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Saskatchewan to send patients to Alberta for privatized surgery; won't pay for travel

Saskatchewan to send patients to Alberta for privatized surgery; won't pay for travel

REGINA 鈥� Saskatchewan plans to send people to Alberta to get privatized surgeries, but the cost of travel won't be covered by the government.
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Youth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?

Youth mental health is in crisis. Are schools doing enough?

CECILIA, Ky. (AP) 鈥� For fourth-grader Leah Rainey, the school day now begins with what her teacher calls an 鈥渆motional check-in.鈥� 鈥淚t鈥檚 great to see you. How are you feeling?鈥� chirps a cheery voice on her laptop screen.
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Ontario doctors advise vaccine catch-up ahead of fall flu, COVID-19 season

Ontario doctors advise vaccine catch-up ahead of fall flu, COVID-19 season

TORONTO 鈥� Ontario doctors are advising people to keep up with vaccinations ahead of the fall, when illnesses including COVID-19 and influenza are expected to spread amid health system challenges one physician said he expects will likely worsen.
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Medical groups, 20 states weigh in on Idaho abortion lawsuit

Medical groups, 20 states weigh in on Idaho abortion lawsuit

BOISE, Idaho (AP) 鈥� A legal battle over abortion rights pitting one of the reddest states in the nation against the U.S. government has dozens of states and major medical associations seeking to weigh in. Twenty states, Washington, D.C.
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Children's hospitals harassed over transgender care programs

BOSTON (AP) 鈥� Doctors and other staffers at Boston Children鈥檚 Hospital are being threatened with violence over its surgical program for transgender youths, administrators said, and other U.S. children鈥檚 hospitals are also being harassed online.
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Ontario to expand program allowing paramedics to avoid ERs in patient care

Ontario to expand program allowing paramedics to avoid ERs in patient care

Ontario will announce a plan for "health system stability and recovery" this week, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said Wednesday, revealing that one part will be to expand a program that allows paramedics to avoid taking patients to the ER on every cal
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WHO chief: Lack of help for Tigray crisis due to skin color

WHO chief: Lack of help for Tigray crisis due to skin color

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) 鈥� The head of the World Health Organization described the ongoing crisis in Ethiopia鈥檚 Tigray region as 鈥渢he worst disaster on Earth鈥� and wondered aloud Wednesday if the reason global leaders have not responded was due to 鈥渢he col
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CDC director announces shake-up, citing COVID mistakes

CDC director announces shake-up, citing COVID mistakes

NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� The head of the nation's top public health agency on Wednesday announced a shake-up of the organization, saying it fell short responding to COVID-19 and needs to become more nimble.
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Opposition parties take aim at Nova Scotia premier over health-care 'crisis'

Opposition parties take aim at Nova Scotia premier over health-care 'crisis'

HALIFAX 鈥� One year after making Nova Scotia's struggling health-care system the centre of his election campaign, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is being slammed by the two main opposition parties for what they say is his failure to deliver.
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Mayors, police and businesses push Ontario for help on homelessness and opioid crises

Mayors, police and businesses push Ontario for help on homelessness and opioid crises

Mayors, police leaders and businesses in Ontario are calling on the province to provide more help in dealing with the growing homelessness and opioid crises gripping both big cities and small towns.
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