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  • Aug, Thu, 2024

Alberta health minister promises $158M in budget to recruit front-line health staff

Alberta’s health minister says there will be $158 million in the upcoming budget to attract more physicians and other health-care professionals to fill gaps in care.

Jason Copping says the workforce is stretched and demands will only increase as the population ages.

The budget is to be delivered Feb. 28, and Copping says more than half of the $158 million will be used for programs to recruit physicians to rural areas, which is feeling the brunt of the doctor shortage.

Brian Jean, minister of jobs, economy and northern development, said financial incentives will be used as an incentive for practicing

  • Aug, Mon, 2024

WHO issues new definition for long COVID in kids, teens

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new definition for post COVID-19 condition, commonly known as long COVID, in children and teenagers.

In a document released Thursday, WHO officials say it started to come up with a specific definition for long COVID in children and teens because the virus affects them differently than adults.

According to the new definition, children and teens with long COVID are more likely to have fatigue, an altered sense of smell (anosmia), and anxiety than healthy children.

The WHO added that children, teenagers, and adults all experience long symptoms of COVID within three months

  • Aug, Mon, 2024

HKPR District Health Unit Reinforces Smoke-Free Ontario Act in Outdoor Public Spaces – Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit

Smoke Free Ontario Art sign on fence at splashpark

This Version Posted: July 10, 2023

Sport fields, playgrounds and splashpads are examples of outdoor public spaces that prohibit smoking.

PORT HOPE, ON (July 10, 2023) – The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR District Health Unit) would like to remind the public that under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act (SFOA), 2017, tobacco products, vapor products and cannabis (both medical and non- medical) are prohibited around outdoor grounds of recreational facilities, school grounds and restaurants or bar patios.

The Smoke Free Ontario Act (SFOA), 2017 protects people from harmful exposure to second-hand smoke in all enclosed public places, workplaces,

  • Aug, Mon, 2024

Ultraprocessed foods dominate Americans’ diets. Here’s what they’re doing to us : Shots

Above, an unprocessed apple. Ultra-processed foods are made from industrially manufactured ingredients that have been extracted from foods, processed, then reassembled to create shelf-stable, tasty and convenient meals.

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Above, an unprocessed apple. Ultra-processed foods are made from industrially manufactured ingredients that have been extracted from foods, processed, then reassembled to create shelf-stable, tasty and convenient meals.

Meredith Rizzo for NPR

This morning, while tidying up my office, I found an open box of packaged coconut and chocolate cookies that I’d bought sometime last year. The “use by” date

  • Aug, Mon, 2024

J. McCann & Co. Ltd – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

To win a RoSPA Health and Safety Award is by no means an easy feat. Last year alone, we received close to 2,000 entries from across the globe. To achieve one gold achievement McCann Masters 2018award is a fantastic accolade for your organization… however, to continue that winning streak year after year is outstanding. In 2019, Nottingham based civil and electrical engineering firm J. McCann & Co. Ltd. did just that and achieved their fourth RoSPA Gold Achievement Award (and they couldn’t be more delighted).McCann info

An Achievement Award truly is the accolade that safety professionals across all industries aspire to. In our

  • Jun, Tue, 2023

Cape Breton whales were healthy before washing ashore

HALIFAX –

Animal autopsies on several pilot whales that washed ashore last weekend in Cape Breton indicated the whales were healthy, says a marine animal conservation group.

Tonya Wimmer, executive director of the Marine Animal Response Society, says necropsies performed on eight of the whales suggest the animals were not following a sick member who had become disoriented and led them to shore.

While the final necropsy results aren’t in yet, Wimmer says the whales potentially swam to their deaths because they weren’t paying attention to where they were going. Whales, he says, are often following food and don’t realize

  • Jun, Sat, 2023

Wildfire smoke: Should people still be worried about health effects? Our medical analyst explains



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Smoke from more than 430 active wildfires in Canada spread south last week and led to the worst pollution the New York and Washington regions have ever experienced. More than 75 million people in the eastern US were under air quality alert as wildfire smoke shrouded major cities. Some flights were grounded, events were canceled, and millions of people breathed unhealthy air.

Much of the smoke has dissipated, but people still have questions. Do we need to be concerned about air quality? What are the short-term effects of wildfire smoke inhalation? Are there long-term consequences? And how can

  • May, Tue, 2023

How Canadians can save money and earn rewards by making healthy choices

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More and more people are thinking proactively about their well-being. For some, taking control is in response to deficiencies in the health care system that were laid bare during a once-in-a-century pandemic.

A new Leger Marketing Inc. survey found that 86 per cent of Canadians are worried about the state of the health care system in their province, wary of barriers like wait times and busy emergency rooms.

Living through a public health crisis has also played a part in making people more mindful about their health and how quickly it can change.

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