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The Broward Health Foundation hosted its inaugural DOC & Dine at The Wharf Fort Lauderdale on February 15, 2024. More than 350 guests attended the networking and fundraising event which raised over $75,000 for the Foundation. Seaworthy Sponsors included Anesco North Broward, Baird Advisors and medical staff.
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2 years ago Read more at South Florida Hospital News

Smita Saxena studies neuronal circuits inside the human brain as an established neuroscientist at the University of Missouri. She joined MU’s NextGen Precision Health team in early December 2023, relocating from Switzerland where she had worked in the Department of Neurology and Department for Biomedical Research. Her neuroscience lab, which will be on the fourth floor of the NextGen building, will start research on fighting neurodegenerative diseases in late February.
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2 years ago Read more at University of Missouri

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies. Most students in German schools rate their health as good. However, almost all of them get too little physical activity and their health situation is heavily dependent on wealth, age and gender.
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2 years ago Read more at Medical Xpress

A team of researchers at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine have received a $5 million funding award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) The new Learning Health System E-STaR Center will support the professional development and research for a diverse group of scientists to conduct patient-centered outcomes research. The new Center will be led by Anna Tosteson, ScD, and Eugene Nelson, MD, MPH
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2 years ago Read more at Geisel School of Medicine

Health Minister Mark Holland announced Monday that a new nursing retention toolkit will aim to help improve the working lives of nurses. Created by nurses, it will be shared with nurses, their employers and health employers. The plan is part of the government's investment of more than $200 billion over 10 years to improve health care for Canadians.
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2 years ago Read more at CTV News

Somerset West Community Health Centre in Chinatown made the decision after two staff members experienced symptoms of nausea, dizziness and headaches. The centre, which provides a space for people to bring pre-obtained drugs and use under professional supervision, says all staff has recovered. It has been in contact with Ottawa Public Health and the Ministry of Health to advise them of the situation.
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2 years ago Read more at iHeartRadio Canada

In mid-February, the government announced it is increasing student loan debt relief for rural doctors and nurses by 50%. Canada is expected to face significant labour shortages in general practitioners and family physicians across the country from 2022 to 2031. The data shows Canada has fewer doctors per capita than most OECD countries.
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2 years ago Read more at iHeartRadio Canada

Registered Nurses’ Union President Yvette Coffey meets with Premier Andrew Furey and Health Minister Tom Osborne. RNU members in the Western Zone were mandated to work overtime shifts last week. CHL in the Central Zone comes to an end at the end of next month.
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2 years ago Read more at VOCM

In a statement to CityNews, the office of Quebec Family Minister Suzanne Roy says that given the consensus reached and shared by the province’s gender identity committee, the provincial government agrees that the X marker can now be added to health insurance cards and driver’s licenses. Since 2022, trans and non-binary people in Quebec have been able to legally obtain the letter X rather than M or F on their civil status documents.
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2 years ago Read more at CityNews Montreal

The four winners who work at IOOF Senior's Home in Barrie will split $371,184. Three of the winners were on hand to receive the cheque at RVH Monday morning.
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2 years ago Read more at CTV News Barrie