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- 12/5/2022
Speaking up to prevent workplace injuries
Pharmacy technician Judy Turner knows first-hand how crucial it is to educate yourself and your employer about workplace injuries that impact health. - 12/5/2022
Nova Scotia will cover online mental health coaching for all residents
The online program, called Tranquility, offers weekly one-on-one virtual coaching alongside cognitive behavioural therapy resources. - 12/4/2022
Canadian Red Cross to help CHEO amid surge in respiratory illnesses in children
Red Cross spokesperson Leianne Musselman said the organization will provide "small teams'' to support hospital staff and allow them to focus on clinical tasks. - 12/4/2022
Ottawa calls for project proposals that help internationally trained health workers
The federal government is set to put $90 million toward such projects. - 12/4/2022
N.L. children's hospital cancels some surgeries amid surge in respiratory illness
Eastern Health says patients affected by the cancellations will be contacted directly and appointments for surgery will be rescheduled for a later date. - 12/4/2022
Why Big Tobacco’s attempts to rehabilitate its image are so dangerous
In September, Imperial Tobacco Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of British American Tobacco, was awarded the “Great Place to Work” certification, one of the leading authorities on workplace culture. - 12/4/2022
Respite care staff redeployed to help out at Alberta Children's Hospital
Alberta Health Services says in a news release that with respiratory viruses surging in the community, Alberta Children's Hospital is seeing “sustained high volumes of acutely ill patients.'' - 12/4/2022
Case report: Cure for foot fungus?
A patient claims to have found a cure for his persistent foot fungus, but Dr. Robert Dickson has doubts. - 12/4/2022
Veterans' cases raise fresh concerns about expanding assisted dying law
Revelations that some Canadian veterans have been offered medically assisted deaths while seeking help from the federal government are adding to worries about Ottawa's plans to expand such procedures. - 12/4/2022
Pharmacists ask parents not to stockpile as shortage of kids pain meds continues
The federal government imported one million units of children's acetaminophen—commonly known as Tylenol—as emergency relief amid a shortage coupled with soaring rates of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV.