Opening date for new hospital in Surrey pushed back to 2030 from 2027
B.C. Premier David Eby and Health Minister Adrian Dix announced with aplomb on Tuesday ground-breaking on a new hospital in Surrey, but the facility, which includes a new cancer care centre, will open its doors three years later than originally planned and cost an additional billion dollars.
Source: CBC | Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news

Opening date for new hospital in Surrey pushed back 3 years to 2030
B.C.'s premier and health minister announced with aplomb on Tuesday the ground-breaking for a new hospital in Surrey — but the facility, which includes a cancer care centre, will open its doors three years later than originally planned and cost an additional billion dollars.
Source: CBC | Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/British Columbia Source Type: news

FDA rules TODAY that ingredient in Benadryl and Sudafed from pharmacy shelves doesn't work
The Food and Drug Administration ruled that a common medicine for nasal stuffiness found in common decongestants is ineffective. It is metabolized in the gut and doesn't reach the nose.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Firefighters Union Advocates for Total U.S. Asbestos Ban
A representative of the International Association of Fire Fighters appeared before a congressional subcommittee recently to push for a total ban of asbestos in the United States. The IAFF represents thousands of firefighters in the U.S. and Canada. The labor union is supporting the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2023, which would amend the federal Toxic Substances Control Act. The bill is named for Reinstein, who died in 2006 from mesothelioma after he was exposed to asbestos. If passed, the legislation would prohibit the use and importation of all six types of asbestos. More than 70 countries have alr...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - September 12, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Tags: Asbestos (general) Asbestos Exposure Awareness/Advocacy Source Type: news

Kromek highlights Spectrum's integration of its detectors
Radiation technology developer Kromek Group is highlighting that Spectrum Dynamic...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Kromek posts year-end revenue increases Canada grapples with shortage of SPECT agent Is PSMA PET/CT cost-effective for primary staging? Kromek and Analogic collaborate on CT detector technology Kromek adds to customer list
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 12, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Overdoses soared even as prescription pain pills plunged
The number of prescription opioids distributed in the nation plummeted nearly 45 percent between 2011 and 2019, as overdose deaths climbed to record levels.
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Steven Rich Source Type: news

Health Canada approves Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada has approved Moderna's updated COVID-19 vaccine for all Canadians who are six months of age or older.
Source: CBC | Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news

Cockroaches, previous violations at kitchen used by Calgary daycares as E. coli outbreak toll climbs to 264
A report, released by Alberta Health Services Tuesday, details health violations at a shared kitchen used by a number of daycares in the city. 
Source: CBC | Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news

Fury over 'chaotic' start to Covid and flu autumn jab rollouts: Pharmacies and GPs hit out at health chiefs as jab deliveries fail to show up
EXCLUSIVE: Industry leaders today slammed the 'chaotic decision making' by NHS England, with pharmacy teams reporting 'very patchy and disorganised' jab distribution.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Posthaste: Brace yourself, Canada ' s economy is weaker than you think
When the Bank of Canada held its interest rate steady last week it acknowledged the economy was slowing. But by how much? The public mostly hears headline economic numbers, but when you look through the lens of population growth an even bleaker picture comes into focus. A recent report by…#bankofcanada #desjardins #randallbartlett #canadianeconomics #bankofcanadas #outlooksurvey #bmocapitalmarkets #bmo #salguatieri #canadians
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Canada, in Policy Shift, Weighs Capping Student Visas
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made boosting immigration central to his economic agenda. TORONTO—The Canadian government is considering capping the number of international students it allows into the country as it scrambles to address a growing housing shortage.#justintrudeau
Source: Reuters: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Finding Power in My Panic Attacks
Trouble started in the form of rivulets of sweat dampening the waistband of my underwear. It was a bluebird afternoon in Phoenix in December of 2020, mid 60s, desert dry, and my heart was jackhammering against my ribcage. Breathing felt like I was sucking air through a stir straw. A small ABC News crew was arrayed before me, ready to broadcast the report I’d written that day, but with my vision narrowed to a needle’s eye, I could barely see them. I tried to swallow away the sandiness in my mouth but realized I’d forgotten how. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “I can’t swallow!...
Source: TIME: Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matt Gutman Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news

Drug overdoses, COVID-19 drive Sask. life expectancy to lowest level in 22 years
Saskatchewan's average life expectancy is at its lowest level since 1999. Experts attribute the decline to young people dying from drug poisoning and suicide, as well COVID-19 deaths.
Source: CBC | Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatchewan Source Type: news

This entire family died of suspected overdoses. Those left say parents with addictions need more support
In a 6-month span, a 16-month-old baby and both her parents died of suspected drug toxicity in Saskatoon. The surviving family members say they want to see better supports for parents living with addictions, and better protections for their children.
Source: CBC | Health - September 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatchewan Source Type: news

Taking stock of canadian population-based data sources to study child maltreatment: what's available, what should researchers know, and what are the gaps? - Bader D, Frank K, Kohen D.
Violence against children is a complex social, health, and legal issue in Canada associated with poor physical and mental health (PHAC, 2012; Burczyka, 2017). Eliminating violence against children is a target of multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs...
Source: SafetyLit - September 12, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

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