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Tech

Hackers steal 1.6 million patient records in major healthcare breach

Healthcare data breaches continue to be a common occurrence, with the latest incident involving Laboratory Services Cooperative (LSC) serving as…

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Health

Physician says AI transforms patient care, reduces burnout in hospitals

Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way doctors interact with patients, with thousands of physicians across the country now using…

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US Election 2024

Trump gives ‘prognosis’ for US after tariffs: ‘Patient lived, and is healing’

President Donald Trump on Thursday used a medical metaphor to describe the status of his “reciprocal tariffs” plan that he…

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Canada

Nurse ‘strangled unconscious’ by patient at Vancouver General Hospital, union says

A recent incident at Vancouver General Hospital has once again brought attention to the issue of violence against nurses in…

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World

Nurse accused of murder for $1.5M insurance policy after tricking patient

A shocking case has emerged in Utah, where a registered nurse has been arrested and accused of aggravated murder after…

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Health

Palliative care doesn’t mean a patient is at death’s door. Here’s why

Palliative care often carries a stigma of being associated with death and giving up hope. However, Dr. Samantha Winemaker and…

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Health

Horizon, 2 nurses deny negligence in death of Fredericton ER waiting room patient

A recent lawsuit filed against Horizon Health Network and two of its nurses by the family of a man who…

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Nova Scotia

Patient attacks 3 health-care workers at Halifax ER

Three employees at the Halifax Infirmary hospital have been injured by a patient, with two of them being stabbed, as…

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Health

‘Prehab’ before surgery speeds up patient recovery, review suggests

Christopher Wanczycki, a 65-year-old Ottawa resident, loved to ski and work up a sweat outdoors before his advanced cancer diagnosis.…

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Health

‘I feel trapped’: Regina meningitis patient faces barriers to rehabilitation support

When Brenda Herback woke up the morning she was set to fly to France from Regina for a vacation, she…

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