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Who me? Being a night owl may not be great for your heart
That may sound surprising but a large study found people who are more active late at night—when most of the population is winding down or already asleep—have poorer overall heart health than the average person.
Patients detail ‘disaster’ inside Alberta emergency departments
Stories of exceedingly long wait times at Alberta hospitals have emerged since 44-year-old Prashant Sreekumar died after waiting nearly eight hours in an Edmonton emergency department with chest pain in late December.

Labs flooded as pipes burst at Montreal mental health hospital institute

Video of the incident shows water raining down onto equipment in one of the labs, as a waterlogged ceiling tile gives way and crashes to the floor.
Will the online harms bill ban Canadian kids from social media? Maybe.

As other countries move toward banning social media use for some teens, the Liberal government has confirmed it’s working on new legislation to address online harms.
N.B. Transgender Health Network seeks provincial clinic

The New Brunswick Transgender Health Network is calling on the regional health authorities and the provincial government to establish a provincial gender-affirming care clinic.
Is your cancer patient colourblind? It could make a huge difference for this type of cancer

Study suggests colour vision deficiency may impact patients’ outcomes.
Go screen yourself! B.C.’s approach to cervical cancer screening is working

By offering this HPV test and the more traditional Pap test, B.C. is boosting the number of people getting tested for cervical cancer for the first time, said Dr. Lily Proctor, a surgical gynecologic oncologist at BC Cancer and Vancouver General Hospital.
UCalgary-made resource on fermented food could have mealtime impact nationally

The ultimate goal of the project is to gather research evidence on the health benefits of fermented foods to push for their greater prominence in Canada’s Food Guide.
Why exactly are we giving up? New study finds cancelled N.B. pharmacy clinic pilot was really working for patients—and pharmacists

Second phase of study shows pharmacy clinics had positive impact on healthcare system, improved patient access to care.
Could a doctor take over Chrystia Freeland’s seat in Parliament?

Reporting from the Toronto Star said senior Liberals are trying to recruit Dr. Danielle Martin, chair of the family medicine program at the University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine, to run.