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Five things experts say could ease pressures on Ontario's health …

WEBThe Canadian Press asked experts and advocates what they suggest to provide relief to Ontario’s overburdened health system. Here are five solutions they …

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New COVID-19, flu shots open to Ottawa's high-risk populations …

WEBOttawa Public Health (OPH) said flu shots and updated COVID-19 vaccines will be available to high-risk patients and health care workers this week. The vaccines …

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UPDATE: Ontario unveils three-step plan to tackle hospital wait …

WEBPosted Jan 16, 2023 04:00:00 PM. Ontario’s government announced a three-step plan to reduce and improve surgery wait times across the province as hospitals grapple with an …

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New mobile health clinic unveiled

WEBNew mobile health clinic unveiled. Posted Jun 15, 2022 09:20:00 PM. A new mobile health clinic is being launched to help residents access several integrated services. The clinic …

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A father's fall takes us inside a broken health-care system

WEBIn today’s The Big Story podcast, Elizabeth Payne is a long-time health reporter. She knows the ins and outs of Canada’s health-care system — its triumphs …

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Ottawa's Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health seeing surge in …

WEBClinic hours operate from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The centre will be doing a larger three-day clinic for the Wabano community on April 28, 29 and 30. Third doses will also …

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Ontario tables health reform bill to expand private clinic procedures

WEBPosted Feb 21, 2023 10:28:22 PM. TORONTO — Ontario tabled legislation Tuesday to allow more private clinics to offer certain publicly funded surgeries and procedures, …

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Ottawa Hospital researchers awarded clinical trial funding support …

WEBPosted Jan 20, 2023 09:30:00 PM. Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital have received major new funding for clinical trials as part of a national funding announcement made by …

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Ottawa short 171 family doctors, OMA warns the province needs …

WEBOttawa is facing a family doctor shortage that needs immediate government action, according to the organization that represents the province’s physicians. The …

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Health minister committed to fixing dental-care double standard …

WEBHealth Minister Mark Holland rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, May 6, 2024. Holland says he isn't convinced by the rationale used …

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B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds, worth …

WEBPosted Oct 10, 2023 06:40:26 PM. VANCOUVER — Canada’s health minister is touting Ottawa’s new $1.2-billion bilateral funding agreement with British Columbia as a new …

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Ford government allocating $21B less to fund health care, hospital

WEBThe Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) is out with a scathing report detailing the Ford government’s health-care spending, revealing that hospital …

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Most Canadians want more federal spending on health care, …

WEBOTTAWA — A majority of Canadians think the federal government should spend more on health care, a housing strategy and initiatives to ease inflation and cost …

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New Ottawa gender-affirming care clinic open; patients now …

WEBThe Ottawa Hospital’s new gender-affirming clinic is the first in province to offer a full range of sex reassignment surgeries to trans and non-binary patients. First …

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Health unit service site in Kemptville moving to new location

WEBThe Leeds, Grenville and Lanark (LGL) District Health Unit is moving its Kemptville service delivery site. The current location at the Kemptville Hospital on …

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Leeds, Grenville and Lanark health unit offering home HIV testing …

WEBLast Updated Nov 15, 2023 12:12:21 PM. The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark (LGL) District Health Unit is collaborating with ‘GetaKit’ to offer free at home HIV self-test kits. Public …

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Local cases of syphilis on the rise: Leeds, Grenville and Lanark …

WEBA warning from the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark (LGL) District Health Unit about a local rise in cases of syphilis. The bacterial infection can be transmitted through …

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Steward Health Care says it is selling the 30+ hospitals it operates

WEBSteward Health Care said it plans to sell off all its hospitals after announcing this week that it filed for bankruptcy protection.. The Dallas-based company, which …

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Urologist convicted of patient sex abuse, including of minors

WEBNEW YORK (AP) — A New York-area doctor was convicted Wednesday in the yearslong sexual abuse of multiple patients, including four children. Darius A. Paduch of …

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1 lawmaker stops South Carolina health care consolidation bill that …

WEBCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill that would have consolidated six South Carolina heath care agencies and was overwhelmingly passed by both chambers of the …

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After B.C.'s walk-back, uncertainty clouds Toronto …

WEBToronto’s bid to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs for personal use has been plunged into uncertainty in recent days, as drug policy experts suggest political …

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No sign of widespread lead exposure from Maui wildfires, Hawaii …

WEBHONOLULU (AP) — Lead screening conducted on west Maui residents after last summer’s devastating wildfires showed no widespread exposure to the toxic metal, …

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