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Doctor urges Canadians to ‘avoid getting infected’ and mask up amid viral surge – National
With respiratory illnesses raging across the nation and pediatric hospitals facing increased patient volumes – all as COVID-19 continues to circulate – Canadians are being urged by a doctor to mask up to stay protected and do what…
Abortion rights wins in Kentucky, elsewhere stoke supporters
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Lexie Overstreet logged plenty of miles on foot, knocking on doors to try to persuade Kentuckians not to take away one of the last legal paths to restoring abortion rights in the state.
Now she's hoping her side's…
Thousands protest in support of public health care in Madrid
MADRID (AP) — Tens of thousands of Spanish public health workers and their supporters staged a demonstration Sunday to demand more primary health care staff and protest what they claim is the progressive dismantling of the public health…
After hurricanes, program aims to help alleviate stress
SLIDELL, La. (AP) — The 10 women gathered on yoga mats in a New Orleans suburb, the lights dimmed.
“I'd like to invite you to close your eyes," instructor Stephanie Osborne said in a soothing voice from the front of the room. The only…
Harm reduction workers facing burnout amid dual crises: ‘Too emotionally fraught’ – National
Battered not only by the ongoing overdose crisis but also with challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, harm reduction workers across Canada are struggling with burnout, experts say.
“We are going to lose a generation of harm…
Prosecutors push 15-year sentence for Theranos' CEO Holmes
Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence disgraced Theranos CE0 Elizabeth Holmes to 15 years in prison, arguing she deserves a lengthy prison term because her massive scheme duped investors out of hundreds of millions of…
‘Immunity debt’: Why experts say this new term promotes COVID-19 ‘misinformation’ – National
The term “immunity debt” is circulating widely online as an explanation for a significant surge in respiratory illness in Canada, but infectious diseases experts say the term and the narratives around it are “dangerous” and can…
Veterans and mental illness — How Canadian research could unlock the mysteries of the brain –…
Tucked away in the basement of a nondescript midtown Toronto government building, a group of talented international medical researchers conduct their business in secret.
Or so they like to joke.“I think we’ve been a bit shy about…
Veterans Affairs announces expedited process for veterans PACT Act cancer claims
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) -- After the PACT Act passed in the summer, it opened a new pathway for veterans suffering from cancer due to toxic exposures. However, the Department of Veterans Affairs wanted to do more to get veterans help…
Quebec to hire more nurses to address overcrowding in north after death of 10 infants
Health officials in northern Quebec say they are trying to hire more nurses and Inuit staff after a coroner’s report released last month linked the deaths of 10 infants in the region to overcrowding.
A recruitment drive is underway…