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More dental patients, providers baffled by lack of consistency in national plan’s coverage

Cameron Brown knows how important first impressions are when searching for a job. So when he got a letter on his 65th birthday saying he qualified for the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) last year, he was thrilled. Brown had two teeth that needed to be replaced. But when his …

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N.L. doctors fear app lets patients see ‘catastrophic’ medical results without support

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Physicians are calling for a change to prevent patients from receiving tragic medical news alone, without …

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Some N.L. patients are left without their support workers in hospital. Families want that to change

Connie Williams’s kitchen counter is covered in photos of her late sister, Krista Ball. The photos show Ball smiling, laughing, singing — unbothered by the barriers presented by her cerebral palsy, according to Williams. She said her sister was a ray of positivity until her final days, which she spent …

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As patents on weight-loss drugs expire, doctors and patients hotly anticipate cheaper generics

At Dr. David Macklin’s weight management practice in Toronto, the name Ozempic is mentioned almost daily in appointments. But recently, another word is coming up just as often — generics. “It is a regular conversation, daily in fact, where patients will be asking when their … medications may be less …

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Mobile brain scans sound like science fiction. But they’re now helping more Canadian patients

When Dave Evans underwent surgery to remove a pituitary gland tumour last October, his surgical team worked within an area roughly the size of a thumbnail.  In that tiny space near the base of Evans’s brain, neurosurgeon Dr. Neil Duggal and other clinicians at the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) …

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‘A terrible experience’: Patients spent days on overflow stretchers in Corner Brook hospital

After spending six days on a hospital stretcher, Jaymee Miller said she hopes she never has to be admitted to the Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook ever again.  “It felt degrading,” said Miller, who was admitted last month with diverticulitis — an illness that causes significant stomach pain.  …

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I used to focus on my patients’ health. Now with ICE, I worry about their safety

Listen to this article Estimated 7 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. This First Person column is written by Justin Ho, a Canadian dental student living in Minneapolis. …

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नशा छुड़ाने के नाम पर लूट:सरकारी दर 3627 रुपये, मरीजों से हर महीने वसूल जा रहे 9 हजार से ज्यादा – Extortion In Name Of Deaddiction Treatment Chandigarh Patients Charged Over 9000 Every Month

नशे से पीड़ित लोगों को सस्ता और बेहतर इलाज दिलाने के उद्देश्य से चंडीगढ़ सेक्टर-18 में रिहैबिलिटेशन सेंटर खोला गया था। शहर के इस एकमात्र सेंटर में बीते 14 वर्षों से प्रशासनिक लापरवाही से नियमों की अनदेखी हो रही है। मरीजों को यहां मात्र 3627 रुपये में पूरा इलाज मिलना …

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Quebec struck peace with doctors, but critics say patients lost out

It was a deal reached just in time for the holidays, averting the threat of multiple medical clinic closures and the departure of hundreds of doctors from the health system. But as the dust settles on the agreement between the Quebec government and family doctors, the initial relief is giving …

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Three Patients Died Due To Oxygen Plant Fault In Jalandhar Civil Hospital Trauma Center – Amar Ujala Hindi News Live

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