Ontario moved 424 people into nursing homes they didn’t choose
More than 400 patients have been forced into Ontario nursing homes they did not want to go to and the rate of those moves is increasing, The Canadian Press has …
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Medical-Targeted Ransomware Is Breaking Records After Change Healthcare’s $22M Payout
In fact, ransomware attacks on health care targets were on the rise even before the Change Healthcare attack, which crippled the United Healthcare subsidiary’s ability to process insurance payments on …
$1.6 billion Oakland hospital project hits milestone with jobs deal
OAKLAND — A project to build a modern UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland has gained a major milestone through a key jobs deal to prioritize hiring local workers for the …
Opinion | Hong Kong has a chance to shape AI based on its own values
Like any tool, AI is not neutral – it reflects its creators’ agendas and biases. Our collective goal should be to apply innovation towards major social priorities, not just solely …
Big San Jose medical office project reaches key approval milestone
SAN JOSE — A project to develop new medical offices in San Jose near Good Samaritan Hospital, a proposal that could upgrade medical services in the area, has reached a …
Former finance chief Antony Leung’s New Frontier buys Hong Kong cancer centre as it eyes expansion in Greater Bay Area
“Through this partnership, surgeons, oncologists, and other allied health specialists will create a nationwide multidisciplinary cancer network,” New Frontier said. The group’s major goal was to establish “a mutually complementary …
Minister condemns announcement of new HMO for civil servants
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Mohammad Pate, has faulted the announcement of a newly approved Health Maintenance Organisation (HMO) for civil servants by the Ministry of Defence. …
Opinion | Why so many Chinese women feel invisible to their gynaecologist
When I was pregnant last year, the required monthly visits to the gynaecologist’s were my worst fear. It was the one place where I didn’t feel human but rather like …
Mexico’s sex workers seek employment rights both online and on the streets
“I have nothing to account for the last 14 years of work, unlike the rest of the working class.” Since the pandemic and ensuing cost of living crisis, she has …
Ontario will need tens of thousands of new nurses, PSWs by 2032
Ontario will need 33,200 more nurses and 50,853 more personal support workers by 2032, the government projects — figures it tried to keep secret but were obtained by The Canadian …