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Hamilton plasma clinic under scrutiny: MPP urges inspection after Health Canada flags deficiencies
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Hamilton plasma clinic under scrutiny: MPP urges inspection after Health Canada flags deficiencies
Frequent donor says she got ill within 72 hours of donating plasma
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/plasma-grifols-blood-donation/article_2cffa016-ec20-5b67-8a63-fe071717ae86.html
12 days ago
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Outbreak infects 84 at King Campus eye clinic — patient wants answers
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Outbreak infects 84 at King Campus eye clinic — patient wants answers
Patient wants answers on how pink eye spread
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/pink-eye-king-campus-outbreak-conjunctivitis/article_1a46f644-4f80-5cbd-82a0-d476fefcb461.html
17 days ago
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Concerns about Hamilton doctor flagged to regulator before patient death
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Concerns about Hamilton doctor flagged to regulator before patient death
Neurosurgeon had a string of issues with his licence in Ontario and the United States
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/concerns-about-hamilton-doctor-flagged-before-patient-death/article_0e979116-d9e1-5076-b5ee-82196a7aeda6.html
2 months ago
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Hamilton youth mental-health clinic lost most therapists — and kids felt the impact
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Hamilton youth mental-health clinic lost most therapists — and kids felt the impact
City says changes shortened wait times and helped more children, but former staff say the overhaul at Hamilton’s Child and Adolescent Services disrupted care for vulnerable youth
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/youth-mental-health-exodus/article_9411c5d4-0536-58a5-90ba-f04cc9393f17.html
3 months ago
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Postpartum blind spot: Why Ontario is missing half of all severe pregnancy complications
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Postpartum blind spot: Why Ontario is missing half of all severe pregnancy complications
Hamilton research finds glaring gaps in pre and postpartum care
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/pregnancy-sepsis-postpartum/article_c719e5e2-09fc-5afa-97ed-5fa96e08718b.html
3 months ago
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Such an inspiring story: Six Nations man becomes Canada’s first doctor of public health
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Six Nations man becomes Canada’s first doctor of public health
Canada’s first doctor of public health brings Indigenous people to the “front of the line.”
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/indigenous-public-health-covid/article_429816e1-8abd-53d1-8cb2-a744f24171a5.html#tncms-source=hot-stories
3 months ago
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New NICU beds scrapped, jobs cut at St. Joseph’s Healthcare
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New NICU beds scrapped, jobs cut at St. Joseph’s Healthcare
Expansion meant to boost newborn care to 21 beds dropped as hospital moves ahead with staff cuts
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/nicu-hospital-cuts-nursing-jobs/article_11041622-a7c1-5bfe-8c47-260e17bb5e69.html
5 months ago
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Hamilton among worst hit by ‘catastrophic’ home-care supply shortages
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Hamilton among worst hit by ‘catastrophic’ home-care supply shortages
During the home-care crisis, Hamilton, Haldimand, Niagara and Brant were among the communities with the most complaints and calls for help, found Ontario’s patient ombudsman
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/hamilton-among-worst-hit-by-catastrophic-home-care-supply-shortages/article_aaad4355-eda3-548d-b2bf-2ed0c49fcba8.html
9 months ago
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Seven years of silence ended with the words, ‘thank God.’ How a surgeon gave a Hamilton dad his voice back
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Seven years of silence ended with the words, ‘thank God.’ How a surgeon gave a Hamilton dad his voice back
Seven years of silence ended with the words, ‘thank God.’
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/seven-years-of-silence-ended-with-the-words-thank-god-how-a-surgeon-gave-a/article_d0d91e88-de9d-5277-bd31-e8d65b177c4b.html
9 months ago
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How will Hamilton find $365 million to renovate Juravinski Hospital? Questions remain about whether the rebuild will go ahead in 2028 without cash from the city.
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How will Hamilton find $365 million to renovate Juravinski Hospital?
Questions remain about whether the rebuild will go ahead in 2028 without cash from the City of Hamilton.
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/how-will-hamilton-find-365-million-to-renovate-juravinski-hospital/article_b032d80c-0497-5bcd-be66-721f8ede4504.html
10 months ago
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How simple blood tests could transform cancer treatment
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How simple blood tests could transform cancer treatment
McMaster University looks to get ahead of the curve on “liquid biopsies.”
