A new report offers a bleached picture of the state of the country’s health care system as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with premature deaths on the rise across states while disparities in access to reproductive care for women have widened. Deaths directly attributable to COVID-19 brought about a stark rise in preventable mortality …
Another step has been taken in tackling the opioid crisis in Oxford and Elgin counties. The board of health for Southwestern Public Health has voted unanimously in favor of moving forward with the second phase of developing supervised consumption sites in the region. The next steps involve seeking out suitable locations for the sites, and …
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Share on PinterestAdults who are older, female, Black, or have disabilities may be more at risk of cardiovascular health problems. Mascot/Getty Images A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association documents a lack of physical activity opportunities for many people. Many people facing barriers to exercise are also in groups that are at especially …
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Many BC families in lower-income households cannot afford to have healthy, nutritious diets due to food costs. A BC Center for Disease Control report, Food Costing in BC 2022found that the average cost for a nutritious diet for a family of four in May and June 2022 was $1,263 per month. “Food insecurity is a …
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Shares: The S&P 500 lost 0.8% last week but was mostly saved by Friday’s 1.85% surge. PacWest and other regional banks jumped higher on Monday. The Consumer Price Index for April is released on Wednesday. Earnings releases from Airbnb, Coupang, Disney and Paypal will confirm sentiment. Last Friday saved the S&P 500 index …
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A new progress report is being jointly released today by the 13 signatory agencies of the Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All (SDG3 GAP). The report entitled “What worked? What didn’t? What’s next?” reflects four years of joint work by major multilateral agencies outlining what has and has not worked in …
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By the time they entered kindergarten, most American children believed that being “thin” made them more valuable to society, writes journalist Virginia Sole-Smith. By middle school, Sole-Smith says, more than a quarter of kids in the US will have been put on a diet. Sole-Smith produces the newsletter and podcast Burnt Toastwhere she explores fatphobia, …
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The goal of the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board is for Trish Tessier’s talk to provide new insights and strategies for parents as they continue to navigate building healthy and connected relationships with their children The Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board (NPSC) is hosting an event on Monday, April 17 from 6 to …
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Samantha Casiano and Luis Villasana and had a baby last week who died shortly after birth. The fatal condition was diagnosed at 20 weeks of pregnancy. When Casiano asked her OB-GYN what her options were, she was told, “You don’t have any options. You have to go on with your pregnancy.” Kelsey Durell hide caption …
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VANCOUVER – The doctor who led a legal challenge over a patient’s right to pay for private medical care says a decision by Canada’s top court not to hear an appeal means long wait times have been “forcibly embedded” into the medicare system. Dr. Brian Day is CEO of the Cambie Surgery Centre, which, along …
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