Wheelchair users turned away from mammogram clinics
A Quebec disability advocacy group says people who use wheelchairs are getting turned away from mammograms clinics. The Regroupement des activistes pour l'inclusion au Québec says nearly half of 50 designated screening clinics it called in Montreal could not accommodate someone using a wheelchair. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aamjiwnaang First Nation members say industrial benzene emissions in Sarnia, Ont., area made them ill
A provincial environmental team is measuring air quality in an industrial area in southwestern Ontario after data indicated high levels of benzene and Aamjiwnaang First Nation urged the shutdown of a facility. Members of the Sarnia-area community describe their symptoms and how air quality fears are impacting them. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Windsor Source Type: news
Poilievre won't commit to keeping new social programs like pharmacare
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre delivered a fiery speech Thursday that depicted the government's latest budget as a threat to the country's future while suggesting a number of new social programs will get a second look if he's elected. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Politics Source Type: news
WHO experts now agree diseases like COVID spread through the air
The World Health Organization and around 500 experts have agreed for the first time what it means for a disease to spread through the air, in a bid to avoid the confusion early in the COVID-19 pandemic that some scientists have said cost lives. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Private health placement agencies banned from Quebec public contracts
According to information obtained by Radio-Canada, the agencies are now on a registry that makes them inadmissible for public contracts because they failed integrity requirements. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Montreal Source Type: news
Lack of applicants for medical lab sciences program a concern, says Manitoba regulator
The head of the regulatory body for medical lab technologists in Manitoba says he’s concerned about a post-secondary program that has more available seats than applications. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Manitoba Source Type: news
They became friends on the Prairies — and are now working to fight a global health threat in Sri Lanka
Two scientists whose connection was sparked in Saskatchewan are working together from different sides of the globe to improve animal health in Sri Lanka, in hopes of addressing a potential global health threat. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatchewan Source Type: news
My patients became my 'doctors' when I was diagnosed with cancer
As a family physician, Dr. Nhung N. Tran-Davies had been right next to her patients' tough moments. When she was diagnosed with cancer, her patients surprised her by showing up for her. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Edmonton Source Type: news
Quebec successfully pushes back against rise in measles cases
Quebec appears to be winning its battle against the rising tide of measles after 45 cases were confirmed province-wide this year. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Montreal Source Type: news
Aamjiwnaang First Nation says high chemical levels making members sick, calls for Sarnia facility shutdown
Aamjiwnaang First Nation in Sarnia, Ont., is calling on all levels of government to shut down a facility after data indicated high levels of a harmful chemical were present in the air. The First Nation says it sent its employees homes Tuesday as they were complaining of headaches, nausea and dizziness. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Windsor Source Type: news
Dentists can bill for federal dental plan patients without signing up for program, government says
The federal government announced Wednesday that oral health care providers who provide services to Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) clients can bill the insurance company directly without formally signing up for the program. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Politics Source Type: news
Alberta's neonatal intensive care units in 'crisis' and babies at risk, doctors warn
Some Alberta doctors say neonatal intensive care units are in "crisis," putting vulnerable babies at risk, and they're calling on the provincial government to take immediate action. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
Winnipeg firefighter's death is call to action on struggles of first responders, co-workers say
Winnipeg firefighters are mourning the loss of their friend and colleague, who they say died by suicide earlier this month, and calling for better mental health supports for first responders. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Manitoba Source Type: news
N.S. hopes daycare will be key to keeping health-care system running
Health-care workers across the country are reporting high levels of burnout, and many say child care with flexible hours would help. Whether 24/7 daycare for children of health-care workers is feasible is still an open question, but at least two provinces are trying to find out. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news
High cost of baby formula leaves parents stressed, desperate and seeking charity
Parents in Nova Scotia are expressing concern about the rising cost of infant formula and the struggle to find their brand in stock. Prices have jumped 30 per cent since 2022, without much relief in sight. As a result, families are often chasing down coupons and turning to charity. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news
