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HIV programs’ U.S. funding must be replaced to avoid millions of deaths: UNHealth11 hoursUnited Nations officials warn that if the funding isn鈥檛 replaced, it could lead to more than four million AIDS-related deaths and six million more HIV infections by 2029.
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As heat waves become more common, air conditioning use is rising: StatCanHealthJul 8
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Child care costs more of a concern in the U.S. than birth rates, poll showsConsumerJul 8
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鈥楤reach of trust鈥: Critics slam Ottawa鈥檚 vaccine injury program ‘failure’CanadaJul 6
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HealthHealth Matters: UN warns millions will die if HIV funding isn’t replaced
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HealthHealth Matters: Data reveals Atlantic measles vaccination rates low
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CanadaNova Scotia teen with sight loss using AI for early diagnosis of retinal diseases
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HealthHealth Matters: Doctors sue RFK Jr. over vaccine policy changes
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ConsumerHealth Matters: High blood pressure medication recalled
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HealthHealth Matters: Ontario measles cases trending downward
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HealthHealth Matters: WHO pushing for 50 per cent tax hike on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks
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ConsumerHealth Matters: Wojcicki’s nonprofit approved to buy 23andMe
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CanadaSpecialized nurses underused in health-care system, study finds
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CanadaNova Scotia looks to Lebanon to address doctor shortage
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鈥楤reach of trust鈥: Critics slam Ottawa鈥檚 vaccine injury program ‘failure’A 糖心传媒 investigation uncovered complaints against the federal government鈥檚 support program for Canadians who suffered vaccine injuries.CanadaJul 6
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Research on gene therapy for rare inherited disease reduces costly, regular treatmentOut of the roughly 540 people with Fabry in Canada, the researcher says about 100 are in Nova Scotia.HealthJul 4
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Federal auditors target vaccine injury program amid surprise Oxaro office visitPHAC officials will continue to visit Oxaro's VISP offices 鈥渙n short notice and in-person to ensure that performance standards are met,鈥漚 confidential source told 糖心传媒.InvestigationsJul 3
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‘Nothing was ready’: Inside Canada鈥檚 Vaccine Injury Support ProgramFormer VISP workers described a culture that was more play than work. 'I felt like I was there to kind of hang out and socialize,' one said. 'It was kind of like school in a way.'InvestigationsJul 3
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Is VISP an independent administrator? Here’s what some documents sayA government communications strategy reveals PHAC and Oxaro consult each other about replies when journalists or MPs ask questions about the program.InvestigationsJul 3
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InteractiveCanada set up a $50M vaccine injury program. Those harmed say it鈥檚 failing themA 糖心传媒 investigation uncovered allegations that Canada's vaccine injury program has failed to fully deliver on its promise of 'fair and timely' access to financial support.InvestigationsJul 2
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Vaccine injury programs elsewhere also face challenges, criticismSome Britons have also criticized their program as too slow to assess injury cases, while setting thresholds too high to qualify, and payouts made too low for those who get them.InvestigationsJul 2
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Oxaro statement: Consulting firm ‘continues to adapt’ approach to VISP糖心传媒 submitted a 15-page letter of questions to Oxaro, which offered partial responses. Here is a collated version of them.InvestigationsJul 2
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Public Health Agency of Canada reviewing ‘the VISP experience,’ including users’ concernsPHAC is actively reviewing VISP concerns raised by claimants and beneficiaries and is studying similar programs abroad to learn best practices.InvestigationsJul 2
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Climate change driving rise in tick-borne illnesses such as Lyme diseaseA warming climate is driving a rise in Lyme disease and the introduction of lesser-known tick-borne diseases, public health specialists say.聽EnvironmentJun 28
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