia spent $43.9-million on agency RNs for hospitals from April to September of 2023, 10 times what it spent in all of 2018-19. It also doled out $50.2 …

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Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH-N) Stock Price and News

WEBReal-time Price Updates for Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH-N), along with buy or sell indicators, analysis, charts, historical performance, news and more

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New Brunswick Health Minister says he will find the truth about

WEBNew Brunswick Health Minister Bruce Fitch told lawmakers on Wednesday that his government would “get to the bottom of it” as opposition politicians raised …

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Ontario budget 2024: Billions for health care, rising deficits, car

WEBHealth care. Ontario is planning to spend billions more on health care, including $2-billion over three years to expand access to home care and increase …

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Ontario hospitals send 326K letters to patients whose info was …

WEBFive Ontario hospitals affected by a ransomware attack last fall say they’re mailing more than 326,000 letters to notify patients whose personal information was stolen.

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