Hospital backlogs in pediatric care could affect children’s health for the rest of their lives

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A surgery is performed in the operating room at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children on Nov. 30, 2022.Chris Young/The Canadian Press

Two-thirds of pediatric patients in need of surgery at two of Ontario’s largest children’s hospitals are being forced to wait beyond the recommended window as a result of backlogs and inadequate resources, putting them at risk for lifelong complications and setbacks.

At Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, the surgical wait list soared to last 6,509 weeks, the longest it has ever been. Sixty-seven per cent of those on the list have been waiting

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The Latest Science on PSMF, Carnivore & Keto: How to Manipulate Macros to Achieve Your Goals!

So many of you have been asking me to hold another class because you learned so much in the last class that Craig and I decided to teach all of you the latest science!

We are always on the hunt for the latest science on how our bodies work and this NEW class will BLOW YOUR MIND! I only wish I had time to teach the class before September!

The first protein sparing class (which you can still get the recording HERE) gives you all the details about what PSMF (Pure Protein) days are all about, the science and biology

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Health care providers feel the weight of administrative burdens

The article “Patients ‘stuck’ in hospitals complicated care” (Page A1, June 13) outlines some of the dangers and causes of backlogs in our state’s hospitals. We recognize that the primary problems include lack of insurance, lack of guardianship, and a marked decrease in available skilled nursing facility beds. These are difficult problems to solve. One practical step would be to decrease the administrative burdens that slow the transfers to skilled nursing facilities, including changing prior authorization requirements and processes.

The Massachusetts Medical Society, with others, has proposed legislation to reform prior authorization to expedite the reviews, prohibit prior authorizations for

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The Power of Time – PHE America

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Dr. Aubrey Shaw [right] with her mentor, Dr. Sharon Stoll

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People with physical disabilities hold limited positions as scholars, teachers, or leaders in physical education, recreation, and sports. Perhaps the reason is that the field is flooded with able-bodied people who think they know best. But do they? Michael Oliver, imminent writer, and scholar argued that people with physical disabilities should be the only ones in the field of disability studies because they have a bodily experience with disabilities. The following five-part article series shares the perspective of a scholar in the field

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