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Ontario hospitals optimistic health-reform bill will prevent drain of workers

Ontario hospitals optimistic health-reform bill will prevent drain of workers

TORONTO — Ontario hospitals are optimistic the province's new health-care reform legislation will protect against the drain of workers to expanding private surgical clinics.
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Manitoba government increases funding for seniors' health and social programs

Manitoba government increases funding for seniors' health and social programs

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is increasing funding for some programs that provide health and social support for seniors. The province is adding $12.6 million a year to a program that helps people co-ordinate and manage their home-care services.
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Family of N.S. woman who died in hospital after seven-hour wait sues health authority

Family of N.S. woman who died in hospital after seven-hour wait sues health authority

HALIFAX — The family of a 37-year-old Nova Scotia woman who died in hospital on New Year's Eve after a seven-hour wait to see a doctor is suing the province's health authority, alleging that negligence is to blame.
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Flu vaccine worked well in season that faded fast, CDC says

NEW YORK (AP) — Early estimates suggest the flu vaccine performed well in a U.S. winter flu season that has already dissipated.
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No cow needed: Oat and soy can be called milk, FDA proposes

No cow needed: Oat and soy can be called milk, FDA proposes

Soy, oat, almond and other drinks that bill themselves as “milk” can keep using the name, according to draft federal rules released Wednesday.
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'Incredibly premature' to consider drug decriminalization, Alberta police chiefs say

'Incredibly premature' to consider drug decriminalization, Alberta police chiefs say

CALGARY — The Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police says it believes, based on research it commissioned, that it would be "incredibly premature" to think about decriminalizing drugs.
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Amazon closes $3.9B buyout of health company One Medical

Amazon closes $3.9B buyout of health company One Medical

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Wednesday it has closed its $3.9 billion acquisition of the primary care organization One Medical.
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At Canada Winter Games, children of top athletes say their advice helps development

At Canada Winter Games, children of top athletes say their advice helps development

HALIFAX — For some athletes at the Canada Winter Games, the discipline of elite sport has been part of their lives since they bounced on their parents' muscled legs. And as the Games unfold in Prince Edward Island, Halifax and Crabbe Mountain, N.B.
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Air Force expands cancer review of nuclear missile personnel

Air Force expands cancer review of nuclear missile personnel

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force's review of cancers among its nuclear missile corps will include all personnel who worked on, guarded, supported or operated the nation’s ground-based warheads, Air Force Global Strike Command announced Wednesday.
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Doctors, patient advocates hope simulation 'suit' will raise heart failure awareness

Doctors, patient advocates hope simulation 'suit' will raise heart failure awareness

Marc Bains was an active 23-year-old when he got what he thought was the flu or bronchitis. He couldn’t climb the stairs without getting out of breath. When he finally made it up to his bed, he couldn’t lie down flat without coughing.
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