This week is being used to celebrate the hard work of both researchers and the kids and families taking part in clinical trials that are happening at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba.
Christabel Agyei-Gyamfi was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in 2019 and last summer she got a transplant.
While she was a patient, she participated in research and made sure to include her feelings about not letting the disease get in the way of her life plans.
“I told myself that you have a condition. You can learn how to adapt to it and it shouldn’t stop…
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‘Criminal Minds’ Fans Bombard Shemar Moore After Seeing His Alarming Health News
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Shemar Moore is recovering from a shock health condition, and his fans just clued into what happened on social media.
In a new video uploaded to Instagram, the Criminal Minds alum revealed he recently underwent surgery to correct bunions on his left foot. Sitting on a couch alongside his podiatrist Dr. Robert J. Joseph II, Shemar appeared to be in good spirits as he showed off the bandages helping him heal from the procedure. Dr. Joseph further noted on his account that the actor needed…
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…
Province restores blood-work referrals to eVisitNB service
New Brunswick Health Minister Bruce Fitch said he asked staff to review the new contract with the company that runs eVisitNB. (Radio-Canada)
New Brunswick Health Minister Bruce Fitch says referrals for blood work will again be available through the online health service eVisitNB after being dropped last month.
During the question period Thursday, Fitch said he asked staff to review why blood work was not offered anymore, and confirmed the service would be restored.
“When we see a problem, we see an issue, we’re ready to change it,” he said. “I’m pleased to announce that the service levels for eVisit…
Saskatchewan Health Authority announces new online booking system – DiscoverMooseJaw.com
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is excited to announce its new online booking system.
The booking system makes appointments at FH Wigmore Hospital, Crescent View Clinic, and Alliance Health Centre.
Lenore Howey, Executive Director of Laboratory Medicine for SHA, says the system is convenient and easy to navigate.
“We have added this platform to the vaccine booking system. It’s the same system that patients have navigated in the past,” Howey explained. “If you are unsure how to navigate it, it’s really easy to ask a friend or a family member to help and assist on the first use.
The main reason…
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Dr. Andrew Park, president of the Ontario Medical Association is shown in Windsor on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star
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London nativeDr. Andrew Park will seek progress in some wide-ranging challenges — including doctor fatigue — as the new president of the Ontario Medical Association.
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What do you do if your pet eats weed?
Reports of cannabis-induced toxicosis in pets have increased “significantly” in North America since 2018, after marijuana was legalized for recreational use in Canada and several US states, according to a 2022 study conducted by researchers at the University of Guelph and data from the Pet Poison Helpline.
University of Guelph researchers surveyed 251 veterinarians in Canada and the United States—191 of whom practiced in Canada—between January and April 2021. According to the survey data, published in PLOS ONE on April 20, 2022, cannabis poisoning were most commonly reported in dogs and most likely to be caused by edibles that pets…
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…