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A woman in Nanaimo, B.C., says she has been evicted from her home with only a few months left to live. Sharon Kowalchuk, who was recently declared palliative by her doctor, received an eviction notice of two weeks from her landlord. Read more: B.C. family takes landlord to court to …
Read More »Illness outbreak triggers recall of soft, semi-soft surface-ripened cheeses
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 20, 2023 11:25 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for Le Fromage au Village and La Vache a Maillotte brand soft and semi-soft surface-ripened cheese due to possible Listeria contamination. The …
Read More »N.L. children’s hospital cancels some surgeries amid surge in respiratory illness
A children’s hospital in the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador’s says it has had to cancel some surgeries and appointments due to a high level of respiratory illness. Newfoundland’s Eastern Health issued a press release saying some routine procedures and appointments will not go ahead at the Janeway Children’s Health …
Read More »‘We’re just bombarded with illness’: Prairies see highest rates of positive flu tests in Canada
A daycare operator in Regina says the current flu season has been even worse than when “we were in full COVID.” “People were isolating at that time and whatnot, but now everyone is back,” said Megan Schmidt, director of First Years Learning Center. “It just seems that everybody is catching …
Read More »Residents ‘horrified’ as another Metro Vancouver home for mental illness set to close
The impending closure of another assisted living facility for people with mental illness in Metro Vancouver has residents and their caregivers worried about the impacts on their health. The 12 people who live in Buena Vista Lodge in White Rock, about 50 kilometres southeast of Vancouver near the Canada-U.S. border, have …
Read More »Residents ‘cautiously optimistic’ after hearing home for mental illness will reopen after repairs
This story is part of Situation Critical, a series from CBC British Columbia reporting on the barriers people in this province face in accessing timely and appropriate health care. A B.C. assisted-living facility for people with serious mental illnesses is no longer facing permanent closure, following a CBC report on the …
Read More »Residents say loss of B.C. home for folks with mental illness will be ‘step back’ in their progress
Residents of an assisted living facility for people with mental illnesses in B.C. are pleading for answers about why their home is being shut down and sold off by the province, with no set plan for their futures. Lina’s Place in New Westminster, about 25 kilometres southeast of Vancouver, is currently …
Read More »Govt Launches Helpline To Deal With Mental Illness, Health News, ET HealthWorld
Bhubaneswar: The state government on Thursday issued phone numbers of skilled mental health professionals for extending psychological first aid and other support to Covid-19 positive/recovered patients and those suffering from mental illness. The government will provide this service under the district mental health programme with the help of mental health …
Read More »Worker protests, mass illness lead Apple to put iPhone plant on probation
Apple has put a Foxconn manufacturing plant that makes iPhone 12s and is running trial production of the iPhone 13 on probation, Reuters reported today. The move comes after both Apple and Foxconn determined that some worker dorms and dining rooms failed to meet requirements. Production at the plant in …
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