Colorado abortion clinics see surge in demand post-Roe
Colorado’s abortion clinics have been adjusting to higher demand since the end of Roe v. Wade more than a year-and-a-half ago, expanding their services to meet the needs of local …
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Some virtual care companies putting patients’ personal health data at risk, new study finds
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Japan’s hospitals report more harassment by angry patients, reflecting similar incidents across society
A nationwide survey on “patient harassment” shows 190 of the 379 hospitals and medical centres have reported “troubling incidents.” The study by the Fukuoka municipal medical association released in September …
Serious bacterial infections causing pneumonia, meningitis on the rise in Alberta
Experts are watching closely as cases of invasive pneumococcal disease rise in Alberta. The potentially life-threatening illness is caused by bacteria known as Streptococcus pneumoniae, which often strike after viral …
Ontario health-care workers ‘at their wits end’ over hospital staffing crisis: union
Health-care workers across Ontario “are at their wits end” due to the ongoing hospital staffing “crisis” taking a toll on the province’s emergency rooms, the president of Ontario Council of …
Ontario family doctors meet online to discuss alternative career paths amid primary care crisis
A group of family physicians held a meeting on Monday evening to talk about alternative career paths because it says the practise of family medicine is not sustainable in Ontario. Dr. …
Colorado health department asks for more money as syphilis spikes
Colorado public health officials are asking for an additional $8 million to fight syphilis, which continues to spread more rapidly in the state even as other sexually transmitted infections have …
Kitchener, Ont., mom angry it took 2 hospital ER waits and 19 hours before teen got appendicitis surgery
Julia Malott says she’s angry it took 19 hours — including waiting in emergency rooms in two hospitals in Kitchener, Ont. — to get care for her teenage daughter Angelina, who was suffering with appendicitis. “I think that …
Gaza aid ‘at risk’ as countries pause UN agency funding after allegations staff were involved in Oct. 7 attack
A pause in funding to a critical United Nations agency is raising concerns that humanitarian aid in Gaza is at further risk. Canada and the U.S. paused funding to the …
King Charles in hospital for treatment of enlarged prostate
King Charles was admitted to a private hospital on Friday to undergo a “corrective procedure” for an enlarged prostate, Buckingham Palace said, confirming a pre-planned treatment that was announced last …