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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith set to launch sweeping health …

WEBEDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith is set to take scalpel and bone saw to Alberta's $17-billion health-delivery system in 2024, while simultaneously scrambling …

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Georgia agrees to pay for gender-affirming care for public …

WEBATLANTA (AP) — The state of Georgia will start paying for gender-affirming health care for state employees, public school teachers and former employees covered …

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A new urban Indigenous health centre is the first of its kind in …

WEBDr. Brent Young with patient Charlotte Bernard at the new Wije'winen Health Centre in Halifax in this recent handout photo. Dr. Young, a physician at the new …

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B.C. approves health research centre construction at new St. Paul's

WEBVANCOUVER — British Columbia's provincial government is going ahead with the construction of a $638-million "state-of-the-art" research centre at the new St. …

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Doctors, nurses call for reforms to prevent overcrowding in …

WEBOvercrowded emergency rooms are frustrating patients and staff in parts of the country as respiratory illness season exacerbates long waits for care.

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Nova Scotia opens key facility in its major health-care overhaul for

WEBHALIFAX — Nova Scotia's massive health-care redevelopment plan will cross a key milestone next week with the opening of an outpatient centre in suburban …

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New graphic health warnings on cigarette packs aim to help …

WEBA bulging lump on someone's tongue. A big toe that has turned greenish-black from gangrene. A smoker's infant in hospital, connected to a breathing tube.

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Federal judge in Oklahoma clears the way for a ban on medical …

WEBOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge in Tulsa declined to stop a new law from taking effect that makes it a felony crime for health care workers in Oklahoma to …

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Alberta doctors 'trepidatious' about changes to already fragile …

WEBCALGARY — The new president of the Alberta Medical Association says doctors are apprehensive about expected changes to the province's health-care delivery …

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Prime minister and Manitoba premier announce $633M in health …

WEBWINNIPEG — Manitoba and Ottawa announced a deal Thursday to infuse $633 million into the province's health system, much of which they say will go toward …

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DeSantis spread false information while pushing trans health care …

WEBTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge hearing a challenge to a transgender health care ban for minors and restrictions for adults noted Thursday that …

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Ontario hospitals warn of patient surges, long wait times

WEBTORONTO — Several Ontario hospitals are warning of patient surges and longer wait times in their emergency departments, and the Canadian Medical …

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Saskatchewan announces plan to address overcrowding, staffing …

WEBThe Saskatchewan Health Authority says it's taking immediate steps to address pressures inflicting hospitals in the province's largest city. Saskatchewan's …

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Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying …

WEBMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A large Alabama hospital has paused in vitro fertilization treatments as health care providers weigh the impact of a state court ruling …

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Hold the salt: study reveals reducing sodium intake can help heart

WEBSurprising findings show a low-salt diet doesn’t prevent death or hospital visits, but does improve symptoms and quality of life.

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Prince Edward Island second province to sign health-care funding …

WEBPrince Edward Island signed a $94 million deal with the federal government to fund improvements to the province's health-care system. Prince Edward Island's …

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Large St. Louis-area urgent care chain to pay $9.1 million …

WEBST. LOUIS (AP) — One of the largest urgent care chains in Missouri will pay $9.1 million to settle allegations that the company submitted false claims for medical …

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A Tonga surgeon to lead WHO's Western Pacific after previous …

WEBLONDON (AP) — Health ministers in the Western Pacific nominated a surgeon from Tonga, Dr. Saia Ma'u Piukala, to lead the World Health Organization's …

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