HEALTH

Eating disorders, such as anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorder, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, are serious mental health conditions that affect approximately one million Canadians. These conditions are also on the rise in youth, with research showing that health-care visits for eating disorders doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is concerning, since there are already very long wait times for eating disorder programs. They can occur in people of any race/ethnicity
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2 years ago Read more at The Conversation

World Health Assembly (WHO) member states resolving to hold additional intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) meeting from 29 April to 10 May. The best case scenario is for the WHA to adopt an “instrument of essentials” text. At the briefing at the end of Thursday’s talks, INB co-chair Roland Driece said that “there is no champagne”.
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2 years ago Read more at Health Policy Watch

Emraan Hashmi's son Ayaan was diagnosed with cancer in 2014. He was four years old then and was declared cancer-free in 2019. Over the years, the actor has slowed down.
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2 years ago Read more at TOI Etimes

The Minority in Parliament has called for the exemption of health facilities from the recent unannounced electricity load shedding by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) The caucus is also demanding an audit to determine the capacity and reliability of alternate power supply systems in hospitals. This follows reports of power outage at the Tema General Hospital which allegedly led to the death of a three-day-old baby.
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2 years ago Read more at Adomonline

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James said he will prioritize his own health rather than the seeding of his team at the end of the regular season. James said that his decision to rest for the Bucks game was because he does not believe in focusing on the short run if that would risk long-run gains.
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2 years ago Read more at BasketNews.com

Premier Wab Kinew has announced that Budget 2024 will allocate funds to implement new plastic health cards. The province aims to roll out these new cards by 2025 to transition the health-care system away from paper and fax machines towards electronic patient records.
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2 years ago Read more at SteinbachOnline.com

The Nurses Union says it has received confirmation from Auditor General Denise Hanrahan that her office will conduct a performance audit of health sector contracts. Yvette Coffey says recent revelations about contracts with nursing agencies in the public system and what she calls the “exorbitant” amount of taxpayers dollars spent are “mind blowing”
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2 years ago Read more at VOCM

The province plans to develop a modernized card, including plastic and digital options, to replace the existing paper version, a Thursday news release announced. Funding for the cards has been allocated in the NDP government’s first budget, to be released Tuesday. Details on the material and design will be shared in the coming months.
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2 years ago Read more at Winnipeg Free Press

Finance Minister Adrien Sala says the move is among many promises from last year’s provincial election campaign that will be fulfilled in the budget on Tuesday. The NDP government says the new cards will be more secure and easier to use to access services. It says the change will also help clear a backlog of applications for the current paper cards. Sala took part in a pre-budget tradition of unboxing new shoes.
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2 years ago Read more at CityNews Toronto

The provincial government announced Thursday that funding for new plastic health cards will be allocated in the budget that is set to be released next week. “It’s 2024 – your health coverage shouldn’t rely on a torn, ripped-up health card,” said Premier Wab Kinew. Kinew said his government anticipates being able to roll out the new cards by next year.
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2 years ago Read more at CTV News Winnipeg