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Fixing health care on Prince Edward Island

sarah07/02/2023 62 Views

On Wednesday, leaders of Prince Edward Island’s health authority were questioned at a government committee meeting.

But they also laid out what’s plaguing health care, as well as what’s needed to improve the industry.

Dr. Michael Gardam, the chief executive officer of Health PEI, said at the meeting that 95 per cent of the problems related to health care on the island are related to staffing.

In an interview with CTV Atlantic, Gardam doubled down on his comments, noting part of the issue with recruiting and retention is “self-inflicted.”

“Our government system has been slow to evolve, to be really

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First Nations groups upset with exclusion from health-care funding talks

sarah31/01/2023 36 Views

First Nations groups are criticizing their exclusion from an upcoming meeting between federal, provincial and territorial governments aiming to reach a funding deal to improve the country’s ailing health-care system.

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) in Saskatchewan said in a Thursday news release both it and the national Assembly of First Nations (AFN) are “dismayed” by the snub.

“Our people and their government were here before the provincial borders were even formed,” said FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron in the release.

“There is no reconciliation for First Nations when we continue to be excluded from these crucial discussions and

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Health Care Enrollment Up 17% at VA Since Passage of Toxic Exposure Law

sarah27/01/2023 25 Views

More than 144,000 US veterans have enrolled in the Department of Veterans Affairs health care since last August, an increase of 21,000 patients over the year before that may be related to landmark legislation that broadened health care and benefits for up to 1 million of the nation’s veterans.

VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal said Thursday that the department has had an uptick in applications for VA health care and is determining whether the new patients are the result of the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics, or PACT, Act. That law, signed last year, bolstered

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Poor health care experiences lead caregivers to self-medicate, study shows

sarah25/01/2023 23 Views

Caregivers need care, too. And now, researchers from Japan have found that their experience with health care professionals while caring for someone else affects their own health care choices.

In a study published recently in Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacyresearchers from the University of Tsukuba found that caregivers are more likely to take personal care into their own hands, by self-medicating, especially when their interactions with professionals are less positive.

The research team examined family caregivers’ self-medication habits and statistically paired them with the results of a questionnaire on their experiences with interprofessional health care.

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How Ontario health minister Sylvia Jones spent her 1st month in office

sarah23/01/2023 24 Views

Across Ontario, as Sylvia Jones was being sworn in as minister of health, the province was marked with emergency room closures and scaled-back operations as a staffing crisis took hold of the health-care system.

The Perth and Smith District Falls Hospital was forced to close its ER for almost a month as a result of low staffing. Glengarry Memorial in Alexandria, Ont., had to shut its doors to emergency patients every night in the latter half of July for similar reasons.

The closures drew the ire of advocacy groups who begged the province for answers, with some saying the health

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Rep. Katherine Clark’s daughter is charged in police assault

sarah23/01/2023 39 Views

BOSTON (AP) — The daughter of US Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts was arrested during a protest Saturday night on Boston Common and later charged with assault after a police officer was injured.

In a statement on its website, the Boston Police Department said the 23-year-old was expected to be drafted in Boston Municipal Court.

Clark, the House Democratic whip, said in a tweet that her daughter, Riley Dowell, had been arrested. “I love Riley, and this is a very difficult time in the cycle of joy and pain in parenting,” wrote Clark. “This will be evaluated by the legal

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Plans underway to settle health-care workers from Kenya in Nova Scotia

sarah17/01/2023 47 Views

Plans are underway to make sure health-care workers recruited from Kenya will have what they need to start their new lives in Nova Scotia following a provincial recruitment trip to refugee camps, as well as the capital Nairobi.

Housing should be available before people arrive, according to the federal program that jump-started the hiring initiative. That’s why long-term care provider MacLeod Group has bought three homes for its workers in Mahone Bay and is in the market for more.

“We are doing this to try to retain employees as well,” said Doug Stephens, MacLeod Group’s general manager of human resources.

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Maria Mind Body Health

sarah16/01/2023 53 Views

HOW TO MAKE ZERO CARB RISOTTO

If you haven’t noticed, I do not allow advertising on my site.

I just didn’t agree with some of the products that were advertised. They were keto products, but they were unhealthy and I would never personally eat most of the products. It was hard to say no to blog advertisements; they pay thousands of dollars a month, but I just feel uncomfortable about having the products I didn’t recommend on my website.

Instead, I have created a shopping list where you can find all the healthy ingredients that are difficult to find in

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