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This 19-year-old attempted suicide. Hospital staff sent him to a homeless shelter
A Nova Scotia family is speaking out after their 19-year-old son was taken to hospital following multiple suicide attempts. After being assessed, he was sent by taxi to a local homeless shelter. The teen and his parents say it felt like hospital staff were more concerned about clearing a bed than helping him. Source link
New recovery home in N.L. aims to keep moms and babies together
Two moms had their children taken from their care because of drug addiction. Now, they’re helping launch a recovery home for other mothers who use or have used substances. Source link
Amid year-long state of emergency, Neskantaga First Nation calls for health-care intervention
Neskantaga First Nation has been under a state of emergency since last April after its only nursing station flooded. Local leaders say access to health care hasn’t improved in the remote Ojibway community, which has also been under a boil-water advisory for 31 years, and community members face ongoing challenges accessing timely medical transportation for […]
Heather Winterstein's death after repeated Ontario hospital ER visits was accidental, inquest jury finds
The inquest jury examining the death of Heather Winterstein has found the Indigenous woman’s death in a St. Catharines, Ont., hospital was from septic shock and accidental, and has issued 68 recommendations. The family of the 24-year-old, who collapsed in the emergency department after trying to get help over two days, had sought a homicide […]
AI slop videos aimed at babies are 'garbage,' says pediatrician
A new wave of AI-generated YouTube videos aimed at toddlers and preschoolers are raising concerns among child development experts and advocates who say it could harm early childhood development. They’re calling for YouTube parent company Google to change how the videos are displayed and distributed on the platform. Source link
Doctors say patients are seeking false health information online: CMA survey | Hanomansing Tonight
A new survey by the Canadian Medical Association found doctors are increasingly intervening to address harms done to patients who found incorrect health information online. Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, a family doctor and a clinical researcher from Toronto, says it’s ‘like a coin flip’ as to whether the diagnoses patients find online are correct. Source link
Inquest jury deliberating how Heather Winterstein died in Ontario hospital after collapsing on 2nd ER visit
After a marathon inquest, a jury is deliberating on how Heather Winterstein died of sepsis after the 24-year-old Indigenous woman sought help at the St. Catharines, Ont., hospital over two days, but collapsed in the emergency department on Dec. 10, 2021, while waiting to see a doctor. Source link
Calgary researchers call for national database tracking physician sexual assault, misconduct
Researchers from the University of Calgary say they’ve found key gaps in the way allegations and findings of sexual assault and misconduct against physicians are tracked and reported in Canada — and they argue that’s putting patients at risk. Source link
Knives, box cutters, even a hacksaw. What weapon detectors uncovered at the Halifax Infirmary
Devices that look for weapons or items that could be used as a weapon were installed at the Halifax Infirmary following a stabbing last year. Some of the items now in the hospital’s possession include knives, box cutters, a hacksaw and what one official calls “improvised weapons.” Source link
Family of Indigenous woman who died in Ontario hospital after 2 ER visits seeks homicide ruling at inquest
The family of an Indigenous woman is urging an inquest jury examining her death in an Ontario hospital to rule it was a homicide due to biases, and errors made in her assessment and treatment. Heather Winterstein, 24, went to the St. Catharines hospital on Dec. 9, 2021, but a doctor ruled out infection, opted […]