The Canadian Dental Care Plan is set to start providing coverage next month, but there's concern that not enough dentists will enroll to provide care to the seniors that have already signed up. Some seniors are being advised to seek alternatives to dentists, such as dental hygienists. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for April 15, 2024.
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EV infrastructure provider EnviroSpark was desperate to recruit new staff when Tesla's entire team came onto the market all at once.
What your kids eat now has a big impact on their health for much of their life. Experts explain why you should be particularly cautious of these foods.
A 55-year old man reduced signs of Alzheimer’s in his blood through lifestyle changes and a personalized regime of supplements and medications.
In “The Last Alzheimer’s Patient,” CNN chief medical correspondent follows Alzheimer’s patient Cici Zerbe who says her symptoms have been reversed after participating in Dr. Dean Ornish’s clinical trial on the effects of intensive lifestyle changes on the progression of mild cognitive impairment or early dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease. That peer-reviewed study will be published in the journal “Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy” in June 2024. Dr. Ornish’s program includes a plant-based diet, regular exercise, group support, yoga or meditation.Watch the full documentary on CNN’s “The Whole Story” premiering on May 19th at 8p et/pt and streaming on MAX on June 18th.
Cutting-edge cancer treatments are essentially useless for patients barely clinging to life, a new study shows.
A teen died after taking the One Chip Challenge due to a hidden heart defect. Learn about the risks and warnings.
A child under five years old has died of measles in Ontario, according to the provincial public health agency — the first such death in the province since 1989, when tracking began.In an update published Thursday, Public Health Ontario (PHO) said the child was not vaccinated against the highly infectious respiratory virus. It did not indicate when the child died or their specific age.The provincial agency said in an email statement that the death was reported by Hamilton Public Health Services."
Two high-profile cancer stories prompted national interest in prostate cancer and breast cancer.
Early menopause after breast cancer brings on saggy skin, painful sex, and brain fog — here's what to expect.
Ford is soliciting manufacturing money-saving ideas for its electric vehicles in a new memo sent this week.
Though your pre-retirement income alone isn't enough to determine whether you'll retire comfortably, it certainly plays a role. For example, if you're earning a middle-class salary, the amount you can...
Hypertension, while common, can lead to heart disease and stroke if unmanaged, leading medics to often refer to it as a "silent killer".
Loblaw Companies Ltd. says it's agreed to sign onto a long-planned code of conduct for grocery retailers, as long as other industry players do, too. The code is intended to level the playing field for suppliers and smaller retailers.
"These are the stories that were being played and replayed in my mind throughout my pregnancy, but the reality was so different."
WASHINGTON (AP) — Whether it's tapioca balls or computer chips, Taiwan is stretching toward the United States and away from China — the world's No. 2 economy that threatens to take the democratically ruled island by force if necessary. That has translated to the world’s biggest maker of computer chips — which power everything from medical equipment to cellphones — announcing bigger investments in the U.S. last month after a boost from the Biden administration. Soon afterward, a Taiwanese semicon
CAIRO (AP) — The 35 American and other international doctors came to Gaza in volunteer teams to help one of the territory’s few hospitals still functioning. They brought suitcases full of medical supplies and had trained for one of the worst war zones in the world. They knew the health care system was decimated and overwhelmed. The reality is even worse than they imagined, they say. Children with horrific amputations. Patients with burns and maggot-filled wounds. Rampant infections. Palestinian
A new crop of virus variants, dubbed FLiRTs, threatens to disrupt the disease’s downward trend this summer. CNN’s Meg Tirrell reports.
The confirmed cases of a waterborne disease caused by a parasite have more than doubled.
