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For the past year, Ellen Gretsinger, a nurse practitioner in Ontario’s Niagara region, has been providing patients with medically assisted deaths – and not getting paid for it. She has a full-time nursing job and a side gig offering virtual care, and in the evenings and on weekends, assesses patients …
Read More »‘It’s here’: COVID subvariant HV.1 growing in Canada. What to know so far – National
A new COVID-19 subvariant called HV.1 is gaining traction across Canada, but whether or not it is more contagious than past variants remains to be seen, according to health experts. HV.1, a subvariant of Omicron, is one of the only lineage groups showing consistent growth in the country, according to …
Read More »Ontario patient ombudsman sees 33 per cent surge in complaints: report
TORONTO — Ontario’s patient ombudsman says his office has seen a 33 per cent increase in complaints, and noted a “troubling” trend in problems accessing primary care. Craig Thompson, the province’s patient ombudsman, released his office’s annual report Wednesday with its findings. His office received 4,388 complaints over the 2022-23 …
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 »Cost, lack of insurance keeping Canadians from seeing the dentist: StatCan – National
With the federal government’s early steps for a dental care plan expected to be announced before the end of the year, new data from Statistics Canada suggests more than one in three Canadians had not visited a dentist over the span of 12 months between 2021 and 2022 — and …
Read More »Accused in London, Ont. attack has mental health issues, expert tells trial
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 3, 2023 1:46 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A forensic psychiatrist is testifying that a man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., was suffering from mental health issues at the time of the …
Read More »Ontario hospitals warn stolen patient, employee data may be published after ransomware attack
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 1, 2023 12:56 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Five Ontario hospitals affected by a recent ransomware attack, along with their shared IT provider, are warning patients and staff that their data may be published. The attack caused an outage …
Read More »‘This violence needs to stop,’ Durham advocates react to mass shooting in Sault Ste. Marie – Durham
Just days before Halloween, anger, shock and sadness fill the small community of Sault Ste. Marie, after five people were shot dead last Monday night. Five people – including three children, were found dead at two homes, in what police are calling a result of intimate partner violence. In Durham …
Read More »Code red alert issued temporarily over lack of Toronto ambulances: union – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A “code red alert” was issued for a portion of Monday meaning there were no transport ambulances available in Toronto, according to the paramedic union. In a post just before 5 p.m. Monday on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Toronto Paramedic …
Read More »Ontario residents 6 months or older can now get COVID 19 vaccines and flu shots
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 30, 2023 6:27 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario residents who are six months and older will be able to receive their free flu shot and an updated COVID-19 vaccine starting today. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says …
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