health
Ontario plans to create connected primary care medical record system, minister says
Ontario is planning to create a provincewide electronic medical record system for primary care, more than two decades after the government first embarked on what became a scandal-plagued eHealth project. Source link
Immigration rules hamper health-care recruitment, nurse says after permanent residency application rejected
A nurse in Winnipeg says Canada’s immigration system is undercutting efforts to address a shortage of health-care workers, after his application for permanent residency was rejected on a technicality. Source link
Alberta bill would limit medically assisted dying to patients facing 'reasonably foreseeable' death
New legislation would prevent anyone in Alberta from receiving medical assistance in dying (MAID) who is unlikely to die within the next 12 months. Source link
Child vaccination rate drops sharply in Michigan as RFK Jr. influences policy
Reuters data analysis shows swift fall in inoculations of toddlers. Officials link vaccination decline to Kennedy’s policies and rhetoric. Source link
Self-harm among young Canadians is on the rise, specifically in girls, new research finds
A growing number of young people are turning to self-harm in Canada and other parts of the world, according to new research. Source link
Life-threatening complications overlooked in weeks after childbirth, researchers say
New Canadian research suggests close to a third of life-threatening complications linked to pregnancy and childbirth happen to women during the first six weeks following a delivery — a time when mothers typically experience far less medical tracking and support than they did during pregnancy. Source link
The negative people in your life are making you get older faster. Here’s how to handle them
Got a nagging father-in-law or a roommate who hounds you endlessly about how to properly load the dishwasher? Such people have something in common: they’re hasslers, and they may be slowly shaving years off your life and putting you at a higher risk of developing chronic disease, according to a new study. Source link
Why the medical advice on peanut allergies flipped in a generation
The advice on how to prevent peanut allergy in babies did a U-turn. Here’s the scientific basis and practical tips for parents to apply the advice. Source link
3 people, all in Manitoba, died after giving plasma in the last decade: Health Canada
Three people in Canada, all of whom were in Manitoba, have died after giving plasma in the last decade, Health Canada says. Source link
4 people died after giving plasma in the last decade, 3 of them in Manitoba: Health Canada
In the last decade, four people have died in Canada after giving plasma, and three of those deaths happened in Manitoba, Health Canada says. Source link