Camille Bains
TorontoStar
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Advocates want national standards for including LGBTQ identities in medical records
Correcting health-care providers who typically assume he’s heterosexual gets tiringfor Jeremy Long, who wants his queer identity to be acknowledged an... → Read More
Lack of B.C. transplant surgeons means donated kidneys are sent elsewhere: doctors
VANCOUVER - Sukinder Mangat has been waiting 11 years for a kidneytransplant while enduring dialysis three times a week as part of a routine that leav... → Read More
Advocates urge collection of race-based data via health cards to address inequities
All Canadian jurisdictions should routinely collect data on racial and Indigenous identity to help address inequities in health care, and the best way... → Read More
99% drop in Ozempic shipments to U.S. residents after B.C. introduces restrictions
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says there’s been a 99 per cent drop in the number of online Ozempic prescriptions filled by Americans from... → Read More
Time to ditch your gas stove for health reasons? The answer is ‘murky,’ experts say
A Canadian study suggests an association between household use of gas stoves and a higher risk of asthma in some kids. However, like other recent stud... → Read More
ER staff say recruit more doctors, nurses or risk worse conditions
Resuscitating trauma patients on the floor of emergency roomsandexamining sick people on stretchers instead of beds has become an increasingly tough r... → Read More
Women have harder time getting help after stroke due to gender roles: report
Diane Baronette’s stroke symptoms in 2021 were initially misdiagnosed at a local emergency room, which resulted in serious mobility issues she’s deali... → Read More
Pregnant people should be especially vigilant when wildfires pollute the air: doctor
Smoke from wildfires in parts of Alberta, British Columbia and now Nova Scotia has doctors warning pregnant people to take extra precautions against b... → Read More
Provinces must seek anti-smoking measures in Big Tobacco settlement: health groups
In an open letter, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Canadian Lung Association and Heart and Stroke Foundation say governments should make cutting tobacco use a top priority in talks that began four years ago as part of the provinces’ lawsuits seeking a collective $500 billion in damages. → Read More
Canadian researcher helps define new standards for diagnosing concussions
VANCOUVER - Remembering what happened after she hit her head on the ice while playing hockey is tough for Meg Kerekes, but she knows how that particul... → Read More
Doctors concerned more people using cannabis during pregnancy
Researchers say an increase in emergency room visits and hospitalizations related to cannabis use by pregnant women is raising concerns about risks in... → Read More
Some doctors, patients want Canada to follow U.S. proposal for earlier mammograms
The co-chair of a Canadian health panel says there’s no need for women to start having routine mammograms at age 40, despite new draft recommendations... → Read More
N.S. man files human rights complaint after late husband denied wish to donate tissue
A Nova Scotia man has filed a federal human rights complaint alleging discrimination after his husband’s dying wish to donate bodily tissues such as s... → Read More
Nova Scotia mom wants policy change for organ, tissue donors after gay son’s death
When Liam Dee began receiving hospice care shortly after starting his nursing career, he knew the rare cancer that had ravaged his body meant his orga... → Read More
Women’s heart health conference aims to raise awareness beyond ‘bikini medicine’
Michelle Logeot refers to the biggest health scare of her life as “the event,” the type she does not want other women to experience when doctors misdi... → Read More
Researchers want Health Canada to post updated data on effects of drinking alcohol
Researchers behind the latest guidance on drinking alcohol want Health Canada to update findings on its website to inform the public about safe levels of consumption. → Read More
Health minister says stiffer rules could prevent over-prescribing to U.S. patients
RICHMOND, B.C. - The federal health minister says regulations governing medical practice may have to be strengthened in each province to prevent “inco... → Read More
Lack of data on transit violence amounts to ‘blanket of ignorance’: researcher
Canada needs standardized data on violence on transit systems to help tackle issues ranging from a lack of mental health supports to eroding public tr... → Read More
Report says long COVID could impact economy
A report released Thursday by Canada’s chief science adviser says she considers COVID-19 the “head” of the pandemic but long COVID its “tail” as the illness inflicts sign... → Read More
Study finds promise in single-shot COVID treatment
A new study finds promise in a drug associated with significantly reduced hospitalizations among high-risk patients who received an injection in the early stages of COVID-19 infection. Edward Mills, o... → Read More