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How redefining ‘normal’ iron levels could help women’s health

This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers…

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B.C. pharmacare deal will cover diabetes meds, hormone therapy

British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to sign a pharmacare agreement with the federal government that would help the province fund hormone replacement…

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B.C. signs national pharmacare deal with Ottawa

British Columbia has become the first province in Canada to sign a pharmacare agreement with the federal government that would help the province fund hormone replacement…

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Caravan from Grassy Narrows First Nation makes stops to educate about mercury poisoning ahead of Toronto rally

Warning: This story contains references to suicide. Annie Sneaky says the loss of her two sisters to suicide is what…

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Ottawa resident who died last month had rare mosquito-borne virus

Ottawa Public Health (OPH) says a resident who died in August of brain inflammation had the eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus, a mosquito-borne…

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Feds urge human rights tribunal to dismiss concerns over Jordan’s Principle backlog

The federal government is urging the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to dismiss a leading First Nations child advocate’s concerns about…

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Sikh man was shaved without consent at Brampton hospital: complaint

An Ontario hospital network says it will conduct an “extensive review” of an incident in which an elderly Sikh patient…

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Man who received world’s 1st eye and face transplant says it changed his life

As It Happens7:39Man who received world’s 1st eye and face transplant says it changed his life Aaron James can’t stop…

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Ontarians can get their flu shots starting in October

Ontario has announced that flu shots will be available in a few weeks for the most vulnerable people, including long-term…

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Ontario autism services enrolments decline in some weeks despite large waitlist

Ontario’s progress in giving children with autism access to government-funded core therapy has slowed so significantly that at times the…

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