Category: Uncategorized
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U.S. doctors perform kidney transplant on awake patient in milestone
A medical team in the U.S. has performed a rare kidney transplant during which the patient was awake throughout the procedure and was discharged the next day.http://dlvr.it/T8j3Kf
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‘I can’t move’: Ontario woman opens up about stiff person syndrome fight
An “episode at work” is how Robyn Cook describes the sudden and life-changing full-body spasm that sent her to the emergency room,.http://dlvr.it/T8glNN
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B.C. government sues makers of ‘forever chemicals’
The British Columbia government has filed a class-action lawsuit against manufacturers of so-called “forever chemicals,” involved in what it calls widespread contamination of drinking-water systems.http://dlvr.it/T8cKPZ
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No reports of counterfeit Ozempic in Canada amid WHO warning
Health Canada says it has not received any reports of counterfeit Ozempic in the country after the WHO issued a warning about fake batches in some countries.http://dlvr.it/T8bKSk
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Quebec hospital uses virtual reality to help with nurse shortage
Nurse Melissa Plourde is wearing a virtual reality headset during one of her rounds and she is not playing games. What she’s doing, though, is a real game-changer in health care.http://dlvr.it/T8YxmD
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Renters may face higher risk of death in extreme heat, StatCan study shows
Deaths in Canada’s 12 most populous cities go up during extreme heat waves and people aged 65 and older are at higher risk than those who are younger, Statistics Canada study says.http://dlvr.it/T8Xqb1
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Extreme heat causes nearly 500 deaths per year in Quebec, report finds
Extreme heat has a major impact on Quebec’s health-care system, which is already stretched thin, a report published on Wednesday says.http://dlvr.it/T8WNGP
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Heat wave: Power outage at Quebec seniors home happening despite pleas for delay
Staff and families are upset and worried ahead of a planned power outage affecting some 1,600 residents, including a seniors home, despite pleas to delay amid the extreme heat.http://dlvr.it/T8StJd
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‘Flesh-eating bacteria’ disease spreads in Japan, killing some in 2 days
Close to 1,000 cases of Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, or STSS, have been reported in Japan in 2024, and doctors warn symptoms can be fatal within 48 hours.http://dlvr.it/T8QLQt
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COVID-19, Ebola, bird flu: What to know about zoonotic diseases
COVID-19 and H5N1 bird flu are both zoonotic, meaning they jumped from animals to humans. How did that happen and how can they infect humans?http://dlvr.it/T8KNtD