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The Manitoba government says it’s giving a boost to the province’s health-care system by bringing in more than 300 internationally educated professional workers to fill vacant positions.
Health minister Audrey Gordon said Tuesday that almost 90 per cent of the 348 candidates offered for positions during the province’s recent recruitment mission to the Philippines have accepted the gigs.
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“It is so gratifying to see such a high acceptance rate,” Gordon said.
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Experts call for a collection of racial and Indigenous identity in health care
A group of experts says all provinces and territories should collect data on racial and Indigenous identity to help address inequities in care, and the best way to do that is when someone applies for a health card or renews it.
Doctor Andrew Pinto, lead author of a commentary published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, says Black and Indigenous patients have less access to care.
He says allowing them to voluntarily provide identity data could help track racism in the health-care system.
Pinto, who is founder of the non-profit Upstream Lab at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, says…
Easy Taco Pie – Maria Mind Body Health
Are you looking for a delicious and EASY keto breakfast that your kids will love?
You must try my Easy Taco Pie! It also makes great leftovers!
HOW TO MAKE EASY TACO PIE
To make my Easy Taco Pie even easier, I brown the ground beef, combine the ingredients, and place them on the skillet the night before. In the morning, all I have to do is pop the skillet in the oven for an easy breakfast or brunch.
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If you want to make Easy Taco Muffins instead of Taco Pie which shortens the cooking time,…
Patient care delayed at Vancouver clinic embroiled in legal battle
Patients continue to flock to the City Center urgent and primary care facility in downtown Vancouver, even though it’s hobbled by complex legal sparring is likely to drag on in the absence of decisive government intervention.
The chief medical officer for Seymour Health says at least 50 patients a day are sent to hospitals or other diagnostic facilities for X-rays, ultrasounds and lab work – services they used to be able to get on site – amid a legal battle with the Vancouver Coastal Health.
“What we’re hoping for is a resolution that will allow us to apply our full…
Ford government to open clinic at site of shuttered Minden ER
After weeks of pressure over the recent closure of a hospital emergency department in Minden with the busy summer cottage season approaching, the Ontario government says it will fund an urgent care clinic on the premises — but without doctors.
The plan is to have the clinic open on weekends starting June 30, and staffed by nurse practitioners and nurses, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said in a statement Tuesday.
Emergency cases will still have to make the 25-minute trip to the nearest hospital emergency room in Haliburton, which local residents have warned could result in life-threatening delays in care.
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Dr. Aubrey Shaw [right] with her mentor, Dr. Sharon Stoll
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People with physical disabilities hold limited positions as scholars, teachers, or leaders in physical education, recreation, and sports. Perhaps the reason is that the field is flooded with able-bodied people who think they know best. But do they? Michael Oliver, imminent writer, and scholar argued that people with physical disabilities should be the only ones in the field of disability studies because they have a bodily experience with disabilities. The following five-part article series shares the perspective of a scholar in the field…
England’s health service says it won’t give puberty blockers to children at gender clinics
LONDON — The publicly funded health service in England has decided it will not routinely offer puberty-blocking drugs to children at gender identity clinics, saying more evidence is needed about the potential benefits and harms.
The National Health Service said Friday that “outside of a research setting, puberty-suppressing hormones should not be routinely commissioned for children and adolescents.”
People under 18 can still be given puberty blockers in exceptional circumstances, the NHS says, and a clinical study on their impact on kids is due to start by next year.
Four new regional clinics are due to open later this year.…
The Ontario Health Coalition wants you to vote on private health care
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The Ontario Health Coalition has opened voting for its referendum opposing the privatization of health care in Ontario. Residents can vote online or in person. Photo by Getty Images/POSTMEDIA
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The Ontario Health Coalition wants Ontarians to get out and vote.
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The coalition has organized a referendum to hear from residents about the privatization of some aspects of health care.
“This is a citizen-run referendum on the Ontario government’s plan…