5-year study finds no brain abnormalities in 'Havana Syndrome' patients
An array of advanced tests found no brain injuries or degeneration among U.S. diplomats and other government employees who suffer mysterious health problems once dubbed "Havana syndrome," researchers reported Monday. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/World Source Type: news

We all experience stress. How we handle it is key to our health, say experts
Stressful situations are all around us, and experts say how we manage stress is key to preventing it from causing long-term health problems — both physical and mental. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radio/White Coat/ Black Art Source Type: news

Inuit leaders, MPs urge action on TB elimination as federal budget nears
Inuit leaders and New Democrat MPs are urging the Trudeau government to tackle tuberculosis in Indigenous communities this budget. Inuit specifically face a TB rate reportedly 676 times higher than non-Indigenous, Canadian-born people. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Indigenous Source Type: news

North Bay, Ont., and DND move to remediate 'forever chemicals' site that contaminated drinking water
The City of North Bay, Ont. and the Department of National Defence (DND) are set to begin a $20-million project this spring to remediate a site contaminated with PFAS — often referred to as "forever chemicals." (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Sudbury Source Type: news

Edmonton hospital patient had been hoping for a care home. He wound up at a hotel instead
Blair Canniff had been a patient at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for approximately six months when he said a social worker told him he was going to be moved. He thought he was going to assisted living but that's not where they dropped him off. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Edmonton Source Type: news

The butt of jokes: I'm a comedian who is paid to get dozens of rectal exams
By day, Devon Flynn is paid to facilitate prostate and digital rectal exams. By night, he performs standup comedy, and not just because he wants to avoid sitting down. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada Source Type: news

Meet the GlamourGals: These med students spend their free time painting seniors' nails
McMaster University medical students have carved out time in their busy schedules to give manicures to seniors because they’re concerned about elder isolation. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radio/White Coat/ Black Art Source Type: news

Canada heading toward major measles outbreak without vaccine boost, new modelling suggests
As measles cases keep appearing in more parts of the country, new projections suggest there’s a high chance Canada may experience a “sizable outbreak” — with anywhere from dozens to thousands of people infected if the disease strikes communities with low vaccination rates. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

She could have died from meningitis. Now this student wants more people to get vaccinated
When varsity athlete Megan Plamendon got a headache last November, she thought she'd pushed herself too hard on a 17 kilometre run. But the student at Queen's University had meningitis — one of three cases that prompted Kingston health officials to warn of an increase in invasive meningococcal disease type B activity in the region. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada Source Type: news

Got a mystery itch? Scientists find clues to the cause
Harvard Medical School researchers looking to understand the cause of many unspecified mystery skin itches have found a common bacteria releasing a nerve-activating enzyme may be a culprit in our urge to scratch. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

6 Ontario LTC providers face class action lawsuits for alleged gross negligence during pandemic
Of the more than 4,000 people who died of COVID-19 in Ontario's long-term care facilities, about 3,300 deaths were in homes run by the six companies now facing class action lawsuits on behalf of residents and family members who say infection control and prevention was inadequate. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news

B.C. patients worry as breast cancer screening wait times climb
The B.C. Radiological Society and doctors who refer patients across B.C. say delays in booking and processing breast imaging are worsening, leaving patients navigating a complex system that is increasingly understaffed and underfunded. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news

Shoppers Drug Mart says it doesn't have medication review targets, but records show it does
(Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News Source Type: news

How this non-verbal autistic man was rescued from the northern Ontario bush
Manitoulin OPP located Kaelan Shawana almost 24 hours after he wandered off in what was a harrowing experience for the family. Shawana functions at the level of a seven-year-old and does not understand the dangers of hypothermia or frozen lakes. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Sudbury Source Type: news

Hamilton child isolating at home after catching measles overseas: public health
Officials say travellers at Toronto Pearson International Airport on March 5 may have been exposed after the child travelled back to Ontario. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Hamilton Source Type: news