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/how-simple-blood-tests-could-transform-cancer-treatment/article_190a2fac-3982-509c-b295-8a435f307ce3.html
10 months ago
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More patients to get family doctors in Glanbrook, Binbrook
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More patients to get family doctors in Glanbrook, Binbrook
Hamilton Family Health Team to expand primary care with $834,200 from the provincial government
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/more-patients-to-get-family-doctors-in-glanbrook-binbrook/article_c302c999-3ac8-5ede-94e5-b16fb9c015e6.html
10 months ago
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Life-transforming hemophilia treatment tested on Hamilton patients
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Life-transforming hemophilia treatment tested on Hamilton patients
McMaster University researchers help show it’s safe to switch from emicizumab.
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/life-transforming-hemophilia-treatment-tested-on-hamilton-patients/article_fd2c553c-a391-5e33-980f-6fb7d95833bb.html
10 months ago
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‘Credit card companies don’t wait’: Province takes weeks to pay back $7,000 to single mom
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‘Credit card companies don’t wait’: Province takes weeks to pay back $7,000 to single mom
Special Services at Home is supposed to help families with disabled kids but backlogs have caused stress instead
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/credit-card-companies-dont-wait-province-takes-weeks-to-pay-back-7-000-to-single/article_0d74d373-d4a5-57e1-9276-c6e98430513f.html
10 months ago
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‘Recipe for disaster’: Speedy e-scooters send kids to McMaster’s ER
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‘Recipe for disaster’: Speedy e-scooters send kids to McMaster’s ER
Electric-powered rides might be the ‘cool toy,’ but a Hamilton doctor warns of the danger
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/recipe-for-disaster-speedy-e-scooters-send-kids-to-mcmasters-er/article_fef142b1-d884-516e-95b1-9ddbac5b3f5b.html
10 months ago
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Should city buses be free during heat waves? Advocates urge Hamilton to make bus fares optional during heat warnings.
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Should city buses be free during heat waves?
Should city buses be free during heat waves?
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/should-city-buses-be-free-during-heat-waves/article_448ab21f-cbb2-500e-b0e3-86f562f38256.html
11 months ago
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Faster, busier, better: How Hamilton’s ambulance crisis turned around
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Faster, busier, better: How Hamilton’s ambulance crisis turned around
As Michael Sanderson retires he’s leaving the Hamilton Paramedic Service in drastically different shape than when he started as chief
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/faster-busier-better-how-hamilton-s-ambulance-crisis-turned-around/article_c97d4e2d-afac-51a9-9446-e7ccbcf33588.html
11 months ago
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Is it safe for paramedics to treat patients instead of taking them to hospital? As ER visits rise, Hamilton researchers examine how paramedics can ease the pressure.
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Is it safe for paramedics to treat patients instead of taking them to hospital?
As emergency department visits rise, McMaster University researchers examine how paramedics can ease the pressure.
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/is-it-safe-for-paramedics-to-treat-patients-instead-of-taking-them-to-hospital/article_3603feeb-8c6a-5c94-9de8-a80dc5506357.html
11 months ago
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Dark skin was part of his identity until a medical condition stole it away. McMaster medical student felt isolated and misunderstood, so he created Canada’s first support group for vitiligo.
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Dark skin was part of his identity until a medical condition stole it away
McMaster University medical student felt isolated and misunderstood, so he created Canada’s first support group for vitiligo
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/dark-skin-was-part-of-his-identity-until-a-medical-condition-stole-it-away/article_1d7403c3-195c-52ea-9233-438102b67b53.html
11 months ago
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Not feeling well? Read this before you Google your symptoms
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Not feeling well? Read this before you Google your symptoms
Doctors speak out about alarming rise in DIY medicine
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/not-feeling-well-read-this-before-you-google-your-symptoms/article_f2f1cfb9-bb19-564d-ad2b-70330c49c87a.html
11 months ago
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Hamilton says sewage surveillance to detect disease is too costly
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Hamilton says sewage surveillance to detect disease is too costly
Price tag too high to bring back the monitoring tool started during the COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/hamilton-says-sewage-surveillance-to-detect-disease-is-too-costly/article_f436e5ad-df3e-546f-82e0-6734be1c7ef3.html
12 months ago
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Nine months after the fire, a new Wentworth Sports emerges Pickleball courts, basketball courts, batting cages and two indoor soccer fields are now at Hamilton sports facility. But no ice.
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Nine months after the fire, a new Wentworth Sports emerges
Pickleball courts, basketball courts, batting cages and two indoor soccer fields are now there. But no ice.
