Singer posted a video in December 2022 to say she had recently been diagnosed with Stiff-Person Syndrome.
Pop icon Celine Dion has canceled all her remaining shows scheduled for 2023-24, saying she was not strong enough to tour as she battles a rare neurological disorder.
Last year, the 55-year-old Canadian revealed that her condition – Stiff-Person Syndrome – was affecting her singing.
“I’m so sorry to disappoint all of you once again… and even though it breaks my heart, it’s best that we cancel everything until I’m really ready to be back on stage,” Dion tweeted.
“I’m not giving up……
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Beware blacklegged ticks that carry Lyme disease: health unit
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit offers safety tips as ticks become more common
NEWS RELEASESSIMCOE MUSKOKA DISTRICT HEALTH UNIT*************************Enjoying and being active in natural environments such as parks and woodlands is associated with better health and well-being.
These places can also be home to blacklegged ticks that carry Lyme disease, a serious but preventable illness. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit offers information to help you prevent bites from ticks so that you can focus on enjoying being outdoors.
Ticks are becoming more common across Ontario and Simcoe-Muskoka as climate change is creating more tick-friendly environments and lengthening the season…
Recipe: Peggy’s Indian Cabbage | Diabetic Mediterranean Diet
May 20, 2023 · 8:10 AM
From Peggy at Buttoni’s Low-Carb Recipes:
If you think you don’t like cabbage (like my husband) you have GOT to try this recipe! You’ll swear you don’t eat cabbage!! No cabbage odor or strong taste whatsoever to this dish! It is a delightfully crunchy side dish with grilled Tandoori Chicken or pork chops! I order my nigella seeds (black onion seeds or how about seed) on-line, but you may be lucky to have a spice supplier where you live. I would not recommend omitting them, as you will miss out on a flavor layer…
Urgent action needed to tackle stalled progress on health-related Sustainable Development Goals
WHO is releasing the 2023 edition of its annual World Health Statistics report with new figures on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the latest statistics on progress towards the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The report with data up to 2022 underscores a stagnation of health progress on key health indicators in recent years compared to trends seen during 2000-2015. It also alerts us to the growing threat of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and climate change, and calls for a coordinated and strengthened response.
COVID-19 costs in lost lives and health progress
The report documents updated statistics on the…
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…
UF Health Jacksonville names Patrick Green as new CEO
UF Health Jacksonville announced May 10 that Yale New Haven Health executive Patrick Green is its next CEO.
Green is vice president of Yale New Haven Health and president and CEO of Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London, Connecticut. He began those positions in 2017.
“It’s an honor and privilege to be joining UF Health Jacksonville at such an exciting time for the organization,” Green said in a news release.
“There has never been a stronger commitment to ensuring a thriving UF Health Jacksonville.”
Green, 49, who will start July 10, replaces Russ Armistead, who returned as interim CEO…
How Are States Spending Money From the Opioid Settlements? It’s Not Easy to Know
Opioid painkillers have left millions of Americans addicted or dead over the past three decades. Now, state and local governments are receiving more than $50 billion in settlement funds from the companies accused of aggressively promoting those medications. Many people see the money, which will be distributed over the next 15 years, as an opportunity to transform the country’s addiction treatment landscape.
But many states aren’t being transparent about where dollars are going, and others are facing contentious battles over what should be funded. Although most of the settlements require states to spend the bulk of the money on addiction…
Canada could be training 100 more family doctors this year, but medical residency spots went unfilled
Some 100 family medicine residency training spots will be unfilled across Canada when new physicians start the next phase of their education in a few months — the continuation of an alarming trend that is exacerbating the family doctor shortage in the country and prompting a call to fix what some critics describe as a broken system.
“The concern is there … because it’s an opportunity lost, if you will, around bringing a prospective family physician into the profession,” said John Gallinger, head of the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS).
The non-profit organization takes students’ top choices of specialties and…