Category: Health & Medicine

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5370003.1574449377!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/dominic-cardy.jpg New Brunswick’s education minister is making rare use of the Canadian Constitution’s notwithstanding clause to ensure his new legislation on mandatory vaccinations won’t be overturned by court challenges. Dominic Cardy introduced the bill, his second attempt to eliminate non-medical Read more …

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5368966.1574438424!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/leo-namen.jpg It has the makings of a mountaineering first when an Edmonton heart attack survivor attempts to summit the highest mountain on Earth next spring. But the climb will also provide an opportunity for a University of Alberta researcher to Read more …

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5369463.1574435876!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/teens-exercise-in-cambodia.jpg Teenagers worldwide are jeopardizing their health by failing to get enough exercise to reduce their risk of obesity and cardiovascular diseases, warns a World Health Organization-led study released Friday. The study, based on data from 1.6 million people in 146 Read more …

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5214518.1570731591!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/doctors-doctor.jpg When Dr. Annie Lu learned of a chronic anesthesiologist shortage at Yarmouth Regional Hospital earlier this year, she thought she might be able to help. Lu, a family practice anesthetist (FPA) based in Ontario, saw the situation in Yarmouth, N.S., as an Read more …

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5365147.1574190564!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/fountain-pop-cfb-halifax.JPG Cafeterias at Canadian Forces Base Halifax are no longer serving fountain pop and have fewer sugary treats in an effort to promote better nutrition among military members and civilian employees. Effective two weeks ago, the number of desserts has Read more …

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5368775.1574373721!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/hidden-camera-investigation.jpg It’s no secret that we’re spending more time in front of screens than ever before. Canadians say they spend almost 11 hours a day in front of them — at their desks, on their laptops and especially on their smartphones. Read more …

https://i.cbc.ca/1.2943888.1423000598!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/measles-vaccine.jpg Infants are more vulnerable to measles infection than previously thought, a new study suggests. The findings debunk notions that most babies are protected for much of their first year by maternal antibodies passed on through pregnancy. In fact, Toronto researchers Read more …

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5367138.1574289759!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/doorbell-thieves.jpg Thousands of dollars in medical supplies have been recovered and two women are facing charges after a Saskatoon family had $5,100 of bandages for their son stolen from their porch.  The theft, which was captured on video, took place Read more …

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5367984.1574354889!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/hospital.jpg An overflow of patients has forced three services to close at Campbellton Regional Hospital, which says it is taking “extreme” measures to solve the problem. The services — obstetrics-gynecology, surgical and outpatient clinics — are closed until further notice, the hospital’s medical Read more …

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5366722.1574278501!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/dr-aisha-lofters-dr-onye-nnorom-nakia-lee-foon.jpeg Black women in Nova Scotia are less likely than white women to get mammograms and PAP tests that screen for breast and cervical cancer, a new review out of the University of Toronto has found. The study, which was published this month Read more …