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Alberta's Budget Crisis: Why Spending Cuts Matter More Than Tax Hikes
Alberta's debt interest payments are crowding out funding for hospitals and schools. The real problem isn't...
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Mission Hospital ER Closures Extended: Community Faces Longest Stretch Yet Without Overnight Care
Mission Memorial Hospital's ER remains closed overnight through May 4 due to staffing shortages, marking the longest...
USA
AI Chatbots Delivering Dangerous Medical Advice: Study Reveals Critical Gaps in Healthcare Information
New study finds AI chatbots provide dangerously inaccurate medical information in roughly half of responses, raising...
Alberta
Alberta Doctors Warn New Private Diagnostic Testing Plan Could Backfire on Public Healthcare
Alberta doctors warn new private diagnostic testing plan could flood public healthcare with false positives and...
Health
Critical Hours Lost: Medical Experts Say Young Woman's Death From Sepsis Was Preventable
Medical experts say Ontario woman Heather Winterstein could have survived sepsis if infection was detected earlier....
Canada
Travel Nursing Agency Faces Fraud Allegations Over Mystery EV Rentals
Newfoundland's auditor general flags "potential billing fraud" as travel nursing agency allegedly billed taxpayers for...
Health
Alberta Set to Shake Up Healthcare: Self-Referred Diagnostic Tests Coming This Year
Alberta set to allow Albertans to book private diagnostic tests without doctor referrals, becoming Canada's first...
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Alberta's New Private Medical Testing Plan Raises Red Flags Over Dynalife Lessons
Alberta's new direct-access medical testing legislation sparks concerns about privatization and echoes of the failed...
Health
Wrong Medication for Months: How a Pharmacy Error Left a Canadian Woman in the ER
A New Brunswick woman took the wrong medication for six months after a pharmacy mix-up, exposing dangerous gaps in...
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Democrats Split Between Activist Demands and Kitchen-Table Concerns as 2028 Race Takes Shape
Democrats face pressure from activists over foreign policy while party leaders warn voters care most about housing,...
USA
One in Five Health Claims Denied: How Americans Are Fighting Back Against Insurance Companies
20% of health insurance claims are denied. One executive's eight-year battle for back surgery approval sparked a new...
USA
Insurance Denials Hit Home: Americans Fight Back Against Healthcare Coverage Rejections
Over 73% of Americans say healthcare denials are a major problem. New advocacy firms are now fighting insurance...
Health
Maritime Provinces Team Up to Fight Skyrocketing Travel Nurse Costs
Maritime provinces announce plan for public travel-nurse agency to combat skyrocketing private contractor costs costing...
Alberta
Alberta nurses demand weapons screening at hospitals after Royal Alexandra ER stabbing
Alberta nurses demand weapons screening at hospitals after Royal Alexandra ER stabbing left man with life-threatening...
Health
Ontario Misses Federal Deadline to Fund Nurse Practitioners, Leaving Healthcare Gap
Ontario missed the April 1 federal deadline to publicly fund nurse practitioners and has no plan in place, despite...