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Vancouver resident says hospital discharging patients onto street bench – BC

A resident who lives near Vancouver General Hospital says he regularly witnesses hospital staff and security discharging patients onto a street bench. “They rush them to this bench, and they are left there to fend for themselves sometimes in not much more than a hospital gown,” Remi Caudron said. “Just yesterday, …

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Surgeries rescheduled as Winnipeg hospitals continue to deal with patient surge – Winnipeg

Patients with respiratory illnesses continue to surge into the city’s hospitals, leading to the postponement of some surgeries. Concordia and Grace Hospitals are rescheduling some inpatient elective orthopedic surgeries, a move opening up more beds and allowing staff to help in more critical areas. It’s just one change being made …

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11 patients taken to hospital after school bus crashes into Burnaby, B.C. home – BC

A school bus carrying high school students has crashed into a home after a collision with a vehicle in Burnaby. B.C. Emergency Health Services said it received a call at 7:55 a.m. about the crash. Six ambulances, a supervisor and a link and referral unit responded, BC EHS said. Paramedics …

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Toronto man, 70, charged after osteopathic patients sexually assaulted: police – Toronto

A 70-year-old man from Toronto has been charged in connection with a sexual assault investigation. Toronto police said on June 23, officers received a report of a sexual assault in the Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue West area. Officer said the accused was an operator of an osteopathic treatment …

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Data overhaul needed for cancer patients in Canada: advocacy groups – National

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 18, 2023 8:37 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two groups are calling for better data collection, including on race, ethnicity and end-of-life care, to help improve cancer outcomes across the country. The Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Partnership …

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‘Awful for patients’: Frustration grows over delay in assisted dying expansion – National

John Scully has been living with a major depressive disorder diagnosis for four decades, and despite trying nearly every treatment known to medicine, from shock therapy to trans-magnetic stimulation, his condition has not improved. The 82-year-old says he wants that suffering to end. He wants to do it legally, painlessly, …

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Anesthesiologist charged with manslaughter after patient’s death in Quebec

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in Laval, Que. say a health-care worker has been arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection with an elderly patient’s death in 2019. Isabelle Desormeau, 52, was arrested on March 30. She was released with conditions and is expected back in …

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World first for Brampton, Ont. hospital acute care unit for dementia patients

The transformation inside the Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) unit at Brampton Civic Hospital is striking. The walls are splashed with vibrant colours, while the doors to patients’ rooms are sheathed in decals that mimic the appearance of wooden doors and juliet balconies. Last month, the William Osler Health …

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No evidence enrolled patients subbed ER for virtual family doctor visits: OMA study

A study led by researchers with the Ontario Medical Association found no evidence patients substituted hospital emergency rooms for virtual visits with their family doctor in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers say the peer-reviewed study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, is significant given recent …

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Canadian patients call for easier access to therapeutic psilocybin

Living with terminal cancer, Thomas Hartle is thankful for every day he gets. The Saskatoon native looks forward to his 55th birthday Sunday with happiness; but the last few years have not been easy for him. The physical pain that comes with living with cancer is one thing, but knowing …

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