In Canada’s universal health system, mental health care is not so universal: report

Lentils: Natural weight-loss food – SUCH TV

Lentils: Natural weight-loss food – SUCH TV

Lentils are brimming with fiber, which is crucial to satisfying your hunger and reducing your appetite. This food is rich in soluble fiber, which also lowers blood cholesterol as it gives you that full feeling you need to avoid temptation and help with weight loss. Not only that, but because they boast a bevy of … Read more

Pakistan’s 2024 poliovirus cases reach 50

Pakistan’s 2024 poliovirus cases reach 50

A representational image showing a health worker administering polio vaccine drops to a child. — AFP/File Officials say KP has so far recorded 11 cases. Term Tank a severely poliovirus-affected district. Balochistan has registered most cases this year. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s poliovirus tally jumped to 50 for the ongoing year, officials said on Tuesday, as the … Read more

Pakistan’s polio cases hit half-century mark in 2024

Pakistan’s polio cases hit half-century mark in 2024

A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during a polio vaccination campaign at a slum area in Lahore on August 2, 2021. — AFP  ISLAMABAD: The number of poliovirus cases in Pakistan has risen to 50 this year, officials announced on Tuesday, as the country continues its fight against the disease that … Read more

Student nurse attacked with knife at Vancouver hospital, union says

Student nurse attacked with knife at Vancouver hospital, union says

The B.C. Nurses’ Union says a student nurse was attacked with a knife at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) on Thursday, during what the union president says was the victim’s first clinical placement. A Vancouver Police Department spokesperson says officers responded to an assault around 9 a.m. PT on Thursday at the hospital, and a 37-year-old … Read more

Robot helps bring physiotherapy and rehabilitation services to rural First Nations

Robot helps bring physiotherapy and rehabilitation services to rural First Nations

Rehabilitation and physiotherapy services can be crucial in maintaining quality of life, especially as people age, but many in rural Manitoba have had little to no access to those services. Now regular and essential physio and rehab services are being offered to people in Pinaymootang First Nation and Lake Manitoba First Nation through the help of a videoconferencing robot, … Read more