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Cancer survivor hospitalized after the acupuncturist promised to regrow thyroid if he stopped taking meds

Seventeen years after SK lost his thyroid gland to cancer, he was promised a miracle: acupuncture could regrow the vital organs. Kyung Chun Oh, an acupuncturist based in the Toronto area, claimed he’d performed this wonder before, according to a recent decision from the College Of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario. But Oh told his patient it would only work if SK stopped the thyroid medication he’d been on since his surgery in 2003. Within just a few months of his first visit to Oh, SK, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, was admitted to…
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Eating disorders like anorexia, bulimia are more severe than ever

The pandemic worsened the incidence of anxiety and depression — both are risk factors for triggering or worsening eating disorders. While eating disorder-related visits dipped slightly after a peak in 2021, they’re nowhere near pre-pandemic levels as adolescents and younger teens cope with the after-effects of Covid, such as grieving for family members who have died, falling behind in school or losing touch with friends. And the patients coming in with eating disorders are in a more serious condition now, with both mental and physical symptoms appearing more urgent, experts say. “They’re sicker than before, and they’re more complicated than…
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Cano Health Announces Date to Report First Quarter 2023 Results

Published: Apr. 25, 2023 at 4:30 PM EDT|Updated: 17 minutes ago MIAMI, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Cano Health, Inc. (“Cano Health” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CANO), a leading value-based primary care provider and population health company, will release its financial results for the first quarter 2023 after the market closes on Tuesday, May 9, 2023and will host a conference call at 5:00PM Eastern Time the same day to review its business and financial results. (PRNewsfoto/Cano Health, LLC)(PRNewswire) To access the live call and webcast, please dial (888) 660-6359 for US participants, or (929) 203-0867 for international participants, referencing the…
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NS signs a deal to transform the Dartmouth hotel into a homeless shelter and health clinic

Nova Scotia’s government says a Halifax-area hotel that’s already been housing some homeless people will soon become a full-fledged shelter and health clinic. The Progressive Conservative government announced Friday it’s signed a deal worth $10 million to lease all 190 rooms inside the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Dartmouth, NS, from May 1 to March 24, 2024. Many homeless people had already been staying at the Hilton, in rooms rented by the government, but the hotel had continued to remain open to the public. When the clinic opens, Health Minister Michelle Thompson said it will serve as a source of…
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Sask. the health minister responds to claims of a ‘culture of fear. among health care workers

During the question period on Wednesday, NDP MLA Meara Conway brought up a memo sent to all Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) staff that was leaked on Tuesday, showing the state of Saskatchewan’s hospitals. “Yesterday, I asked the health minister about his government’s ‘hush memo’ and the culture of fear he’s created in our public health care system,” Conway said. Conway said as usual, the minister downplayed the situation and said health care workers don’t have anything to fear when it comes to speaking out. “If that’s the case, then why did the three nurses speaking to CTV News yesterday feel…
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COVID could increase the risk of developing diabetes by up to 22%, Canadian study shows – National

COVID-19 may increase a person’s risk of developing diabetes, a recent Canadian study found, but experts are still not sure exactly why this is. The University of British Columbia study, published in JAMA on Tuesday, it was found that three to five per cent of diabetes cases were related to COVID-19 infection. “From that point of view, these numbers are substantial,” Dr. Naveed Janjua, the study’s lead author, told Global News. Read more: Gestational diabetes is on the rise and a Canadian study may have found out why The study used provincial data and collected the health records of more…
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Coconut Orange Breakfast Bars – JennifersKitchen

One thing I do not do: Spend more than 10 minutes in the morning preparing breakfast. When it’s breakfast time, I want to eat – not measure, stir, cook, chop, or bake. That means that make-ahead breakfasts are a regular part of my meals. Preparing breakfast ahead of time means that either my crockpot or my freezer always has something delicious waiting for me in the morning. Like these Coconut Orange Breakfast Bars. Naturally sweet, these Coconut Orange Breakfast Bars are packed with both flavor and nutrition. And they’re freezer-friendly, so you can have a stash in the freezer for…