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Frozen waffles recalled in Canada and U.S. due to possible Listeria contamination

CBC Health News - Mon, 2024-10-21 05:57

Hundreds of frozen waffle products sold in Canada and the U.S. are being recalled after possible contamination by the Listeria bacteria was detected at an Ontario facility, manufacturer TreeHouse Foods says.

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HIV cases rising in Alberta, sparking need for broad outreach, experts say

CBC Health News - Mon, 2024-10-21 03:00

Doctors and front-line workers are watching closely as HIV rates increase dramatically in Alberta.

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Advocates, family battle the effects of the bottle to break the stigma of FASD

CBC Health News - Mon, 2024-10-21 00:30

A Newfoundland woman with two adopted children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder says compassion and respect are needed when dealing with issues related to FASD, in order to dispel misconceptions and break the stigma surrounding the disorder.

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Here's why employers should do more to embrace neurodiversity in the workplace

CBC Health News - Mon, 2024-10-21 00:00

Margaret Gibson, an associate professor of social development studies and social work at the University of Waterloo, says that neurodiverse people have long been unfairly accused of laziness or procrastination, but in reality they just have an atypical way of thinking.

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Here's what you need to know about rabies

CBC Health News - Mon, 2024-10-21 00:00

Human cases of rabies are extremely rare in Canada, but some people do still come into contact with rabid animals. Not only is it relatively simple to avoid exposure to the disease, experts say, but there are also effective treatments available for both humans and animals who may have been exposed, including vaccines. 

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National ban on vaping flavours coming 'soon,' says addictions minister

CBC Health News - Sun, 2024-10-20 00:00

The minister of mental health and addictions says the federal government will ban most vape flavours across Canada soon — more than three years after Ottawa first promised to bring in the regulations.

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CMA apology a first step toward healing medical harms against Indigenous people, advocates say

CBC Health News - Sun, 2024-10-20 00:00

Three Indigenous health-care leaders reflect on the Canadian Medical Association's recent apology for its role in forced and coerced sterilization, medical experimentation, child apprehensions and Indian hospitals.

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Beloved piano teacher's death sparks call for better drug monitoring in hospitals

CBC Health News - Sat, 2024-10-19 00:00

Grieving daughter calls for more awareness of how antibiotic vancomycin can lead to kidney failure in some vulnerable patients.

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'We weren't giving up': How this Manitoba town fought to reopen its ER

CBC Health News - Sat, 2024-10-19 00:00

Carberry, a town of fewer than 2,000 people, is one of many rural communities across Canada that has struggled to keep its emergency room open and its hospital fully staffed. But Mayor Ray Muirhead says the community has fought and advocated for itself to make sure its health-care needs are met.

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How the proposed deal between provinces, smokers and tobacco companies would work

CBC Health News - Fri, 2024-10-18 11:56

Here are some key facts about the plan for Canada's three biggest tobacco companies to pay out $32.5 billion in compensation to provincial and territorial governments and to some smokers.

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Six Nations of the Grand River to open hospice facility

CBC Health News - Fri, 2024-10-18 10:41

What is being billed as the first Indigenous-led, on-territory hospice in Canada will bring culturally appropriate end-of-life care closer to home for those in Six Nations of the Grand River, near Hamilton.

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Overdose deaths saw a sharp drop in the U.S. Experts hope it's not 'a blip'

CBC Health News - Fri, 2024-10-18 07:58

New figures show a sharp drop in overdose deaths in the U.S., offering a rare glimmer of hope in the opioid crisis.

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Manitoba reaches deal to join federal school food program

CBC Health News - Fri, 2024-10-18 03:00

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's NDP government is set today to become the second province to sign on for a slice of the $1 billion federal school food program.

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Tobacco giants would pay out $32.5B to provinces, smokers in 'historic' proposed deal

CBC Health News - Fri, 2024-10-18 02:52

Three tobacco giants face the prospect of paying close to $25 billion to provinces and territories and more than $4 billion to tens of thousands of Quebec smokers and their loved ones as part of a corporate restructuring process triggered by a long-running legal battle.

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Women falling through the cracks as N.L. lags on breast screening changes, advocate says

CBC Health News - Fri, 2024-10-18 00:30

Five months after announcing an intention to lower the recommended age for breast cancer screenings from 50 to 40, an advocate says that fact that Newfoundland and Labrador hasn't put it into practice shows a lack of care for women's well-being.

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The art of the steal: Police investigate heist at Edmonton hospital

CBC Health News - Fri, 2024-10-18 00:00

Seven works of local art mysteriously vanished in early October in a busy hospital under the scrutiny of security cameras. The artists believe it was premeditated.

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Roche rheumatoid arthritis drug fails to help COVID-19 patients in Italian study

Reuters Health News - Thu, 2020-06-18 03:21
Roche's rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra failed to help patients with early-stage COVID-19 pneumonia in an Italian study, the latest instance in which an anti-inflammatory drug has fallen through in a coronavirus trial.
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Russia revises sharply higher coronavirus death toll among medics

Reuters Health News - Thu, 2020-06-18 03:18
Russia has revised steeply higher, to nearly 500, the number of medical workers who have died after contracting COVID-19, illustrating the severe toll the pandemic has taken on its frontline doctors and nurses.
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WHO hopes for hundreds of millions of vaccine doses this year, 2 billion next year

Reuters Health News - Thu, 2020-06-18 03:00
The World Health Organization hopes hundreds of millions of doses of coronavirus vaccine can be produced this year and 2 billion doses by the end of 2021, chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Thursday.
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What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Reuters Health News - Thu, 2020-06-18 02:54
Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:
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