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COVID launched a new era of technology-led learning. Now, some parents and school districts are ready to toss devices, CNN reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #COVID
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A new cancer drug costs as much as a home down payment each month. Doctors say that's greed, not health care. By Nick Logan and Christine Birak. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #CancerCare
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Dehydration, UTIs and cognitive health: Getting enough to drink is complicated for people with brain disorders. By Aderonke Agboji and Fiona MacDonald. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #BrainHealth
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Authorities investigating whether first Kenya and Nigeria Ebola cases crossed paths, Kate Bartlett reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #EbolaOutbreak
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Grifols plasma collection sites should stay closed and private for-profit plasma collection should be prohibited in Canada, Anne LagacΓ© Dowson writes. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Five-point plan to address homelessness and the toxic drug crisis. By Molly McCracken and Kate Kehler. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #Homelessness #ToxicDrugCrisis
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Canadian woman dies in U.S. after fears of detainment prevented her from seeking medical care, Ruby Cornish reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Always tired? How to know if you are iron deficient, Amanda Schupak reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Menstrual equity is economic policy, it’s time Canada treated it that way. By Linda Biggs and Kirstin Beardsley. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #WomensHealth #CdnHealth
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A novel mRNA cancer vaccine helps reduce the chances of melanoma patients' tumors returning, Lauran Neergaard reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #CancerCare
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What is Shamonda, the livestock virus found for the first time in a person in France? Deidre McPhillips reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #Shamonda #PublicHealth
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What health-care promises have B.C. parties made ahead of the provincial election? Baneet Braich reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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B.C. is seeing the highest flu numbers in the country, Amy Judd and Catherine Urquhart report. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #PublicHealthCA
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Weight loss in middle age can restore cardiovascular health, Andrew Gregory reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #HeartHealth
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Why using AI saves doctors time but won’t fix physician burnout, Ali Abdalvand and Ehsan Etezad report. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #DigitalHealth
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How bad is another case of COVID? Dani Blum reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth #COVID
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Long COVID patients 'devastated' by impending changes to virtual care access in B.C., Ruby Cornish reports. Read more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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Young people want to know if they're neurodivergent. Here's what doctors say is going on, Sameer Chhabra reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
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1st human case of livestock virus Shamonda reported in France, Thomson Reueters reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca #PublicHealth
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