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CBC News - Health

Canada to put health warning labels directly on cigarettes in world first - Health Canada has announced new warning labels to be printed directly on cigarettes in an effort to deter new smokers, encourage quitting and reduce tobacco-related deaths. It's a world first that experts hope will have a significant impact. Adam Miller - Health - | 2 hours ago - |

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U.S. ruling gives Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, immunity from opioid lawsuits - World - | 2 hours ago

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Canadian researchers use AI to find a possible treatment for bacteria superbug - Mouhamad Rachini - Radio - The Current - | 3 hours ago - |

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Some patients opt to pay for U.S. cancer screening, even as new B.C. program seeks to lift backlog - Canada - British Columbia - | May 30 - |

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Ontario hospitals brace for summer ER staffing challenges -- Hospitals in smaller and rural Ontario communities have been recruiting, training, and poring over schedules in the hopes of avoiding another summer wave of temporary ER closures — though the problem never really went away. -- Allison Jones

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ER doctors at 2 more B.C. hospitals say staffing crisis leaves patients with 'undignified' care - Dozens of emergency doctors from two more hospitals in B.C.'s Lower Mainland have joined a chorus of emergency room physicians speaking out about the dire situation inside their hospital departments, pushing the total number of staff who've spoken out in the last two weeks alone to more than 70. Belle Puri - Canada - British Columbia - | May 29 - |

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B.C. initiative aims to expand genetic screening for Ashkenazi Jewish people at risk of hereditary cancers -- An imminent pilot project will study the prevalence of the BRCA mutations among Ashkenazi Jewish peoples in B.C. and aims to offer free, voluntary genetic testing to everyone with that heritage. -- Moira Wyton

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Q&A - Brain surgeon Henry Marsh on what it felt like to receive his own bad cancer news - Amina Zafar - Radio - White Coat - Black Art - | May 27 - |

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Free medications produce overall health-care savings in Ontario trial, new study suggests - Bethany Lindsay - Health - | May 27 - |

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More concern, more letters from Alberta ER doctors saying health system in crisis -- Jennifer Lee -- Canada -- - -- Calgary -- |

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B.C. concussion researchers propose change to 'wildly inconsistent' way the brain injury is diagnosed -- Canada -- - -- British Columbia -- |

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Video - How do we solve the family doctor shortage? May 24

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190 Calgary doctors warn emergency rooms 'collapsing' in open letter -- Jennifer Lee -- Canada -- - -- Calgary -- |

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Video -- Renfrew County's virtual pandemic project might be short-term fix for family doctor shortage -- Omar Dabaghi-Pacheco -- Canada -- - -- Ottawa

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Biotech company expands antibody research, production facilities in Vancouver with government cash boost -- Canada -- - -- British Columbia -- |

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Video -- With Still, Michael J. Fox wanted to get real about sharing his journey with Parkinson's disease -- Joseph Pugh -- Entertainment -- |

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Cannabis use sending more pregnant Canadians to hospital, new study finds -- Bethany Lindsay -- |

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Senior physician warns of a crisis in one of B.C.'s busiest ERs -- Belle Puri -- Canada -- |

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How the polio epidemic revolutionized modern medicine -- Oliver Thompson -- Radio

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Manitoba chiropractor cleared of misconduct after posting pro-vaccine news story -- Kristin Annable -- Canada

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Patient claims she suffered brain injury after B.C. doctors lost track of opioids given for pain -- Rhianna Schmunk -- Canada

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National dental plan must address major access and equity issues, disability advocates say - Bethany Lindsay - Health - | May 20

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Family medicine for all: Community health centres serve their neighbours, but capacity issues remain -- Amil Niazi -- Radio -- - -- White Coat -- - -- Black Art -- |

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He wasn't worried by the spot on his tongue. His dental hygienist thought it looked like cancer -- Ishita Verma -- Canada

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THE DOSE -- It took 60 years, but RSV vaccines are just around the corner — and could make a big difference -- Isabelle Gallant -- Radio -- - -- White Coat -- - -- Black Art

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New campaign sheds light on 'invisible' crisis of concussions and domestic violence -- Mouhamad Rachini -- Radio

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From cancer to mental health, firefighters battle on long after the smoke clears -- Padraig Moran -- Radio -- |

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Drop in cancer diagnoses in 2020 possibly linked to COVID-19 disruptions: Statistics Canada -- Camille Bains -- |

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