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/nine-months-after-the-fire-a-new-wentworth-sports-emerges/article_5e9bf844-3b95-5182-bcd7-f7bf4b2ed36a.html
12 months ago
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‘Historic moment’: Hamilton reforms public health decision-making
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‘Historic moment’: Hamilton reforms public health decision-making
Adding members of the community to board of health called momentous occasion
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/historic-moment-hamilton-reforms-public-health-decision-making/article_e3d0477c-340a-5e6d-826c-ab4b6a4878ce.html
12 months ago
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‘More upset about the prospect of losing my hair than I was of dying’: Treatment to avoid hair loss during chemotherapy not offered in Hamilton
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‘More upset about the prospect of losing my hair than I was of dying’: Treatment to avoid hair loss during chemotherapy not offered in Hamilton
Adina Isenberg said Paxman Scalp Cooling System to prevent hair loss made all the difference when she was being treated for breast cancer.
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/more-upset-about-the-prospect-of-losing-my-hair-than-i-was-of-dying-treatment/article_997be91b-f297-5fe0-89c8-5c159bfc97e2.html
12 months ago
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St. Joseph's Healthcare told to bring back library staff. Hamilton has far fewer workers for the vital service than Toronto and London.
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St. Joe’s told to bring back library staff
Hamilton has far fewer health library staff than Toronto and London
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/st-joes-told-to-bring-back-library-staff/article_d243aa10-bfc9-58b5-8000-548cc311560a.html
12 months ago
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While touring a therapy farm, I got a call that left me reeling This was supposed to be a story about how a new care farm in Brant will help others, instead it gave me solace as I grappled with a profound loss.
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While touring a therapy farm, I got a call that left me reeling
This was supposed to be a story about how a care farm in Brant will help others, instead it gave me solace as I grappled with a profound loss
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/while-touring-a-therapy-farm-i-got-a-call-that-left-me-reeling/article_5c784666-e198-58d0-9091-980d895757fc.html
12 months ago
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This area in Hamilton has Ontario’s worst rate of men dying too young. Disparities tied to income in national report calling for ‘urgent attention’ to men’s health
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This area in Hamilton has Ontario’s worst rate of men dying too young
Disparities tied to income in report by Movember Institute of Men’s Health that calls for “urgent attention” to men’s health
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/this-area-in-hamilton-has-ontarios-worst-rate-of-men-dying-too-young/article_67842e34-37ef-5223-adb7-0a314c4072f0.html
12 months ago
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While touring a therapy farm, I got a call that left me reeling This was supposed to be a story about how a new care farm in Brant will help others, instead it gave me solace as I grappled with a profound loss.
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While touring a therapy farm, I got a call that left me reeling
This was supposed to be a story about how a care farm in Brant will help others, instead it gave me solace as I grappled with a profound loss
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/while-touring-a-therapy-farm-i-got-a-call-that-left-me-reeling/article_5c784666-e198-58d0-9091-980d895757fc.html
12 months ago
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How to stop measles spread? Follow the work of a Hamilton researcher. Dr. Mark Loeb is getting a lifetime achievement award for showing how to stop the spread of infections against the backdrop of a measles outbreak.
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How to stop measles spread? Follow the work of a Hamilton researcher
Dr. Mark Loeb is getting a lifetime achievement award for showing how to stop the spread of infections against the backdrop of a measles outbreak
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/how-to-stop-measles-spread-follow-the-work-of-a-hamilton-researcher/article_4e7c2b86-2253-5a71-b37e-ec30d66fc2c6.html
about 1 year ago
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Hamilton pain clinic closed after neurosurgeon’s licence suspended
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Hamilton pain clinic closed after neurosurgeon’s licence suspended
Dr. Stefan Joseph Konasiewicz has had issues with his licence before in Ontario and three American states.
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/hamilton-pain-clinic-closed-after-neurosurgeons-licence-suspended/article_5c56b169-805c-5d76-b1e3-4f875b334a62.html
12 months ago
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McMaster researchers aim to determine how different experiences influence disease in aging.
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How aging is linked to life circumstances
McMaster University researchers aim to determine how different experiences influence disease in aging
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/how-aging-is-linked-to-life-circumstances/article_3612e8c7-4242-5163-b3d9-370b79f8de08.html
about 1 year ago
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How to stop measles spread? Follow the work of a Hamilton researcher. Dr. Mark Loeb is getting a lifetime achievement award for showing how to stop the spread of infections against the backdrop of a measles outbreak.
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How to stop measles spread? Follow the work of a Hamilton researcher
Dr. Mark Loeb is getting a lifetime achievement award for showing how to stop the spread of infections against the backdrop of a measles outbreak
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/how-to-stop-measles-spread-follow-the-work-of-a-hamilton-researcher/article_4e7c2b86-2253-5a71-b37e-ec30d66fc2c6.html
about 1 year ago
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He ran marathons and hiked Everest. But after being ravaged by long COVID, this Hamilton man can’t work — he can barely leave home Former teacher, sick for five years, fights to be taken seriously as pandemic fades into background.
