The ongoing closures of the emergency room at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt, BC, have local residents calling for help.
Many believe it’s just a matter of time before someone dies due to an ER closure.
A solution has presented itself, but Interior Health says it’s not up to their standards.
“We have these three mountain pass highways (and) the Coquihalla highway all merging into our town and I mean if that ER is closed, someone’s going to die. Someone will die here,” said community advocate Georgia Clement.
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Dyer & Butler Ltd – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
From their Safety, Sustainability and Training Director, Steven Broom, being awarded Health and Safety Influencer of the Year 2019, to win a number of President and Gold Medal Awards across a variety of divisions, Dyer & Butler Ltd enjoyed an outstanding 2019.
As one of the first winners of the Influencer of the Year Award, we recently caught up with Steven to find out Dyer & Butler Ltd’s impressive award history, and how winning a RoSPA Award has benefited both himself and his organization…
What benefits does winning a RoSPA Award have for your organization?
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A day in the life of a family doctor
It’s just after six o’clock on a frigid Ottawa morning.
The sun won’t rise for another hour, but Dr. Alykhan Abdulla is already racing against the clock.
He’s been studying his patient’s charts throughout the weekend, preparing for some very long days at his small family practice in Manotick in the city’s south end.
“I’m contemplating all the things where I’m going to potentially have problems with. And that always makes me feel a little worried and anxious,” said Abdulla.
He worries he might miss something that could have grave health consequences. That fear has changed the way he feels…
Online Driving Courses – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
In the UK, one of the few growth sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic has been transportation services and in particular, food delivery.
By the end of March 2020, revenue in the UK online groceries delivery segment was up by 11.5 % compared to Jan-March in the previous year. Despite the amount of traffic on our roads falling to levels not seen since 1955 during the pandemic, the number of people driving for work to deliver food and other items has increased.
In the same month, Tesco added more than 200 new vans and hired another 2,500 drivers. Other supermarkets such…
NDP calls for Moe to end ‘MRI experiment’ after funding loss
The NDP called on the Sask. Party government at the legislature on Monday to stop their private MRI program.
The federal government announced it will be clawing back almost $750,000 in health care transfers due to patients being charged fees for services deemed necessary.
Sask. Health Minister Paul Merriman said despite the clawback, they won’t be changing the current policy.
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Saskatchewan unions react to a $61-million health-care agreement with the federal government
“We have to leverage every option that we have on the table right now for our health-care system and that is the private system, both publicly…
Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE:BHC) Receives $10.25 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages
Bausch Health Companies Inc. (NYSE:BHC – Get Rating) has been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $10.25.
Separately, StockNews.com assumed coverage on shares of Bausch Health Companies in a research report on Thursday. They issued a “hold” rating for the company.
Bausch Health Companies Stock Down 2.4 %
Shares of NYSE BHC opened at $7.60 on…
Is It Time to Cut Back on Alcohol?
December 12, 2022 · 7:00 AM
“Is the room spinning, or is it just me?”
A few months ago I ran across a thoughtful article by Morris van de Camp entitled Love Drinking Less. It’s well worth a read if your alcohol consumption is out of control or heading that way.
Alcohol is a two-edged sword. On the one hand it makes life fun and turns strangers into intimate friends in the course of an evening; on the other, it makes a person dysfunctional. Very dysfunctional. Productive time is lost, relationships are damaged, and health is harmed.
I cannot say…
Mediterranean diet may reduce risk of dementia, Alzheimer’s, science shows
A diet that is rich in seafood, fruit, vegetables, nuts and olive oil may lower the risk of dementia, a new study suggests.
An analysis of data from more than 60,000 seniors revealed that choosing to follow a Mediterranean diet reduces a person’s likelihood of developing dementia by nearly one quarter published, even among those with genes that put that at greater risk, according to the report Monday in the medical journal BMC Medicine.
“The main take home message from this study is that, even for individuals with a higher genetic risk, consuming a more Mediterranean-like diet could reduce the…