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Ontario attaches more than 511K people to primary care amid goal of connecting all, Allison Jones reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #PrimaryCare
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Are we designing progress around human well-being? By Jacob Beaulieu. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Cracking a smile regularly may be good not just for your mood but for your health, Terry Tang reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Inquiry looking into man's death in Edmonton ER hears about too many patients, not enough beds or doctors, Jesmeen Gill reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Canada spent second most out of 32 countries on health care with little to show for it, Chris Knight reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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U.S. measles cases more than double what they were last year as outbreak spreads, Chandelis Duster reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #USHealth #MeaslesOutbreak
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Egg freezing is becoming significantly more popular in Canada, Anya Zoledziowski reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #WomensHealth
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His doctors gave him 2 or 3 months. A new early-stage Toronto cancer treatment has been a ‘lifesaver’, Kevin Jiang and Megan Ogilvie report. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CancerCare #CdnHealth
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Provincial-territorial health ministers ‘welcome’ extra year of mental health, home-care dollars, but want ‘assurance’ that longer deals are coming. By Tessie Sanci. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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These Canadian doctors are already wrestling with the dilemmas posed by advance requests for MAID, Raisa Patel reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #MAID
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Manitoban denied out-of-province care for rare condition says he's 'tortured every single day', Alicia Wang reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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COVID launched a new era of technology-led learning. Now, some parents and school districts are ready to toss devices, CNN reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #COVID
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A new cancer drug costs as much as a home down payment each month. Doctors say that's greed, not health care. By Nick Logan and Christine Birak. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #CancerCare
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Dehydration, UTIs and cognitive health: Getting enough to drink is complicated for people with brain disorders. By Aderonke Agboji and Fiona MacDonald. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #BrainHealth
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Authorities investigating whether first Kenya and Nigeria Ebola cases crossed paths, Kate Bartlett reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #EbolaOutbreak
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Grifols plasma collection sites should stay closed and private for-profit plasma collection should be prohibited in Canada, Anne Lagacé Dowson writes. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Five-point plan to address homelessness and the toxic drug crisis. By Molly McCracken and Kate Kehler. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #Homelessness #ToxicDrugCrisis
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Canadian woman dies in U.S. after fears of detainment prevented her from seeking medical care, Ruby Cornish reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Always tired? How to know if you are iron deficient, Amanda Schupak reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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