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He ran marathons and hiked Everest. But after being ravaged by long COVID, this Hamilton man can’t work — he can barely leave home
Former teacher, sick for five years, fights to be taken seriously as pandemic fades into background.
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/long-covid-hamilton-teacher-robert-derosa/article_6f26ac46-1c42-5596-8c1b-e0782b55dd93.html
about 1 year ago
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Why are 16,000 fewer kids going to Hamilton’s libraries? HPL ups free programs and plans to move the children’s section at Central Library to turn around a citywide decline.
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Why are 16,000 fewer kids going to Hamilton’s libraries?
HPL ups free programs and plans to move the children’s section at Central Library to turn around a citywide decline.
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/why-are-16-000-fewer-kids-going-to-hamiltons-libraries/article_5aa11655-c68d-5478-b170-ef9bf04de378.html
about 1 year ago
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Private staffing contracts have become embedded in Canada’s health care system. Yet, there is little transparency or oversight around these contracts.
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Contract crisis: Temp workers cost nearly seven times more than Hamilton hospital staff for vital roles
Contracts obtained through an FOI request show HHS and St. Joseph’s turned to pricey private agencies amid an unprecedented staffing shortage.
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/contract-crisis-temp-workers-cost-nearly-seven-times-more-than-hamilton-hospital-staff-for-vital/article_425af52a-a008-57b9-b630-2355e995e0eb.html
about 1 year ago
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What you need to know about Hamilton’s new alcohol policy Tailgate parties would be banned on municipal property under changes that will be voted on by city councillors
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What you need to know about Hamilton’s new alcohol policy
Tailgate parties would be banned under changes to the Municipal Alcohol Policy that will be voted on by city councillors
https://www.thespec.com/news/council/hamilton-alcohol-policy-tailgating/article_9b965266-af5d-5b1a-9fe3-355b7b0e263e.html
about 1 year ago
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Fixing Hamilton’s widening health gap by finding out who is being left behind
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Fixing Hamilton’s widening health gap by finding out who is being left behind
Hamilton public health reports will soon provide sociodemographic data — or a plan to collect it.
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/fixing-hamiltons-widening-health-gap-by-finding-out-who-is-being-left-behind/article_d46c3eb2-6674-519b-a9d5-99bf129b2950.html
about 1 year ago
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Guide to navigating long COVID created by Hamilton-led team. More funding needed to keep recommendations up-to-date.
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Guide to navigating long COVID created by Hamilton-led team
More funding needed to keep the Canadian Guidelines for Post COVID-19 Condition up-to-date
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/guide-to-navigating-long-covid-created-by-hamilton-led-team/article_1cf5b324-df65-5627-aa52-5ba14e9c7a24.html
about 1 year ago
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Hamilton to combat disinformation threatening public health Call to action comes as measles is spreading in Ontario and thousands of Hamilton school kids were suspended for incomplete vaccine records.
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Hamilton to combat disinformation threatening public health
Call to action comes as measles is spreading in Ontario and thousands of Hamilton school kids were suspended for incomplete vaccine records.
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/hamilton-to-combat-disinformation-threatening-public-health/article_9eb0a94b-3b16-5819-8ac0-7e43a2472128.html
about 1 year ago
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Hamilton nurses are logging excessive overtime. Advocates say it’s ‘unreasonable,’ ‘unsustainable’ and ‘dangerous’ for patients and workers Data obtained by The Spectator raises questions about why there are no limits on the number of hours worked by nurses.
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Hamilton nurses are logging excessive overtime. Advocates say it’s ‘unreasonable,’ ‘unsustainable’ and ‘dangerous’ for patients and workers
Freedom of information data obtained by The Spectator raises questions about why there are no limits on the number of overtime hours nurses work.
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/hamilton-nurses-are-logging-excessive-overtime-advocates-say-its-unreasonable-unsustainable-and-dangerous-for-patients/article_5eeaab83-3dd0-5126-bedb-2d178974b250.html
about 1 year ago
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Hamilton nurses are logging excessive overtime. Advocates say it’s ‘unreasonable,’ ‘unsustainable’ and ‘dangerous’ for patients and workers Data obtained by The Spectator raises questions about why there are no limits on the number of hours worked by nurses.
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Hamilton nurses are logging excessive overtime. Advocates say it’s ‘unreasonable,’ ‘unsustainable’ and ‘dangerous’ for patients and workers
Freedom of information data obtained by The Spectator raises questions about why there are no limits on the number of overtime hours nurses work.
