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CBC News - Health

Most people across Canada will no longer need to pay nurse practitioners for primary care - As of Wednesday, the federal government will require provinces and territories to start to pay for primary care services, including those provided by nurse practitioners. The new policy aims to ensure Canadians aren't being billed for "medically necessary services." Amina Zafar - News - Health - | 7 hours ago - |

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Brain and heart health are tied together. Here are 5 ways to control both -- Amina Zafar -- -

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'MAID is not death on demand': Physicians decry proposed Alberta assistance in dying bill -- Emily Rae Pasiuk -- News -- - -- Canada -- - -- Edmonton

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Transgender Quebecers face surgery delays, out-of-province patients get faster care -- Charlotte Glorieux -- News -- - -- Canada -- - -- Montreal

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Second Opinion -- Does hitting menopause before 40 cause major health issues later in life? Scientists are aiming to find out -- Lauren Pelley -- News -- - -- Health -- |

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Calgary for-profit plasma clinic rated 'non-compliant' during Health Canada inspection -- Jennifer Lee -- News -- - -- Canada -- - -- Calgary

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Northern Manitoba, Sask. communities working to resolve cross-border health-care issues -- Eric Westhaver -- News -- - -- Canada -- - -- Manitoba

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More than 67,500 Ontario kids waiting for core autism funding as demand grows -- Nicole Brockbank -- News -- - -- Canada -- - -- Toronto

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First Person - I've lived in 3 provinces. Canada's health care is anything but universal - Shannon Flaman - News - Canada - | March 29

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As patents on weight-loss drugs expire, doctors and patients hotly anticipate cheaper generics -- Abby Hughes -- -

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Warning about potent tranquilizer in Alberta's drug supply that defies overdose treatments -- Cameron MacCuish -- -

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Evacuated NASA astronaut says he couldn't speak in space. Why remains a mystery -- Marcia Dunn -- News -- - -- Health

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Asthmatic girl's treatment at Gatineau Hospital under review following her death -- Guy Quenneville -- -

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Dad speaks out after teen ordered banned testosterone booster online -- Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco -- -

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'Massive overdose' of sedative led to man's cardiac arrest, brain injury at Winnipeg hospital: lawsuit -- Ozten Shebahkeget -- -

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2 people experiencing homelessness died in past 24 hours, says Montreal mayor -- -

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Ontario budget boosting home care funding, but unlikely to reach long-term care bed goal -- Allison Jones and Liam Casey -- - -- |

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Physicians want N.L. to hit pause on a mandatory, province-wide electronic health information system -- Mark Quinn -- - -- |

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Alberta Health Services taking legal steps to try and recoup $49M for medication never received -- Janet French -- -

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Inside the Classroom - Country schools, modern problems and the long haul to help kids - Collin Gallant - News - Canada - Calgary - | March 26 - |

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Jury in Los Angeles finds Meta and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial -- News -- - -- World -- |

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Quebec introduces bill to make it easier to confine people in mental health crisis -- -

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Cuban health-care workers struggle to support the sick amid U.S. oil embargo -- Sylvia Thomson -- News -- - -- World

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World Tuberculosis Day in Iqaluit celebrates progress made to eliminate the disease -- Bianca McKeown -- -

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Montreal saw record 12 frostbite amputations in 2025, but none this year. Here's why -- Leah Hendry -- - -- |

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