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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. Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon, in an unusually direct …
Read More »Family distraught as Manitoba maintains it won’t pay for treatment for 30-year-old with degenerative disease
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Tears gathered in Jeremy Bray’s eyes as he absorbed the news that his pleas for Manitoba’s government to cover his life-sustaining treatment hadn’t changed the health minister’s …
Read More »Regina and Moose Jaw lift water restriction notices after treatment plant upgrades
Both Moose Jaw and Regina have lifted the voluntary water restriction notices that were issued on Thursday due to needed upgrades at the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant. News Source link
Read More »Harry ‘singled out’ for ‘inferior treatment,’ says lawyer at appeal over prince’s security detail
Prince Harry was treated unfairly when he was stripped of his British security detail, his lawyer told appeal court judges in London on Tuesday. Harry, who made a rare appearance in court for the hearing, lost his government-funded protection in February 2020 after he stepped down from his role as a working …
Read More »Fungal diseases ‘growing increasingly resistant to treatment,’ WHO says
Some fungal diseases in humans no longer respond to medicines, which increases the risk of severe illness and death as well disease spread, according to a new report. On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) published what it calls its first-ever report on the lack of tests and treatments for fungal …
Read More »King Charles required ‘short’ observation in hospital Thursday following scheduled cancer treatment
King Charles was hospitalized for “a short period of observation” on Thursday after experiencing “temporary side effects,” related to a scheduled cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said in a statement. His engagements for Thursday afternoon and Friday were cancelled. “His Majesty has now returned to Clarence House and as a precautionary …
Read More »King Charles smiles and waves after brief hospitalization for cancer treatment side effects
King Charles smiled and waved to members of the public Friday as he left his home in London, the day after a brief hospitalization for the side effects from his cancer treatment. The King’s appointments for the day were cancelled following his “short period of observation in hospital” on Thursday, Buckingham …
Read More »Health order sending Manitoba woman to jail for tuberculosis treatment ‘wildly excessive’: lawyer
A woman from northern Manitoba with no criminal charges spent a month in jail after public health officials ordered her detained to treat her tuberculosis, even though she wasn’t infectious at the time. Geraldine Mason, 36, was arrested under the Public Health Act on Oct. 27 and initially ordered to spend …
Read More »N.S. couple seeks to save dog from cancer using stem cell treatment only available in U.S.
When five-year-old golden doodle, Lucy, was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma, owners Stéphanie Gauvin and Tim MacIsaac knew they would do whatever they could to save her, even if it took them to another country. Gauvin said Lucy’s life expectancy would be between six months and a year with standard treatments like chemotherapy. The couple started …
Read More »Killing cancer cells with alpha particles could be the next frontier in treatment
This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Canadian cancer researchers are part of global efforts to test targeted alpha therapy, a new …
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