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Armed patient at St. Boniface Hospital medical ward prompts calls for increased safety measures

An in-patient wielding knives in a medical unit at St. Boniface Hospital prompted a response from the Winnipeg tactical support…

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Nova Scotia

That crinkly medical exam paper? It’s useless, study finds

Even medicine is susceptible to routines that are not backed by science.  That is what Mary Jane Hampton, CBC Nova…

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Nova Scotia

Q&A: Mary Jane Hampton on medical practices not backed by science

Even medicine is susceptible to routines that are not backed by science.  That is what Mary Jane Hampton, CBC’s health-care…

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Health

Cindy Ouellet among Canadian Paralympians on mission to impact medical field

Cindy Ouellet is determined to build herself a new hip. The six-time Paralympian, who will soon begin her PhD in…

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Health

Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in medical student dreams of offering ‘culturally safe care’

The Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation has had its own health-care practices since time immemorial, but soon, it will also have…

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Health

Rural communities boost incentives to attract medical staff

As small communities across Ontario struggle to recruit doctors and nurses, one town has landed on a strategy that appears…

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Health

Wait time to see medical specialist in Quebec has doubled since before pandemic

Dominique D’Anjou is one of the hundreds of thousands of Quebecers waiting to see a medical specialist. Her family doctor referred her…

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Sports

PWHL chief medical officer trades in hockey stick for a paddle at 2nd Olympics

Dr. Tina Atkinson grew up dreaming of going to the Olympics. Now, she can check both the Winter and Summer…

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Health

Northern B.C. city buys medical clinic to prevent its closure

A northern B.C. clinic has avoided closure thanks to some creative thinking from the City of Dawson Creek.  It comes…

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Health

N.S. regulatory group, some Christian doctors clash over medical assistance in dying

A group of Christian doctors is fearful their position on medical assistance in dying will result in disciplinary action against them and…

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