Chuck e. cheese brings " fun " -raising and focus to world autism month
Family entertainment brand to host annual Sensory Sensitive Sunday event at all fun centers in the U.S. and Canada on April 28 IRVING, Texas, March 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- , the No. 1 global family entertainment fun center, announces the return of its annual World Autism Month fundraiser and…#sensorysensitive #irving #worldautismmonth #autismspeaks #chuckecheese #selectchuckecheese #sensory #davidmckillips #cottoncandy #chuckeonlineshop (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Pharmacies still paying patients kickbacks, DTES sources say
Doctors and community members in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside say some people are getting paid more than $100 a month for their prescriptions even though the practice of pharmacies giving out incentives has been prohibited for years. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news

Want to stop needle phobia in adults? Make shots less painful for kids
According to the CDC, about one in four adults has a fear of needles. Many of those people say the phobia started when they were kids. For some people, the fear of needles is strong enough that they avoid getting important treatments, vaccines or tests. That poses a serious problem for public health. Researchers have helped develop a five step plan to help prevent what they call "needless pain" for kids getting injections or their blood drawn. Guest host Tom Dreisbach talks with Dr. Stefan Friedrichsdorf of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, who works with a team to implement the plan at his own hospital. Friedrichsdorf to...
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tom Dreisbach Source Type: news

Synaptive receives U.S. clearance for Modus IR
The Modus X robotic exoscope. Image courtesy of Synaptive.Toronto, Canada-based firm Synaptive Medical has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for Modus IR, a near-infrared fluorescence visualization module on its Modus X robotic exoscope.The clearance bolsters the capabilities of Synaptive’s exoscope for use across all neurosurgical procedures, as well as in plastic and ENT surgery, the company said. The newly approved IR mode is used for visualizing indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescent dye. ICG causes blood to fluoresce under infrared light and is used to aid in the visualization of vessels and blood fl...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news

Please help this Canadian... Por favor :(
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How brand interest in Concacaf is growing in the run-up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup
With soccer’s grandest event coming to the U.S., Canada and Mexico, 2026 promises to be Concacaf’s moment in the spotlight.#mexico #concacaf (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Manitoba reviewing contract after staffing agency fails to bring over any doctors after 8 months
Manitoba's health minister is examining why a staffing agency has little to show for itself after signing a contract to bring 150 family doctors to the province. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Manitoba Source Type: news

FDA Approves Winrevair (sotatercept-csrk) a First-in-Class Treatment for Adults with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
RAHWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) March 26, 2024 -- Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved sotatercept-csrk (U.S. Brand Name:... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - March 26, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Media advisory
OTTAWA, ON, March 26, 2024 /CNW/ - The RCMP's annual Name the Foal contest is returning, from April 8 to 26. Children aged 14 years and younger, along with school classes from across Canada, are once again encouraged to submit their best names for our newborn horses. This year, we're looking for…#ottawa #rcmp #musicalride #hanoverian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Billions in new funding for health care in Ontario budget
Ontario is set to inject billions of new dollars into health care, the budget for the upcoming fiscal year shows. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news

Canadian dollar steadies as Bank of Canada frets about productivity shortfall
The Canadian dollar CADUSD was little changed against its U.S. counterpart on Tuesday, with the currency holding near a three-month low as the Bank of Canada highlighted Canada’s recent history of weak productivity growth. The loonie was trading nearly unchanged at 1.3585 to the U.S. dollar, or…#bankofcanada #bankofcanadasenior #carolynrogers #adambutton #forexlive #russian (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

High-end outerwear company slashing nearly 1,000 corporate jobs
Canada Goose is shrinking its white collar headcount. The high-end outerwear company on Tuesday revealed that about 17% of its corporate workers would lose their jobs in the cuts. It amounts to approximately 915 jobs. The layoffs coincided with Canada Goose restructuring aspects of its management…#canadagoose #danielbinder #brandcommercial #carriebaker #bethclymer #danireiss (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Can fetal ultrasound lead to better handling of chromosomal anomalies?
Ultrasonographic measurements of fetal nuchal translucency can lead to better management of chromosomal anomalies, according to a study published March 26 in JAMA Network Open. Researchers led by doctoral candidate Kara Bellai-Dussault from the University of Ottawa in Ontario, Canada, found that pregnancies with nuchal translucency measurements greater than 2 mm are at increased risk of chromosomal anomalies. They highlighted that this means the widely used threshold of 3.5 mm may need to be reexamined. “The findings were consistent through several sensitivity analyses,” Bellai-Dussault and colleagues wrote. Fetal n...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Ultrasound Womens Imaging Genitourinary Radiology Source Type: news

Developer Tells Canadians Priced Out of Home Ownership: It ’s OK to Rent
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Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Canada's Poor Productivity Has Reached Emergency Status, Senior Central Bank Official Says
Bank of Canada’s senior deputy governor, Carolyn Rogers, warns that a turnaround is urgently needed to protect the economy from future bouts of inflation.#bankofcanadas #carolynrogers (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news