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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 29, 2023 12:56 pm Updated December 29, 2023 2:22 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A white rhino calf was born at the Toronto Zoo this week. Zoo officials say a rhino named Sabi gave birth to a healthy calf …
Read More »Ontario registered nurses soon able to prescribe birth control, travel medication
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 6, 2023 1:09 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Registered nurses in Ontario will soon be able to prescribe certain medications such as birth control and drugs for smoking cessation. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says expanding registered nurses’ scope of …
Read More »Ontario plans to expand midwives’ prescribing power to include birth control
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 27, 2023 11:03 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario is planning to expand the list of drugs that midwives can prescribe and administer, including allowing them to prescribe birth control. But while midwives say the updates are …
Read More »Ontario Pharmacists Association says ability to prescribe birth control should be next
Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Pharmacists in Ontario can now diagnose and treat 19 common ailments but they still can’t prescribe birth control or emergency contraception. Ontario Pharmacists Association CEO Justin Bates says the ability to prescribe those medications is necessary to address women’s health …
Read More »Ontario’s BORN birth registry breach sees data ‘taken’ from 3.4 million
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Around 3.4 million people who sought pregnancy care and advice in Ontario between January 2010 and May 2023 were affected by a cybersecurity breach. Better Outcomes Registry and Network or “BORN” announced the breach in a statement on Monday. BORN was made …
Read More »Cannabis use during pregnancy raising concern about birth risks
Researchers say an increase in emergency room visits and hospitalizations related to cannabis use by pregnant women is raising concerns about risks including preterm labour, low birth weight and negative effects on the baby’s developing brain. Their study was based on data from 980,398 pregnancies in Ontario among 691,242 people …
Read More »Toronto Raptors clinch NBA play-in birth
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 2, 2023 6:06 pm Updated April 2, 2023 6:27 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Toronto Raptors have clinched a spot in the NBA’s play-in round. Toronto’s 128-108 win over the Charlotte Hornets earlier Sunday, coupled with the Brooklyn …
Read More »Manitoba Opposition NDP promises free birth control if elected in fall election – Winnipeg
Manitoba’s Opposition NDP is promising free birth control if it wins the provincial election in October. The party says in a news release that under its plan, the provincial government would cover the full cost of dozens of commonly used birth-control methods, including oral contraceptives, copper and hormonal intrauterine devices, …
Read More »Emaciated dog found chained to wall in Okanagan gives birth to seven puppies
A malnourished dog in Kelowna, B.C. is safe and sound after being found in terrible conditions. The BC SPCA says an Australian shepherd, Noelle, was found chained to a wall in a freezing cold basement with no heat or insulation, emaciated and very pregnant. “This poor mom was in an …
Read More »Women have sucked up the pain of birth control devices for decades, but do they have to?
When she was in her late 20s, Katie O’Byrne heard about a newer product that promised to eliminate all pregnancy risk without needing to remember to take a birth control pill each day. Back in 2010, she paid $450 for the hormonal intrauterine device, or IUD. The tiny T-shaped device — first …
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