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/hamilton-nurses-are-logging-excessive-overtime-advocates-say-its-unreasonable-unsustainable-and-dangerous-for-patients/article_5eeaab83-3dd0-5126-bedb-2d178974b250.html
about 1 year ago
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Majority of Ontario hospitals projected a deficit for fiscal year that ended March 31. It is the fourth year in a row Hamilton Health Sciences projected a shortfall.
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Hamilton hospitals relying on lines of credit amid budget crisis
Hamilton Health Sciences has a deficit for the fourth year in a row.
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/hamilton-hospital-deficit/article_24a0d0f6-cf28-5d39-a860-5930ebac4c02.html
about 1 year ago
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Private clinic Grifols Hamilton paying up to $100 for plasma donations in lower-income area
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Private clinic Grifols Hamilton paying up to $100 for plasma donations in lower-income area
About 300 donations have been made since plasma collection centre opened in lower-income area of Hamilton.
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/private-clinic-grifols-hamilton-paying-up-to-100-for-plasma-donations-in-lower-income-area/article_98610cac-a3b6-53b5-8cbf-0d9628d5f176.html
about 1 year ago
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‘We constantly need new drugs’: Discovery in Hamilton backyard could lead to new antibiotics
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‘We constantly need new drugs’: Discovery in Hamilton backyard could lead to new antibiotics
With nothing left to treat some drug-resistant infections, first new class of antibiotics in 30 years could be a lifesaver
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/mcmaster-researchers-fighting-antibiotic-resistant-infections/article_6da26bcb-1c9f-5b68-8e5f-1fb71c5e48cb.html
about 1 year ago
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A father’s nightmare: Brantford dad haunted by son’s overdose death For years, Paolo Dinola tried to save his son from the throes of addiction and mental illness. What can a ‘broken’ system learn from the case of Aaron Dinola?
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A father’s nightmare: Brantford dad haunted by son’s overdose death
Paolo Dinola tried to save his son from opioid addiction and mental illness. What can a ‘broken’ system learn from the case of Aaron Dinola?
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/a-fathers-nightmare-brantford-dad-haunted-by-sons-overdose-death/article_269339ac-9984-5d76-aba5-9fdc4d42d81b.html
over 1 year ago
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The health gap is growing in Hamilton. What is public health doing to fix it?
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The health gap is growing in Hamilton. What is public health doing to fix it?
Hamilton Public Health Services report revealed a vast divide in health outcomes based on income, education, housing and race.
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/the-health-gap-is-growing-in-hamilton-what-is-public-health-doing-to-fix-it/article_472d3074-f78c-59ff-98d3-62406308f133.html
over 1 year ago
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A father’s nightmare: Brantford dad haunted by son’s overdose death For years, Paolo Dinola tried to save his son from the throes of addiction and mental illness. What can a ‘broken’ system learn from the case of Aaron Dinola?
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A father’s nightmare: Brantford dad haunted by son’s overdose death
Paolo Dinola tried to save his son from opioid addiction and mental illness. What can a ‘broken’ system learn from the case of Aaron Dinola?
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/a-fathers-nightmare-brantford-dad-haunted-by-sons-overdose-death/article_269339ac-9984-5d76-aba5-9fdc4d42d81b.html
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A centre that will pay donors up to $100 for plasma is getting ready to open in a lower-income area of Hamilton despite city councillors’ opposition to it.
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Council declared Hamilton a ‘paid-plasma-free zone.’ A for-profit blood donation clinic is opening anyway
Canadian Blood Services going ahead despite councillors declaring Hamilton a “paid-plasma-free zone.”
https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/council-declared-hamilton-a-paid-plasma-free-zone-a-for-profit-blood-donation-clinic-is/article_3ded7bc3-2d64-5d01-b472-c3049151efed.html
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Thanks to TVO’s The Agenda for inviting me to join a great discussion on Hallway Medicine. Lots to think about here before going to the ballot box.
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Do Voters Still Care About Hallway Medicine? | The Agenda
YouTube video by TVO Today
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgqft8fKlD4
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‘Demand action:’ Nurses, hospital workers ask voters to make health-care ‘crisis’ top of mind at the ballot box. A look at the health issues to consider while voting in the Ontario election.
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‘Demand action:’ Nurses, hospital workers ask voters to make health-care ‘crisis’ a ballot box issue
‘Demand action’: Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario urges voters to make health a top election issue to fix system ‘at a breaking point.’
https://www.thespec.com/politics/provincial-elections/demand-action-nurses-hospital-workers-ask-voters-to-make-health-care-crisis-a-ballot-box/article_835e96a1-a7c8-55c3-9829-7fc1b9156a83.html
over 1 year ago
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