Diagnosed with cancer, this Hamilton man didn't expect to live past 55. The solar eclipse will mark his 60th
On the day of the total solar eclipse, Prof. Eric Seidlitz of Hamilton's McMaster University will not only be experiencing the celestial event of a lifetime, but also a birthday that he at one time was certain he'd never live to see. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Hamilton Source Type: news
Medical cannabis hurdles remain in Canada. Here's why
When the use of cannabis became legal in Canada, there was hope that it would help ease access for medical users of marijuana. That’s not how it’s worked out for all patients. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
As more pregnant people face homelessness in Hamilton, YWCA pitches new facility to offer shelter and care
At the height of the pandemic, YWCA Hamilton staff were encountering women experiencing homelessness who were pregnant but going without prenatal care late into their pregnancy, or not at all. The non-profit started a small, low-barrier program to help in 2021 and are now looking to expand. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Hamilton Source Type: news
Eye injuries and car crashes: Some risks that go up during an eclipse and how to prevent harm
Doctors are warning about the risks of eye injuries as a result of this Monday's solar eclipse, while a study indicates an increase in traffic incidents during the same spectacular event in 2017. Here are some tips to stay safe. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Hamilton Source Type: news
Is milk safe to drink? Can you catch bird flu from beef? What to know about H5N1 cattle outbreaks
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Source: CBC | Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wait lists for hip, knee replacements, other priority procedures longer than before pandemic
Patients in all provinces are waiting longer for hip and knee replacements, cancer surgeries and other priority procedures than before the COVID-19 pandemic, national data shows. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
ALS drug pulled from market in Canada, U.S. after failing late-stage clinical trial
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals has announced it will withdraw its amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) drug from the market in Canada and the U.S. following its failure in a late-stage clinical trial. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Now that bird flu is spreading among cows, scientists worry where H5N1 will jump next
Bird flu outbreaks among U.S. cattle are a new twist in a growing global crisis. And it could be a harbinger of more species-jumps to come, including the rising possibility of H5N1 appearing in livestock like pigs — which scientists warn could help this virus better adapt to humans, too. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
N.S. Health expands efforts to get physician assistants into primary care
An effort to place physician assistants with primary care practices around the province takes more work than assigning them to emergency departments, but Nova Scotia health officials believe the move could have far-reaching benefits. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news
Nunavut family speaks out after 8-year-old given tuberculosis medication meant for another child
When Jaffar Gebara found out that his eight-year-old daughter was being given medication for sleeping tuberculosis at her school, he was shocked. Even more shocking was that his daughter didn’t have tuberculosis. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/North Source Type: news
What we know — and don't — about the national school food program
The federal government's announcement that it will launch a national school food program might have left some people with more questions than answers about how it will actually work. Here's what we know — and don't — about the $1-billion program. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada Source Type: news
Her loved one got $5,200 bill related to long-term care law. Ontario repeatedly said no charges were reported
For the first time, the Ontario government has confirmed seven people have been charged fees in relation to Bill 7, a controversial law that enables hospitals to charge patients who refuse to move into a long-term care bed. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Windsor Source Type: news
Alberta creating 2 mental health and addictions organizations, including Crown corporation
Alberta's government unveiled Tuesday the first plank in its plan to reshape Alberta Health Services into four distinct entities, outlining two new organizations that will manage delivery of mental health and addiction services. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
'Shovels in the ground' for new Winnipeg ER within 2 years, Kinew promises as Manitoba NDP delivers 1st budget
Manitoba is facing a nearly $800-million deficit for the year ahead, as the first budget under the NDP government promises incremental progress on a number of election commitments, along with new tax relief geared toward lower-income households. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Manitoba Source Type: news
This boxer is using science to track her brain health, and helping researchers better understand head impacts
Boxer Claire Hafner’s brain may help future women athletes, patients with neurodegenerative conditions, survivors of intimate partner violence and soldiers with head trauma. She's one of 17 Canadian athletes participating in a landmark study of the effects of head trauma on 900 living athletes, mostly from combat sports. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada Source Type: news
