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Toronto hospital network appoints chief AI scientist in bid to improve health care
Bo Wang, shown in a handout photo, has been appointed as chief artificial intelligence scientist by UHN, Canada's largest network of research hospitals, to bring together doctors and computing experts as part of an emerging field aiming to more accurately and quickly diagnose, treat and monitor patients using "big data." THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-University Health Network-Tim Fraser **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Ontario extends funding to help certain hospitals avoid temporary ER closures
Ontario is extending funding that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid temporary ER closures, after previously saying it would end after the summer.Ambulances are parked at a hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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B.C. health minister says health care operations will need to grow in summer months to handle wildfire evacuees
A resident is placed in an ambulance as paramedics assist in the evacuation of a seniors care facility due to wildfires, in Kelowna, B.C., Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. to introduce new disaster management laws to address preparedness, mitigation
Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Bowinn Ma, left, and B.C. Premier David Eby walk together as they arrive for a meeting at the Columbia Shuswap Regional District offices, in Salmon Arm, B.C., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. Ma says the province will soon be ready to introduce new laws to govern responses to increasingly frequent natural disasters such as wildfires and flooding. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Quebec delayed preparation for COVID-19 in care homes, leading to deaths, lawsuit alleges
Health-care workers look out from a long-term care home in the Montreal suburb of Dorval, Que., on Saturday, April 11, 2020. A Montreal lawyer says Quebec's initial response to the risk of COVID-19 to long-term care residents was marked by improvisation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Emergency care for self-harm, suicidal thoughts increased during pandemic for young Canadians
A sign directing visitors to the emergency department is shown at CHEO, in Ottawa, Friday, May 15, 2015. Several pediatricians with the Alberta Medical Association are calling for stronger public health measures as children's hospitals continue to feel the strain of several respiratory illnesses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Lawyer asks Supreme Court to hear appeal of Calgary man who killed five
A man walks past the Supreme Court of Canada, Friday, June 16, 2023 in Ottawa. An Alberta woman who tried to take her fight over COVID vaccine rules to the Supreme Court has died. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Three Canadians sickened in France’s botulism outbreak are from Quebec
The Public Health Agency of Canada says three Canadian residents have fallen ill from a botulism outbreak in Bordeaux, France. They're among 10 people who have suspected botulism after eating sardines prepared and served at Tchin Tchin Wine Bar. The Tchin Thin wine bar is seen in Bordeaux, southwestern France, Thursday, Sept.14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Sophie Garcia
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Health Canada to review U.S. panel’s conclusion that common decongestant doesn’t work
Health Canada is reviewing a declaration by American government experts who say a key ingredient in over-the-counter cold and allergy medications also available in this country does not work to get rid of nasal congestion. Pharmacist Gary Lundgren holds a Sudafed in Central Drugs Tuesday, June 27, 2006, in Portland, Ore. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Rick Bowmer
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Health professionals, patients challenging rejection to use psilocybin in training
A group of health-care workers and Canada's first man to legally receive psilocybin assisted therapy have filed an application for a judicial review after their request to use a restricted psychedelic drug for experiential training was rejected by Health Canada. Thomas Hartle of Saskatoon, shown in this undated handout photo, is the first person to get an exemption from Health Canada to use "magic mushrooms" to treat end-of life anxiety for cancer patients. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Thomas Hartle *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Nearly half of hospitals failed to report adverse drug reactions despite laws requiring them to, analysis finds
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Economy, health care continue to draw focus of Manitoba election campaign
NDP Leader Wab Kinew says if his party wins the Oct. 3 election he would spend $5 million a year to set up a centre of excellence for cardiac care. Kinew speaks at the Party Leaders Forum in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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3 people from Canada sickened in botulism outbreak in Bordeaux, France
The Public Health Agency of Canada says three Canadian residents have fallen ill from a botulism outbreak in Bordeaux, France. They're among 10 people who have suspected botulism after eating sardines prepared and served at Tchin Tchin Wine Bar. The Tchin Thin wine bar is seen in Bordeaux, southwestern France, Thursday, Sept.14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Sophie Garcia
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Eight children released from hospital after E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
The Alberta Children's Hospital is shown in Calgary, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. The numbers of E. coli cases linked to an outbreak at several Calgary daycares continue to rise, but doctors say there are fewer patients in hospital with serious complications. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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High suicide rate in Nova Scotia prompts calls for prevention strategy
Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. A 12-year-old boy from Cape Breton is facing charges after he allegedly stole a truck on Monday morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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‘Extreme’ rodent problem at Newfoundland jail poses health risks, says ex-inspector
Her Majesty's Penitentiary, a minimum security penitentiary in St. John's, NL, overlooks Quidi Vidi Lake on June 9, 2011. A retired Ontario health inspector says reports from inmates and judges about rodents at Newfoundland and Labrador's largest jail suggest an "extreme" and long-standing infestation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
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Danielle Smith must uncover roots of E. coli crisis and ensure it doesn’t happen again
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Ontario to create $25-million Black health hub in Peel Region
Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones listens to questions from reporters following a press conference in Etobicoke, Ont., on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Jones says the province is spending $25 million to create a Black health and social services hub in Peel Region. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
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‘In control’: Study looks at exercise to boost overall well-being of kids with cancer
Bridget Penney, left, and her daughter Mira Penney, 10, share a moment while taking part in an exercise session that helps kids to stay active during cancer care, in Calgary, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. It's been a challenging time for Mira Penney. The 10-year-old was diagnosed with a brain tumour, had it removed in August of last year and then underwent a round of chemotherapy. An infection left her hospitalized for three months and some days she didn't want to get out of bed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Western Canada: Search continues for the exact cause of E. coli outbreak in Calgary
The building and kitchens where an E. Coli outbreak happened in Calgary on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Several daycares have closed due to an E. Coli outbreak, Fueling Brains (formerly called UKids) are in the building where the kitchen of the outbreak began. (Photo by Jude Brocke/The Globe and Mail)