Some Quebec hospitals are freeing up beds with virtual health care
A new virtual care project launched at a handful of Quebec hospitals allows patients to return home early while being monitored remotely through smart devices. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Montreal Source Type: news
Social media hurts girls' mental health and education potential, says UNESCO report
Girls around the world tend to spend more time on social media than boys and it's hurting their mental health, says a new report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News Source Type: news
Ottawa says pharmacare is coming — here's what you need to know
The federal government’s budget is setting aside $1.5 billion to implement pharmacare – a major financial commitment with the potential to have a wide-ranging impact on the country’s health-care system. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Politics Source Type: news
What are microplastics doing to human health? Scientists work to connect the dots
People unknowingly ingest microplastics from what we eat, drink and breathe. Some scientists fear exposure to microplastics could increase vulnerability to heart disease, cancer and other illnesses. While possible links between microplastics and disease are not definitive, researchers are exploring some concerning hints. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
New payment model will see Alberta's nurse practitioners make 80% what family doctors make
The Alberta government has launched a new payment model it says will allow nurse practitioners to set up their own practices, or work within pre-existing clinics, and get paid directly by the government. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
Makeshift slaughterhouse in a residential garage points to growing concerns about illicit meat sales
Alberta authorities are investigating several cases of illicit meat slaughter and sale. That's leading to concerns about food safety. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Edmonton Source Type: news
Canadian health-care professionals urged to share climate disaster mitigation information
After last summer's heat waves, deadly floods and record-breaking wildfires, some scientists are urging Canadian health professionals to help their patients better prepare for climate change-related extreme weather and natural disasters. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Nova Scotia Source Type: news
No more foam parties without meeting conditions, health unit tells nightclub
Stages Nightclub in Kingston, Ont., must meet a list of specific conditions if it wants to host another foam party, following an investigation by public health officials into several cases of eye irritation. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Ottawa Source Type: news
Ontario scrapping sick notes to cut down on doctors' paperwork
Ontario says it will force employers to scrap requirements for sick notes as part of an effort to cut down on paperwork for family physicians. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Toronto Source Type: news
Pasteurized milk includes remnants of H5N1 bird flu, U.S. officials say
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says that it has found bird flu virus particles in some samples of pasteurized milk. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Province determines more than 40 medical clinics advertising membership fees
Alberta's health ministry has determined that more than 40 medical clinics in the province are advertising membership fees for services, nearly a year after one such plan landed a Calgary clinic in hot water. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
Provincial audit turns up more than 40 medical clinics advertising membership fees
Alberta's health ministry says an audit announced last December has determined that more than 40 medical clinics in the province are advertising membership fees for services, nearly a year after one such plan landed a Calgary clinic in hot water. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
You've been notified by a hospital that your information was stolen. Now what?
Hundreds of thousands of people in southwestern Ontario have started receiving letters from one or more hospitals in the region, notifying them that their information was likely stolen following a cyberattack last year. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Windsor Source Type: news
Canadian doctors are using 'outdated' guidelines to screen for cancer, experts warn
Family doctors use national guidelines to decide whether and when to send their patients for routine cancer screenings — but experts say Canadians' lives are at risk because those guidelines use old data, lack expert advice, and are updated too infrequently. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Politics Source Type: news
Mammograms are routine. For people who use wheelchairs, they're anything but
A Quebec advocacy group for people with disabilities called 94 Quebec clinics that offer mammograms. Nearly half told them they couldn't accommodate people using wheelchairs. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Montreal Source Type: news
