HEALTH

Government has committed to five health targets, including faster cancer treatment. Improved immunisation for kids - 90% of patients to receive cancer management within 31 days of the decision to treat. Shorter stays in emergency departments - 95% of children to be fully immunised at 24 months of age.
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2 years ago Read more at 1News

Christopher Luxon and Shane Reti are speaking at Whangrei Hospital after a visit to the radiation oncology facility there. The 100-day plan , unveiled in November, broadly specified two of the targets would include "wait times'quot;, and 'cancer treatment'. Luxon confirmed months ago the deadline for the plan was to be 8 March.
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2 years ago Read more at RNZ

Haleon, formerly part of GSK, has taken up the cause of the gender pain gap and women’s health needs. Tamara Rogers has been the global CMO since 2019 and she’s keen to use the platform of those global brands to tackle this thorny topic that’s as much about communications as it is about products. We’re investing in research to build a clearer picture of what’s holding people back – irrespective of gender, age, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and
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2 years ago Read more at Little Black Book - LBBonline

International Women’s Day is celebrated on Mar 8, but it is important not to celebrate the impact and achievement of women. Much has been discussed about how to bring about gender parity in the workplace and at home, which can uplift women more systemically.
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2 years ago Read more at CNA

Global gender disparities in mental health Women face a higher likelihood of experiencing mental health challenges compared to men. Globally, the annual economic cost of depression and anxiety alone is 1 trillion USD, stemming from decreased productivity. This heightened mental health awareness among employees is one of the many reasons for workplace leaders to prioritize the wellness of women employees.
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2 years ago Read more at Spring Health

In 2021, the groups asked Health Canada for an exemption from Canada’s Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. In 2022, Health Canada rejected the ask. Lawyers appeared in federal court, arguing that Health Canada's 2022 rejection of the group’s attempts to administer a legally sanctioned compassion club was “unreasonable and likely to have caused harm and death to those at risk of overdose in Vancouver.” In 2023, more than 2,500 people died in B.C. due to toxic
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2 years ago Read more at Global News

The Chicago Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of measles in a city resident for the first time since 2019. The source of the individual's infection is unknown at this time and their infection period ended on March 6. Officials have not been able to determine a link between this case and an Indiana resident who visited Chicago last month.
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2 years ago Read more at NBC Chicago

Dr. Louise Aronson, a geriatrician and author, speaks with a patient at UCSF's Osher Center for Integrative Health in San Francisco. Kathleen Hayes has spent a lot of time lately taking her parents, who are both in their 80s, to doctor's appointments. She has noticed some health care workers talk to her parents at top volume, to the point, she says.
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2 years ago Read more at Oregon Public Broadcasting

Kimberly R. Enard, PhD, MSHA, MBA, FACHE, associate professor in the College for Public Health and Social Justice (CPHSJ) at Saint Louis University, became the first African-American and the first SLU faculty member to receive the John D. Thompson Prize Recipient by the Association of University Programs for Health Administration. She was nominated for the award by Michael Rozier, S.J., Ph.D.
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2 years ago Read more at Saint Louis University

In an online survey of 178 parents whose infants were under six months of age during the May 2022 shortage, 81% of respondents switched formulas. 60% of infants whose parents had to switch formulas had issues such as fussiness, gas, spit-up, constipation and diarrhea.
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2 years ago Read more at Medical Xpress