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Published May 29, 2023 • Last updated 4 days ago • 2 minute read
The Blacklegged Tick was the subject of some discussion at a Monday meeting of the Haldimand-Norfolk Health and Social Services Advisory Committee meeting.
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There was a lot of talk about ticks at Monday’s meeting of the Haldimand Norfolk Health and Social Services Advisory Committee.
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“It is quite challenging to eradicate them,” Sarah Titmus, a program manager at the Haldimand Norfolk Health Unit,…
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Tina Turner died before getting to meet her grandchildren and great-grandchildren
Tina Turner never got to meet her grandchildren or great-grandchildren before her death aged 83, it has been revealed (Getty Images)
Tina Turner never got to meet her grandchildren or great-grandchildren before her death, according to reports.
A representative for the music legend confirmed that she died “peacefully” at her home in Switzerland aged 83 on May 24.
The Proud Mary hit-maker had long been battling high blood pressure and kidney failure and passed away from natural causes.
News of her death sent shockwaves across the world, including to some of her nearest and dearest who had no idea how…
Fraser Health acknowledged the issue as 2 more hospitals raised the alarm
On Monday, Fraser Health provided two senior leaders to address the latest letter outlining risks to patients, allegations of muzzling, and pleas for help from emergency physicians in the health authority’s hospitals.
Emergency doctors at the sister hospitals of Royal Columbian and Eagle Ridge have sent an open letter warning to their community of “the critical situation that is currently creating risk for our patients and undermining our ability to provide timely and safe, quality care” that has left them “at a breaking point.”
They say patients who need admission to hospital fur further treatment are waiting up to 72…
Nova Scotia ends COVID-19 Health Protection Act order
The Health Protection Act order that came into effect in Nova Scotia during the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic has been dropped, effective today.
A news release from the Health Department on Tuesday morning said the changes were prompted in part by the World Health Organization’s determination that the virus is no longer a global emergency.
“By no means does today’s update mean that the COVID-19 virus is gone, but rather that it is now at a stage that we can respond to it and live with it, like we do with all other respiratory diseases,” Dr. Robert Strang,…
Over a quarter of DACA recipients are uninsured, a report finds
More than a quarter of young immigrants protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program lack health insurance and face burdens preventing them from accessing care, according to new data first shared with NBC News.
A report published Friday by the immigrant rights nonprofit group National Immigration Law Center, documenting the findings of a recent survey, found that 27% of DACA recipients reported not being covered by any kind of health insurance or other health care plan.
The results suggest that of the more than 580,000 young adults without legal status who are allowed to work and study without…
Canada to start tracking the adverse effects of natural health products
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A new plan to force hospitals to report adverse effects of “natural health products” such as herbal remedies and supplements has come as a surprise to manufacturers, who say they were blindsided by the proposed change.
The federal government included the plan in the 2023 budget bill, which is still making its way through the House of Commons.
It would seem that natural health products fall under the same category as pharmaceuticals when it comes to how they are monitored once they are on the market.
They would be incorporated into Vanessa’s Law, which was passed in 2014…
AG James, state health commissioner warns about insurance renewal scam
Attorney General Letitia James and acting Department of Health Commissioner James McDonald are warning New Yorkers about a new scam, in which residents are falsely asked to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to maintain their state health insurance.
Some callers threaten to have the policies canceled if no payment is given, officials said.
“This is false, and the New York agencies that administer Medicaid benefits will never charge or ask for money from consumers to enroll or re-enroll,” said a news release from James.
Under federal law, implemented during the pandemic to allow for uninterrupted enrollment ended on March…
Protesters crash UCP announcement on affordability
Protesters temporarily derailed a UCP campaign event led by Danielle Smith on Thursday.
Three people carried signs and shouted health care concerns as the Conservative leader was escorted out of the room.
It all happened during an announcement about a discount to help Alberta seniors with various registry services and other fees.
“Hospitals are not for sale,” one of the protesters said as others waved “For Sale” signs with health facility names written on them.
The demonstration appeared to be an attack on Smith’s comments made in 2021, proposing that Calgary’s Rockyview General Hospital, Peter Lougheed Center and South Health…