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A U.S. podiatrist says he is leaving the province because his patients have to wait years to see a surgeon for procedures on their feet, even though he’s trained to do the procedures in his clinic. Source link

CBC News spoke with five paramedics who say they’ve been sent out to respond to 911 calls unnecessarily — either because the call had already been handled by another team and reappeared in the system, or because several ambulances were dispatched to the same call. Urgences-santé, meanwhile, insists there’s been no impact on patient care […]

A group of Eritrean community members are banding together to try to bring a clinical psychologist from East Africa to Calgary, hoping to help the community access the kind of support that’s chronically difficult for many newcomers to get in the mainstream health-care system. Source link

Experts say that an individual’s food environment is what plays a key role in determining how healthy they are, arguing that tackling issues like ultra-processed food consumption and obesity is more complicated than simply summoning the willpower to resist unhealthy foods. Source link

For decades, the flu virus in the shots you’re offered every fall has been grown in chicken eggs. Now, scientists are trying more modern methods of developing vaccines that they hope will be even more effective. Source link

Across Canada, several union officials who represent paramedics have sounded the alarm on the burnout, stress, and post-traumatic stress injuries that many paramedics are dealing with due to working conditions. Miles Randell, an advanced care paramedic, is trying to do something different for frontline health-care workers who need a supportive work environment. Source link

Island Health has closed the ER at the Port Hardy Hospital overnight starting in January 2023, citing a staffing shortage. Patients requiring emergency care are transported to Port McNeill — a 45-kilometre drive southeast along a windy, dark highway that locals say can be treacherous in winter. Source link

Measles deaths dropped 88 per cent over 24 years thanks to global immunization efforts but the number of cases surged in 2024, the World Health Organization says. Source link

The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) said that British Columbia has seen a record number of 911 calls related to toxic drug poisonings, as officials issue warnings about an increasingly tainted supply. Source link

A Type 1 diabetic who recently moved to Nova Scotia said they paid hundreds of dollars out of pocket while trying to apply for provincial programs that help cover the costs of insulin and supplies. Source link