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Could the effects of gravity explain IBS?
GI doc proposes bringing gravity into the medical equation.
Organs in exchange for freedom? Bill raises ethical concerns
A proposal to let Massachusetts prisoners donate organs and bone marrow to shave time off their sentence is raising profound ethical and legal questions about putting undue pressure on inmates desperate for freedom.

B.C. First Nation declares emergency over drug and alcohol crisis

A statement from the Ehattesaht First Nation says six young people have died from drug overdoses in the small village over the past few months.
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy helps protect newborns, Canadian study suggests

A booster shot during pregnancy bolstered protection against the Omicron variant in particular, said the study authors from the Canadian Immunization Research Network.
Quebec reports steep rise in organ donations after medical aid in dying legalized

The organization says that about 15% of all donors in the past year had received MAID, adding that the vast majority of them—about 85%—had been diagnosed with neurodegenerative or neurological disease.
Doctors, nurses say healthcare funds should address staffing shortages, primary care

Linda Silas, president of the 200,000-member Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, said funding must be used to ease critical shortages across hospitals and nursing homes in order to have any real impact.
Single injection drug looks promising for early stages of COVID-19: study

Those who received peginterferon lambda within three days had an 89% reduction in risk of hospitalization.
As Ottawa plans to hike health funding, families say system doesn't learn from errors

Earlier this week, the federal government announced it would add $46 billion in new spending over ten years for the country’s healthcare systems.
How long can people survive in the rubble of an earthquake?

Search teams from around the world have joined local emergency personnel in Turkey and Syria to look for victims from this week’s devastating earthquake that has killed thousands.
How pharmacists can help earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria

An international fund has been set up to help get needed medicines to people in both countries.

Could the effects of gravity explain IBS?

Organs in exchange for freedom? Bill raises ethical concerns

B.C. First Nation declares emergency over drug and alcohol crisis

COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy helps protect newborns, Canadian study suggests

Quebec reports steep rise in organ donations after medical aid in dying legalized

Doctors, nurses say healthcare funds should address staffing shortages, primary care

Single injection drug looks promising for early stages of COVID-19: study

As Ottawa plans to hike health funding, families say system doesn't learn from errors

How long can people survive in the rubble of an earthquake?

How pharmacists can help earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria