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Last week the Supreme Court of Canada decided not to hear a BC doctor’s appeal on expanding access to health care.
The decision leaves privately-funded health care prohibited in the province and effectively settles that element of the private-versus-public-funding debate on the west coast.
But it comes as other provinces continue to push ahead with privately-funded health care — even though it violates the Canada Health Act and will likely mean the provinces receive less federal funding.
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Saskatchewan patients who need an MRI or CT
Having health insurance is essential for making sure you can get the medical care you need and avoid serious illness. With health insurance, you can visit the doctor for preventive services, such as yearly check-ups and vaccinations, to help protect your well-being and catch any potential issues before they become bigger problems.
You can also get ongoing care for any chronic health conditions you have or may develop. This could include regular visits with your primary care physician, specialist visits, and prescription medications.
Also, if there are any new health issues that arise, such as an injury or chronic disease,
MELBOURNE — Two health care workers have been arrested and charged with abusing an elderly dementia patient at a Melbourne care home and livestreaming the incident on Snapchat, police said Saturday.
Jada Harris, 18, and Shy’Tiona Jazziemysha Bishop, 20, both of Cocoa, were both charged with video voyeurism, abuse of an elderly person and interception/disclosure of wire or oral communications, after Brevard County sheriff’s investigators received an anonymous tip about the incidents recorded April 3, court records show.
Harris and Bishop were arrested Friday and booked into the Brevard County Jail Complex in Sharpes and each held on $4,000 bail.
More Indigenous practitioners are needed to address systemic racism, but that can’t happen without a supportive education system that also envisions them in leadership roles, says a commission report by Health Canada and touted as the first comprehensive review of the health-care workforce.
The report, released Tuesday by the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS), includes an assessment of 5,000 studies done over the last decade on various issues, such as the retention of nurses and doctors and the impact of technology. Some of the research was from countries with similar care models, including Australia, the United Kingdom and Germany.
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The Yukon Yoyukuk School District joined with the Area Health Education Center to host a health care camp running from Saturday to Thursday.
Seven high-school students are spending the week learning about different therapies, mental illness, resilience and career paths within the field.
Saunas are wonderful for many reasons but in this post I want to focus on sauna benefits for those of you working out.
Before I jump into the benefits of saunas after workouts, I want all of you to understand that more is not always better. Be careful when doing saunas after workouts. Limit sauna time to no longer than 20 minutes to avoid over-exerting your body. If you have never used a sauna before or are new to saunas, start with shorter periods of time. Listen to your body, it will tell you if you’re spending too long in
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.
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