February 7, 2023 · 7:00 AM
From DailyMail:
Last year, more than 10,000 people in Canada – surprisingly that’s over three percent of all deaths there – ended their lives via euthanasia, an increase of a third in the previous year. And it’s likely to keep rising: next year, Canada is set to allow people to die exclusively for mental health reasons.
Only last week, a jaw-dropping story emerged of how, five years into an infuriating battle to obtain a stairlift for her home, Canadian army veteran and Paralympian Christine Gauthier was offered an extraordinary alternative.
A Canadian official told…
Health News
Do private, for-profit clinics save taxpayers money and reduce wait times? The data says no
There’s a lot of talk these days about an increased role for private health-care clinics in Canada, sparked in part by Premier Doug Ford’s plans to significantly increase the number of Ontario surgeries done in for-profit clinics.
Despite promises from Ford and others that it will streamline services and solve the issue of long wait times, health-care professionals that CBC News interviewed say there are nuances and that such happy outcomes are not borne out by the data.
In fact, data from BC and from other countries suggests private, for-profit surgery clinics will likely increase the true cost to taxpayers…
US Life Span Falling Behind Our Peer Countries
March 6, 2023 · 7:29 AM
From NPR:
The average life expectancy for Americans is shortened by over seven months [in 2021]according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
That decrease follows an already big decline of 1.8 years in 2020. As a result, the expected life span of someone born in the US is now 76.4 years — the shortest it has been in nearly two decades.
But we still have the best healthcare system in the world, right? Not if you judge it by life expectancy. From Health System Tracker:
Life expectancy in the…
President Biden accidentally shares details about Jimmy Carter’s health at private Democratic fundraiser
Immediately after President Joe Biden accidentally revealed a previously unknown detail about former President Jimmy Carter’s health towards the end of a speech Monday evening, before admitting he “should not have said that.”
Carter, whose health is wanted and has been placed on hospice care at his home, instructed Biden to deliver his eulogy, the president revealed during a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Rancho Santa Fe, California.
“He asked me to do his eulogy – excuse me I shouldn’t say that,” Biden remarked. “I spent time with Jimmy Carter and it’s finally caught up with him. But they found…
The Science of Healing: The Art of Expert Physiotherapy Service
The goal of treatment in physiotherapy service is to restore, preserve, and maximize a patient’s mobility and function, as well as their overall well-being. Rehabilitating injured muscles and joints, preventing future injuries, and improving overall health are all beneficial aspects of physiotherapy. Additionally, physiotherapists encourage patients to participate in their healing process actively.
Do you want to learn more about the wonders of physiotherapy service? Keep on reading!
What is Physiotherapy Service?
A person’s ability to manage their pain, improve their mobility, and gain strength and function can all be assisted by physiotherapy, which is also known as physical therapy.…
Ontario rolls out programs to boost health staffing
KITCHEN, Ont. — Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the province is starting three programs aimed at bolstering staffing in the health-care sector.
A $40-million fund to encourage health-care providers to better connect patients to services, a program to allow internationally trained physicians to work more quickly, and a nursing mentor program were all previously announced but are now launching.
The announcement comes as hospitals across the province grapple with a shortage of nurses that has led to dozens of temporary ER closures – the arbitrator who sets hospital nurses’ new contract says there are 9,000 registered nurse vacancies.
The…
How often should you take showers?
Illustration by Yahoo News Visuals; photo: Getty Images
What’s happening
People are discussing their shower habits again and debating how often they should bathe.
It started with a new today segment titled “How often should you…” that debuted July 18. The first topic was showering, which had Al Roker, Dylan Dreyer and Sheinelle Jones guessing how often per week a dermatologist might recommend that a person wash up. ShopToday editorial director Adrianna Brach shocked them all by saying that the “consensus is two to three times a week.”
The number comes from a 2022 article where multiple dermatologists weighed in.…
Food insecurity in kids linked to need for more mental health, substance use help: Ontario study
Toronto resident Rhonda Miller knows how difficult it can be to afford the basic necessities.
The 52-year-old lives in an apartment with her daughter and two granddaughters, who are nine and six.
Rising rents and food prices mean Miller has to sometimes choose between paying her bills or buying groceries.
“I leave the bills until I can afford it, because I have to get the food,” she told CBC News.
The Millers rely on social assistance and income from some part-time work, but they say it’s not enough to keep pace with the rising cost of living.
“It’s really difficult…