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WebHere’s what the science says. Leslie Beck. January 22, 2024. The latest health and fitness news and trends from The Globe and Mail, plus nutrition advice.

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Thriving while sick: Mentorship platform helps chronically ill …

WebIn 2017, when Toronto-based communications consultant Juliet Mafua was working as an on-air presenter in Nigeria, she had to appear positive and energetic for …

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World Bank sets goal of expanding healthcare to 1.5 billion people …

WebThe World Bank Group on Thursday unveiled a new goal to help countries deliver affordable healthcare to 1.5 billion people by 2030 by expanding services to …

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Is decaf coffee bad for your health

WebExposure to high levels of the chemical can cause serious harms to health, even death. Owing to its toxicity, in 2019 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency …

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Alberta review of COVID-19 led by doctors who challenged …

WebAlberta COVID-19 panel calls for consideration of ‘alternative scientific narratives’ for future health emergencies. In November, 2022, AHS completed an …

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Four health and fitness trends to watch in 2024

WebFour health and fitness trends to watch in 2024. Carlos Suarez lifts weights as part of his daily training regimen ahead of the Pan Am Games in Toluca, Mexico, on …

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Canadian Covid Society launches to address long-term effects, …

WebA national non-profit group called the Canadian Covid Society launched on Wednesday, with co-founders saying the organization is needed as public health …

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Canadians deserve a transparent report into the COVID-19 pandemic

WebLynora Saxinger is an infectious-diseases specialist, physician and professor of medicine at the University of Alberta. Braden Manns is a physician and professor of …

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Ottawa signs $3.7-billion health deal with Quebec, final province …

WebAll 13 provinces and territories were part of Ottawa’s new health accord as of Wednesday after Health Minister Mark Holland announced a $3.7-billion health pact …

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Why Canada spends so much on health care and still has a crisis

WebCanada is the only G7 country whose R&D expenditure as a proportion of gross domestic product shrank between 2000 and 2020, resulting in Canada being …

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Program to improve health care for marginalized populations puts …

WebMarie Claud Felicien immigrated to Canada from St. Lucia as a teenager in 2000. As newcomers not yet covered by public health insurance, her family had to pay …

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Addressing health inequities in Scarborough

WebSo earlier this year, SHN Foundation launched the Love, Scarborough campaign to raise $100-million and focus attention on addressing health inequities faced …

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How femtech companies are tackling gender health gaps while …

WebFemtech is a tech sector with products, services and resources tailored toward health concerns that solely or disproportionately impact women, girls, non-binary and trans folks and those assigned

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Why Quebec’s family doctor crisis is the worst in Canada

WebFor nearly 30 years, compulsory staffing policies for hospitals have short-changed primary care in this province. Now, GPs’ advocates are pressing for change

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Quebec becomes last province to reach health care funding deal …

WebQuebec has become the last province to reach an agreement in principle with the federal government on health care funding. Under the proposed deal, the …

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Western Canada: B.C. rolling back decriminalization pilot project

WebThe province is in its eighth year confronting the public health crisis from the toxic drug supply that has killed thousands over that time

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Doctors and expenses plus other letters, April 26: ‘The capital …

WebIf Ontario spends about $90-billion a year on health care, would it not be wise to assess how the money is spent and what changes are needed? Significant …

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Manitoba to increase mental-health supports for first responders …

WebThe Manitoba government is dedicating three new counsellors to improve access to mental-health support for first responders after a Winnipeg firefighter died by …

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U.S. Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans …

WebConservative Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Wednesday that state abortion bans after their sweeping ruling overturning Roe v. Wade violate federal health …

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How Canadian hospitals grew dependent on expensive out-of …

WebNova Scotia spent $43.9-million on agency RNs for hospitals from April to September of 2023, 10 times what it spent in all of 2018-19. It also doled out $50.2 …

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Two months after Ontario hospital cyberattack, many patients are …

WebThe Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) is paying for her out-of-country care, but each treatment must be approved in advance. The provincial Ministry of Health …

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Alberta to fill primary health care gaps with $15-million nurse

WebThe provincial program will provide a one-time incentive of $75 per patient after reaching the 900 mark and $10,000 in one-time mentorship funding to clinics, …

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