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Ontario Health Minister defends plan to expand private clinic use

Ontario is significantly expanding the number of medical procedures performed in privately run clinics as the province deals with a…

2 years ago

Dr. Deena Hinshaw out as Alberta's chief medical officer of health

The Alberta government has replaced Dr. Deena Hinshaw as chief medical officer of health with Alberta Health Services vice-president Dr.…

2 years ago

Human health 'at the mercy of fossil fuels,' Lancet report finds

A report in The Lancet authored by more than 100 experts at 51 institutions around the world finds that climate…

2 years ago

Pfizer's bivalent vaccine for Omicron variant approved by Health Canada

The updated version of the Pfizer-BioNTech Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants was approved by Health…

2 years ago

Chief nursing officer appointed to deal with Canada's 'health-care crisis'

Leigh Chapman, a 20-year veteran of the profession, has been named chief nursing officer after the role was scrapped a…

2 years ago

10 "healthy" food labels, exposed (CBC Marketplace)

Get our newsletter http://cbc.ca/marketplace/watchdog Facebook: http://facebook.com/cbcmarketplace Twitter: http://twitter.com/cbcmarketplace Instagram: http://instagram.com/cbcmarketplace Lousy Labels: Health Hype | Originally broadcast February 3, 2012…

2 years ago

Health P.E.I. shuts overnight ER until Sept. 15 due to staff shortages

Health P.E.I. says the Collaborative Emergency Centre at Western Hospital in Alberton will remain closed until the end of the…

2 years ago

COVID-19 cases surge in Asia, Europe as public health measures relax

Figures showing a global rise in COVID-19 cases are 'just the tip of the iceberg,' says the director general of…

3 years ago