Ontario’s 1st cases of another mpox variant reported in Toronto | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto public health officials are advising those eligible for a mpox vaccine to get one after a new type has been confirmed in the city and province for the first time. According to Toronto Public Health, two travel-related cases of mpox clade Ib were confirmed this […]
Registration of U.S. nurses in B.C. soars amid recruitment push | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] This summer, Alex Alvarez will pack her belongings and make the 3,500-kilometre trek with her husband, young son and Boston Terrier from Anchorage, Alaska, to Nanaimo, B.C. — a city she’s never visited — to work as a registered nurse. Alvarez is among hundreds of American health-care workers the province says are relocating to […]
Ontario government home care vendor paid ransom to regain access to its servers: report | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A medical supplies vendor, contracted by Ontario’s taxpayer-funded home care agency, paid out a ransom demand last year, after its systems were accessed and data belonging to as many as 200,000 patients was locked, according to an Ontario government agency report. In April 2025, servers belonging to Ontario Medical Supply — which works with […]
Saskatchewan says ‘standing still’ not an option under new health-care plan | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] After hinting at it a week ago, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has unveiled his plan to address health care, which focuses on improving access. But the opposition NDP say the plan is a “recycle” of a health-care strategy from 14 years ago. Moe said the “Patients First Health Care Plan” will ensure people get […]
Goblet Squats Can Be A ‘Game-Changer’ For People With Back Pain
[ad_1] If your knees aren’t in Megan Thee Stallion shape, that’s OK; “Spanish squats”, which offload the strain of the movement to a resistance band, can help. And if you’re struggling with back pain, which affects 80% of UK adults at some point in their lives, “goblet squats” might be helpful to add to your […]
Ontario health agency vendor suffered major ransomware attack in 2025 | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A vendor contracted by the agency in charge of overseeing Ontario’s home care system suffered a ransomware attack, Global News can reveal – details the province didn’t share after the incident. Ontario Health atHome, a body created by the Ford government to coordinate resources for home care and palliative patients, came under scrutiny last […]
We Have Good News And Bad News About Whether You Can Eat Sprouted Onions
[ad_1] Turns out you don’t have to toss out all mouldy cheese. If it’s hard, like Parmesan, you can usually cut the damaged bit out and remain safe (though you should never do that with softer versions, like brie, cream cheese, and ricotta). And given that they’re not soft and wrinkly, potatoes with small eyes […]
Oilers forward Janmark has season-ending surgery | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] By The Canadian Press The Canadian Press Posted March 6, 2026 2:13 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers will be without Mattias Janmark for the rest of the season. Head coach Kris Knoblauch says the 33-year-old forward has had surgery for an undisclosed […]
I Asked Two Doctors The Bowel Cancer Red Flags They’d Never Ignore
[ad_1] Medical advice provided by Dr Asiya Maula, private GP at The Health Suite, and Dr Donald Grant, GP and Senior Clinical Advisor at The Independent Pharmacy. Recently, new data found that 40% of bowel cancer cases occur among under-65s. We recently asked two doctors, Dr Asiya Maula and Dr Donald Grant, to share their […]
Shortage of estrogen patches in B.C. but officials say not to worry | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] B.C. health officials say there is a shortage of estrogen patches in the province, but say there are other options available. “I write a lot of prescriptions for menopausal hormone therapy, and there is definitely a shortage of estrogen patches that women are using,” naturopathic doctor Allana Polo told Global News. “So we’ve just […]