health
'Game changer' experimental drug doubles survival time for pancreatic cancer, trial shows
An experimental drug that doubles survival time for pancreatic cancer is being hailed as a breakthrough for combating one of the world’s deadliest cancers. Source link
Manitoba MAID law 'punishing' 94-year-old woman, pro-choice group says
A 94-year-old Steinbach, Man., woman has stopped taking her heart medication and antibiotics in the hopes of hastening her death after she was refused medical assistance in dying, or MAID, earlier this year. Source link
Village in N.S. set to lose only pharmacy
The Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s is hoping to attract a new pharmacy to Sherbrooke, N.S., with the only drugstore set to permanently close this month. Source link
Why is B.C. the last province in Canada to allow cigarette sales in drugstores?
The question prompted a testy exchange in the B.C. Legislature earlier this week, spurred on by the advocacy of Sidney, B.C., anti-smoking advocate Leo Levasseur. Source link
Future doctors get chance to train in rural Manitoba health facilities
A doctor in a small Manitoba town says getting future physicians to choose rural medicine should start in their first year of medical school. Source link
N.S. seeing an increase in teens with long-lasting psychosis due to high-potency cannabis
Clinicians at Halifax’s IWK Health Centre say more young patients are arriving with severe symptoms tied to high-potency cannabis — and their symptoms are taking much longer to clear, even after they stop using the drug. Source link
Should Toronto landlords be required to provide air conditioning in rentals? These councillors say yes
A bylaw laying out a maximum temperature for the city’s rental units could be around the corner, with Toronto city council set to consider a framework for the new rules in late June. But for longtime advocates of the bylaw, the multi-year delays have already stretched on for far too long. Source link
Family looking for answers after man dies in Edmonton ER waiting room
A family says their son was a patient who died in the waiting room of the Royal Alexandra Hospital’s emergency department in Edmonton earlier this month. Source link
Podcasters cited for criminal contempt for harassing former AHS CEO
An Alberta Court of King’s Bench justice has cited podcasters David Wallace and James DiFiore for criminal contempt of court for harassing former AHS CEO Athana Mentzelopoulos via a series of podcasts released last year. Source link
He says luck saved his life, but early detection of pancreatic cancer could save others
A year ago, Albert Penney was rushed to hospital suffering what he thought was a heart attack. Instead, doctors found pancreatic cancer. Now Penney is cancer-free, and wants others to know how vital early detection can be. Source link