There’s a lot of talk these days about an increased role for private health-care clinics in Canada, sparked in part by Premier Doug Ford’s plans to significantly increase the number of Ontario surgeries done in for-profit clinics. Despite promises from Ford and others that it will streamline services and solve the issue of long wait
March 6, 2023 · 7:29 AM From NPR: The average life expectancy for Americans is shortened by over seven months [in 2021]according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That decrease follows an already big decline of 1.8 years in 2020. As a result, the expected life span of someone born
Nova Scotia’s two health authorities plan to drop COVID-19 masking requirements in some areas of their facilities this week, though masks will still be required in high-risk spaces. Nova Scotia Health and the IWK Health Center are changing their guidelines beginning Monday. Nova Scotia Health spokesperson Jennifer Lewandowski said in a statement that this was
As the wife of Huw Edwards revealed on Wednesday evening that he was the BBC presenter at the center of allegations of over payment for sexually explicit images, two police forces have determined that no criminal offense was committed. Neither force is taking any further action with regards to the allegations, with the BBC confirming
Scientists say they’ve found a special part of the brain that, when stimulated, can cause out-of-body experiences. Photo illustration: Heath Korvola/Getty Images hide caption toggle captions Photo illustration: Heath Korvola/Getty Images Scientists say they’ve found a special part of the brain that, when stimulated, can cause out-of-body experiences. Photo illustration: Heath Korvola/Getty Images Dr. Josef
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News 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
Let me be very clear. I do not like beets. I’ve spent over fifty years disliking beets. I’ve tried them boiled (gag-inducing), roasted (almost tolerable, but no), raw (the additional chewing required just prolongs the misery), and picked (where’s the bathroom?). To me, beets taste like garden dirt laced with a little bit of sugar.
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
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,