Could COVID trigger ‘face blindness’?
The list of symptoms that can strike long COVID sufferers has just gotten a little longer, and a little more mysterious: Researchers are reporting a case of “face blindness” related to the syndrome.
The condition, known medically as prosopagnosia, causes a very specific impairment: trouble discerning one face from another. Even the once-familiar face of a loved one might as well be a stranger’s.
Typically, face blindness arises from damage to the brain’s face-processing network, after a head injury or stroke, for example, said Marie-Luise Kieseler, a researcher at the Dartmouth College Social Perception Lab…
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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…
Former Australian Medical Association President Says COVID Vaccines Are Much More Dangerous Than Thought
December 21, 2022 · 6:52 AM
The various available vaccines, possibly even different batches from the same manufacturer, have different adverse effect profiles
From News.com.au:
Former federal MP [Member of Parliament?] Dr Kerryn Phelps has revealed he and his wife both suffered serious and ongoing injuries from Covid vaccines, while suggesting the true rate of adverse events is far higher than acknowledged due to underreporting and “threats” from medical regulators.
In an explosive submission to Parliament’s Long Covid inquiry, the former Australian Medical Association (AMA) president has broken her silence about the “devastating” experience — emerging as the most prominent…
Euthanasia Soon to Be A Leading Cause of Death in Canada?
February 7, 2023 · 7:00 AM
From DailyMail:
Last year, more than 10,000 people in Canada – surprisingly that’s over three percent of all deaths there – ended their lives via euthanasia, an increase of a third in the previous year. And it’s likely to keep rising: next year, Canada is set to allow people to die exclusively for mental health reasons.
Only last week, a jaw-dropping story emerged of how, five years into an infuriating battle to obtain a stairlift for her home, Canadian army veteran and Paralympian Christine Gauthier was offered an extraordinary alternative.
A Canadian official told…
Rosie O’Donnell shares updates on Madonna’s health
Rosie O’Donnell has shared an update on her longtime friend Madonna after the Queen of Pop was hospitalized due to a bacterial infection.
Last week, the pop icon was hospitalized after she was found to have a serious bacterial infection – leading to all of her upcoming ‘Celebration’ world tour dates to be cancelled. Madonna’s manager Guy Osears wrote in a statement that, despite staying several days in the ICU: “Her health is improving, however, she is still under medical care. A full recovery is expected.”
Later, TV multi-hyphenate Rosie O’Donnell shared an image of herself and Madonna whilst on…
Why I Don’t Eat Mushrooms
Mushrooms are commonly eaten among vegans and non-vegans alike, but many feel that mushrooms are not suitable for food. Below are a few of the reasons that I personally choose not to eat mushrooms.
(Note: Before anyone starts jumping on their keyboards to chastise me for posting this article, please note that these are my personal reasons for not eating mushrooms. I am not telling you that you cannot eat mushrooms. You are entitled to your personal preferences just as I am entitled to mine.
If you are offended by my personal decision concerning what I eat, then . .…
Some Dutch People Seeking Euthanasia Cite Autism or Intellectual Disabilities, Researchers Say
LONDON (AP) — Several people with autism and intellectual disabilities have been legally euthanized in the Netherlands in recent years because they said they could not lead normal lives, researchers have found.
The cases included five people younger than 30 who cited autism as either the only reason or a major contributing factor for euthanasia, setting an uneasy precedent that some experts say stretches the limits of what the law originally intended.
In 2002, the Netherlands became the first country to allow doctors to kill patients at their request if they met strict requirements, including having an incurable illness causing…