Nurse shortage prompts state of emergency in Pimicikamak Cree Nation
Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba declared a state of emergency Friday afternoon, owing to a nursing shortage leaders in the community described as a crisis. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Manitoba Source Type: news
N.S. midwives push for more funded positions as demand grows for their services
The group that represents Nova Scotia’s midwives say demand for their services has been on the rise for years, but that’s not being reflected in provincial funding. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news
Adrenalin can save a heart but hurt the brain. Canadian research aims to find best dose for a potent drug
When someone suffers cardiac arrest, adrenalin can restart their heart. But scientists say high doses of the drug can also lead to brain damage. Now a massive Canadian study is trying to find out the "sweet spot" to save lives — and thousands of real patients will be the test subjects. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Adrenaline can save a heart but hurts the brain. Canadian research aims to find best dose for a potent drug
When someone suffers cardiac arrest, adrenaline can restart their heart. But scientists say high doses of the drug can also lead to brain damage. Now a massive Canadian study is trying to find out the "sweet spot" to save lives — and thousands of real patients will be the test subjects. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
If you witness a cardiac arrest, your actions could save a life. Here's what to do
A cardiac arrest can happen at any time to almost anyone, and experts say the actions of a bystander can mean the difference between life and death. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Radio/White Coat/ Black Art Source Type: news
Adrenaline can save a heart, but hurts the brain. Canadian research aims to find best dose for a potent drug
When someone suffers cardiac arrest, adrenaline can restart their heart. But scientists say high doses of the drug can also lead to brain damage. Now a massive Canadian study is trying to find out the "sweet spot" to save lives — and thousands of real patients will be the test subjects. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Lawsuit claiming Flo Health app shared intimate data with Facebook greenlit as Canadian class action
A Canadian class-action lawsuit accusing a popular fertility-tracking app of sending users’ intimate health information — including details about their periods, sex lives and pregnancies — to companies like Facebook without their knowledge has been allowed to go ahead. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Dartmouth woman says doctor shortage is hurting her search for a kidney donor
A Dartmouth woman facing tough odds to find a kidney donor says the lack of family doctors in Nova Scotia is complicating her search because they're needed to assess potential donors. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news
Dead bodies are going unclaimed in Ontario, and the numbers are climbing
Since 2019, there's been a 170 per cent increase in the number of dead people not being claimed by family, loved ones or organizations, according to Ontario's Office of the Chief Coroner, which has released its 2023 figures. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/London Source Type: news
This disease is spiking in an Ontario city. But there's a vaccine — if you can afford it
Can you put a price on protecting your children from a potentially deadly meningitis-causing bacteria? It's about $320, unless you happen to have private insurance that covers a vaccine recommended by public health officials in Kingston, Ont. — one of a handful of regions in Canada seeing a spike in local cases of invasive meningococcal disease. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
B.C. artist fears losing vision amid specialists' fee dispute
Patients receiving specialized injections to treat vision loss have been told that retinal specialists are withdrawing from a provincial treatment program, meaning they might have to pay for treatment upfront. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Retinal patients fear fee dispute will leave them paying upfront
Letters are going out to people receiving specialized injections to stave off blindness informing them that the provincial government is making funding changes and retinal specialists can no longer carry on giving the injections. This has patients worried they will have to resign themselves to blindness. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news
Counselling therapists to be regulated by College of Alberta Psychologists but questions remain
The province has asked the College of Alberta Psychologists to start work on providing professional oversight, discipline and regulation of counselling therapists. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Edmonton Source Type: news
Advocacy group concerned pay-for-plasma clinics expanding to Ontario will hurt voluntary donations
An advocacy group is concerned that pay-for-plasma clinics expanding to Ontario over the next year, through a partnership between Canadian Blood Services and a private company, may harm the voluntary blood donation system and exploit vulnerable people. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Kitchener-Waterloo Source Type: news
Ontario nuclear plant to produce material for life-saving cancer treatment
Ontario will announce plans Thursday to produce a nuclear medical isotope that forms the essential component in a life-saving treatment for liver cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer deaths. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news
