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Want to sue your doctor? You’ll be up against a powerful group with billions of dollars

Violin22/04/2023 84 Views

On the stand in one of his recent medical negligence trials, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Tracy Hicks addressed his unrelated appeal of a decision to limit his privileges at a Metro Vancouver hospital.

“I didn’t really want to win one way or the other,” he said of his legal battle with Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock, BC, according to a 2020 court transcript.

“I wasn’t really interested or not. I just thought I would do it — and it was financed by CMPA [the Canadian Medical Protective Association].”

Hicks ultimately lost hischallenge at BC’s Hospital Appeal Board, sealing his removal

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Leptin and Weight Loss – Maria Mind Body Health

Violin20/04/2023 111 Views

Did you ever wonder why it is easier to gain weight than keeping it off?

The key to this is in the fat cells where a powerful hormone is produced called leptin. Leptin signals the brain to regulate the metabolism in order to store or burn fat.

Leptin is a hormone produced by fat cells that helps regulate appetite and energy expenditure. When leptin levels are high, it signals to the brain that the body has enough energy and can stop eating. However, when the body becomes resistant to leptin, this signaling system breaks down, leading to increased appetite and

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Braid: Smith’s health-care guarantee subverts her basic convictions

Violin18/04/2023 63 Views

Premier Danielle Smith needs Albertans to believe she didn’t mean many things she said in the past. Her voluble history is a serious danger to the UCP in the coming election campaign.

The question will be whether voters believe what she says now, or what she said before. It’s a toss-up, frankly, because she was so specific and passionate about her earlier prescription for user-pay health care.

On Tuesday, the premier said: “The UCP is committed to all Albertans that under no circumstances will any Albertan ever have to pay out of pocket for access to

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Family Dollar founder and NC philanthropist Leon Levine dies

Violin05/04/2023 105 Views

Family Dollar founder and North Carolina philanthropist Leon Levine died Wednesday, his foundation confirmed to Channel 9. He was 85.

Levine, who shared his fortune with health care, education and community causes in Charlotte, also funded North Carolina’s biggest scholarship programs.

Levine’s name marks institutions across the region, and his legacy is one of unflinching generosity across the Carolinas. The philanthropist spent his life giving back to his community.

ALSO READ: The Leon Levine Foundation donates $1M to Charlotte’s new Main Library

Levine was born in Wadesboro in 1937 and graduated from Rockingham High School in 1955. In 1959, at

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Ontario defends ending funding for uninsured health care

Violin30/03/2023 62 Views

Ontario’s minister of health says the province will not reverse the decision to end funded health care services to the uninsured.

Speaking in the legislature on Monday morning, Sylvia Jones insisted that changes being made as of March 31 would not affect the health of those without coverage under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). Instead, Jones said, they will affect whether health-care facilities can bill for services provided to those patients.

“There’s no change in the way that uninsured persons will receive care in the province of Ontario,” she said.

“The only change is how hospitals, community health and

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Carnivore Scotch Egg – Maria Mind Body Health

Violin28/03/2023 57 Views

Are you a carnivore but are you looking for a tasty way to mix up your diet? My family LOVES my Carnivore Scotch Egg recipe and they can’t get enough of them!

HOW TO MAKE CARNIVORE SCOTCH EGG

To make my Carnivore Scotch Eggs, I used Carnivore Crisps Chicken Flour. Yes! There is now a carnivore FLOUR!

Carnivore Crisps has blown me away year after year! My family LOVES Carnivore Crisps chips! They are a perfect snack to have on a long flight to Bali for my keto retreat (which you should come!). My flight is 36 hours and I

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Genesis of Coshockon opens April 3

Violin26/03/2023 85 Views

COSHOCTON − Providing more health care options for residents of Coshocton County is the focus of the new Genesis Coshocton Medical Center opening April 3.

Local officials and other stakeholders take a tour of the new Genesis Coshocton Medical Center during a recent ribbon cutting and open house. The hospital officially opens on April 3, but is already seeing some patients locally.

A ribbon cutting and open house for community stakeholders was held March 16 and an open house and family fun day for the general public was held March 18.

A groundbreaking for the 60,000-square-foot, $50.8 million facility at

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What could health-care reform look like on PEI?

Violin20/03/2023 51 Views

Attempts to reform Canada’s health-care system — particularly when it comes to primary care — are nothing new.

Ten years ago, dr. Monica Aggarwal, a professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, first listed a series of features she believes should characterize high-performing primary health-care systems in Canada and similar countries.

Some points Aggarwal outlined had been in the works for years before she looked into the subject. But she says actual implementation was spotty at best. By 2022, she told CBC News in a recent interview, that was still the case.

“Back

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