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HEALTH CARE ILL-PREPARED FOR NON-BINARY PATIENTS

WEBIn eight catchy pop songs, Spoon writes about facing their own mortality and the horror of being plunged into a health-care system that often seemed ill-prepared to …

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Climate change linked to mental health issues in men

WEBFor the first time, the physical and mental effects of climate change are getting serious attention at the gigantic COP28 conference. Dec. 3 was designated …

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Cancer patients sent to U.S. for treatment

WEBDix said as many as 4,800 patients will be sent to PeaceHealth St. Joseph Cancer Center and the North Cascade Cancer Center over the next two years at a cost …

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Bill 15 could deny right to offer English services

WEBThe Legault government wants to give its new health agency, Santé Québec, the power to strip health institutions of their right to offer services in a language other …

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Alberta health spending to climb to $41.9 billion this year: Report

WEBEDMONTON — Health spending in Alberta is expected to climb to $41.9 billion in 2023, which is $9,041 per person in the province, according to a report by the …

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Performing arts benefit youth mental health

WEBPerforming arts benefit youth mental health Arts groups' funding as important as sports, Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett says. Dr. Laura Hambley Lovett is a …

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TODAY’S KIDS HAVE LESS INDEPENDENCE

WEBFor years, Peter Gray, a research professor of psychology and neuroscience at Boston College, has been closely following two disturbing trends: the dwindling of …

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Health care careers pitched to rural students

WEBThe RHPAP, which is funded by Alberta Health, has held eight high school events in rural communities this year to promote health-care careers in rural …

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Province to move ahead with health care overhaul

WEBThe Alberta government will unveil its plan to overhaul the province's health-care system early Wednesday and documents released by the official Opposition …

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Former cabinet minister Oberg to chair new board

WEBThe provincial government has appointed a new Alberta Health Services board consisting of seven members including three deputy ministers. The board will be …

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City doctor facing criminal charges of fraud, theft

WEBThe criminal charges against the doctor, announced Friday, include fraud over $5,000, theft over $5,000, identity theft and criminal breach of trust. They have not …

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Health workforce sees steep drop

WEBCalgary's health-care and social assistance workforce dropped by about 20,700 people in 2023, according to Statistics Canada labour force data, while …

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CAQ health reform shows disrespect for our institutions

WEBQuebec's latest effort at health care reform is intended to “shake” the pillars of the system. It proposes to curtail the authority of volunteer hospital boards and limit …

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Court grapples with gender care case

WEBCrane said he couldn't recall the cost of a penile preserving vaginoplasty. When Sarkonak, the Post's columnist, called the Texas clinic, she was told gender …

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Smith's ideas never really go away

WEBBut we're learning fast that these ideas never go away. When the time seems right, back they come. Smith has voiced mistrust of traditional medicine. Now the …

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Why it feels like everyone is sick

WEBColds that “Just. Won't. Go. Away.” Whole households “taken down” by the flu. A rush of people seeking sick notes from emergency doctors to verify that they're …

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Why it feels like everyone is sick

WEBWhy it feels like everyone is sick SHOTS AND MASKS STILL EFFECTIVE, EXPERTS SAY AS FLU SEASON HITS, RSV PEAKS AND COVID LINGERS SHARON …

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Health unit signals concern over new flavoured nicotine pouches

WEBThe Windsor-essex County Health Unit and its counterparts across the country are raising concerns about a new nicotine product sold to people of all ages, …

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