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This is part of a series on medical gaslighting that has been done over the past few weeks, with discussing a study from the University of Windsor and showcasing stories from across Canada. The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada is adjusting what medical schools are teaching to address a widespread issue in the…
Most of us grew up hearing that we’d get enough fruit and veg into our diet if we stuck by the “five a day” rule. But I, for one, had no idea that that suggestion is just a catchier version of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) guidelines, which go by weight rather than number of…
Whether pacemakers, insulin pumps or artificial hip joints, Canadians may face a spike in health costs if U.S. President Donald Trump imposes a 25 per cent tariff on imports from Canada, set to take effect Saturday. With the looming tariff, Medtech Canada, a national association representing 120 medical technology companies, warned the cost of health…
Every Saskatchewan emergency room is filled with people facing a wide array of medical needs from a heart attack to a sore throat. And with more and more people without a family doctor, people are relying on the ER for care. Nurses who spoke to Global News more and more people are coming in for…
Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of the Ebola virus in the capital Kampala with the first confirmed patient dying from it on Wednesday, the health ministry said on Thursday. It is the East African country’s ninth outbreak since it recorded its first infection of the viral disease in 2000. The patient, a male nurse at the Mulago…
WASHINGTON — Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Journavx for short-term pain that often follows surgery or injuries. It’s the first new…
The second mpox case of the year was detected on Thursday when a five-month-old infant with the disease arrived in Peshawar from Qatar, health authorities said. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Adviser Ehtesham Ali confirmed that the case was detected at Peshawar’s Bacha Khan International Airport, bringing the province’s total to 11 since 2022. “The Public Health…
All across Canada, emergency rooms are reaching overcapacity on a nearly weekly basis. In Saskatchewan, the situation is no different as people prepare to spend hours in the ER waiting for care. Rebekah Unger suffers from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and chronic back pain. Around Christmas she started feeling pain so she went to Saskatoon City Hospital’s…
An outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City area has grown into one of the largest ever recorded in the United States, with dozens of active cases of the infectious disease reported, according to health officials. As of Jan. 24, 67 active cases of tuberculosis, or TB, had been reported in Wyandotte and Johnson counties in Kansas. The outbreak began last year, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment…
By Joshua Clipperton The Canadian Press Posted January 29, 2025 9:41 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Filip Gustavsson made 31 saves as the Minnesota Wild edged Toronto 3-1 on Wednesday, sending the Maple Leafs to a third straight regulation loss. Jared Spurgeon, Marat Khusnutdinov and Marcus…
