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Providence Health’s policy says it doesn’t allow MAID in its facilities, “given the incompatibility of Catholic teaching with actions intended to terminate human life”
Published July 04, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read
Sam O’Neill, who died days before her 35th birthday, was in hospital with her dog, Jack, and a friend’s dog, Bella. jpg
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BC’s health minister is pushing a Catholic health organization to change a policy that bars medically assisted dying in its facilities.
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Kids Help Phone seeking help from AI
Kids Help Phone says it’s turning to artificial intelligence to help respond to the “enormous need” as more and more young people reach out for mental health help and support.
“Young people are changing fast and technology is changing faster,” said Michael Cole, senior vice-president and chief information officer for Kids Help Phone.
The helpline is partnering with the Toronto-based Vector Institute, which bills itself as a consultant for organizations, businesses and governments to develop and adopt “responsible” AI programs.
The planned AI will be able to recognize key words and speech patterns from young people who reach out to…
Montreal’s REM: Company in charge of project hit with health and safety violations
The company responsible for building Montreal’s REM light rail has violated multiple health and safety regulations during the construction of the railway that put workers at risk, according to reports issued by Quebec’s occupational health and safety commission (CNESST).
The FTQ union representing construction workers says there have been concerns since the beginning of the project, which was contracted to construction and engineering firm NouvLR in 2018.
“It’s been so many years that we’ve been fighting with those issues with the CNESST and they’ve been on job sites, but many times the employer just didn’t listen,” FTQ general manager Eric…
How many hours of shuteye is best? Here’s what the latest science says about sleep
With the release of two studies that try to untangle the relationship between sleep and brain health, specialists are offering some reassurance for anyone who’s feeling anxious about optimizing their shuteye.
New research published Monday suggests that getting less than the recommended seven or eight hours of sleep each night might not be as harmful as expected for some people’s brains.
That follows a study printed last week that suggests daytime napping could have some positive effects.
But sleep science is still a relatively new field, with much more research still to be done on how sleep patterns intersect with…
Fox News taps Jesse Watters to succeed ousted host Tucker Carlson in key prime-time hour
Jesse Watters, a Fox News host who rose from production assistant to one of the conservative cable network’s biggest stars, will take over the 8 pm programming time slot vacated by Tucker Carlson, the company announced Monday.
In a statement, Fox News confirmed other changes for the network’s prime-time lineup: Laura Ingraham’s show will kick off evenings at 7 pm ET, Sean Hannity will remain in the 9 pm ET slot and Greg Gutfeld’s late-night broadcast will move to 10 pm ET.
“Fox News Channel has been America’s destination for news and analysis for more than 21 years and we…
Digital Healthcare Market Stabilizes After Year of Low Investment
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CB Insights has released their State of Digital Health Report for Q1 2023, and there is finally some good news to report. After four quarters of declines in funding in the digital health space, global digital health funding held steady in the first quarter of this year at US$3.4 billion. This is positive news to see stabilization after a year of continuous decline, and the first time funding did not drop quarter to quarter since Q4 of 2021.
They do point out that this is not a trend in overall venture capital funding, but rather something…
Vancouver urgent care clinic suspends some services over legal battle with health authorities
The day before Vancouver’s first urgent and primary care center opened in 2018, the provincial government held a news conference celebrating the facility as a step toward improving the quality of health-care in the city.
“We want people to get the care they need in their community,” Health Minister Adrian Dix said that Sunday.
Less than five years later, that relationship has soured.
The clinic is deep into a legal battle that it says has ultimately forced doctors to stop providing patients with ultrasounds, X-rays and other critical diagnostic tests, despite having the equipment to do so in-house.
“Unfortunately, when…
Which Diet (way of eating) Is Best for Health and Longevity?
Proper diet undoubtedly promotes healthier aging and longevity. But what’s the right diet? A meta-analysis of diet studies proposes an answer. or more accurately, answers, based on diet-related biomarkers linked to disease and aging. Half of the studies were done in Europe, the rest from North America and Asia. The February, 2023, article was published in Nutrients. You can read the entire article online.
“….the main goal of this systematic review was to perceive the quantity and quality of different diets or aspects in nutrition, how they could modulate biomarkers and prevent aging-related diseases, in order to enlighten new intervention…