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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss xmlns:cbc="https://www.cbc.ca/rss/cbc" version="2.0"> <channel> <title><![CDATA[CBC | Health News]]></title> <description><![CDATA[FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY]]></description> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/?cmp=rss</link> <copyright><![CDATA[Copyright: (C) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, http://www.cbc.ca/aboutcbc/discover/termsofuse.html#Rss]]></copyright> <docs><![CDATA[https://www.cbc.ca/rss]]></docs> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 12:14:18 EST</lastBuildDate> <image> <title><![CDATA[CBC | Health News]]></title> <url>https://www.cbc.ca/rss/image/cbc_144.gif</url> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/?cmp=rss</link> </image> <item cbc:type="story" cbc:deptid="2.632" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[Why family doctors across Canada are turning to AI scribes — and what it means for patients]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ai-scribe-second-opinion-1.7390574?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.7145945.1732305817!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ai.jpg' alt='robot fingers type on a keyboard ' width='620' height='349' title='No laws regulating the use of artificial intelligence currently exist in Alberta, but that is going to change in about 18 months, provincial officials say. '/>AI scribe software that's used to transcribe and summarize conversations between clinicians and patients is rolling out in several provinces to cut down on family doctors' administrative burden and keep them from quitting the profession, medical groups say.]]></description> <pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST</pubDate> <category>News/Health</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">1.7390574</guid> <cbc:authorName>Amina Zafar</cbc:authorName> </item> <item cbc:type="story" cbc:deptid="2.4957" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[Would you pay to see a family doctor faster? Quebecers are, and critics are worried]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/quebec-private-family-practice-1.7384784?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.7384827.1731698768!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/audrey-leveille-and-baby-william.jpg' alt='A mother and baby in a doctor's examining room.' width='620' height='349' title='Audrey Leveillé, left, brought her sick four-month-old baby, William, to Clinique Santé Plus, a private family practice in Vaudreuil, Quebec, about 45 kilometres outside of Montreal. Leveillé paid around $200 in order to avoid a long wait at a hospital emergency department, she said.'/>Critics say the situation in Quebec should act as a warning of what could happen elsewhere in Canada if incremental steps in the direction of privatization are allowed to add up to giant leaps.]]></description> <pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST</pubDate> <category>Radio/White Coat/ Black Art</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">1.7384784</guid> <cbc:authorName>Brandie Weikle</cbc:authorName> </item> <item cbc:type="story" cbc:deptid="2.651" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[Manitoba detects 1st confirmed case of recently identified mpox strain in Canada]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/clade-i-mpox-manitoba-case-1.7391518?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.7301577.1732383256!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/mpox.jpg' alt='A colourized electron microscope image provided by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 2024 shows Mpox virus particles, green, found within infected cultured cells, blue.' width='620' height='349' title='This colourized electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 2024 shows Mpox virus particles, green, found within infected cultured cells, blue. The virus particles are in various stages of maturity, which accounts for differences in shape. '/>Manitoba has detected the first confirmed case of a recently identified lineage of mpox in Canada. ]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:44:00 EST</pubDate> <category>News/Canada/Manitoba</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">1.7391518</guid> </item> <item cbc:type="story" cbc:deptid="2.663" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[Windsor FunGuyz, illegal magic mushroom shop, closing its doors]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-funguyz-closing-1.7391546?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.7391583.1732322697!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/funguyz-windsor.jpg' alt='A sign' width='620' height='349' title='The FunGuyz location in Windsor, Ont., will shut its doors Monday after repeat raids by police. A spokesperson said all 30 locations across Canada will close storefronts. '/>Windsor's illegal magic mushroom store, Fun Guyz, is one of more than 30 across the province closing for good. A spokesperson told CBC Windsor the shop on Ouellette Avenue will shutter its doors Monday.]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:23:11 EST</pubDate> <category>News/Canada/Windsor</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">1.7391546</guid> <cbc:authorName>Kathleen Saylors</cbc:authorName> </item> <item cbc:type="story" cbc:deptid="2.8984" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[His son's brain was damaged by E. coli. Now someone is exploiting their story to sell a questionable product]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/marketplace/food-sanitizer-marketplace-1.7388584?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.7388597.1732131801!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/lucas-parker-and-his-father-nathan.jpg' alt='A young boy and his dad look at the camera.' width='620' height='349' title='Nathan Parker says he’s heartbroken that his son Lucas’ name is now attached to a machine that might be hurting others.'/>A father finds his son's tragic story being used to sell a bogus product that claims to remove everything from pesticides to bacteria, including E.coli, from your food. We put that device to the test and discover not only is the product we bought no better than tap water — it's outright dangerous.]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST</pubDate> <category>News/Marketplace</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">1.7388584</guid> <cbc:authorName>Greg Sadler</cbc:authorName> </item> <item cbc:type="story" cbc:deptid="2.632" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[Bird flu case confirmed in U.S. child, health officials say]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/bird-flu-california-child-1.7391109?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.7391120.1732305681!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/bird-flu.jpg' alt='A colourized electron microscope image shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in canine kidney epithelial cell cultures (blue).' width='620' height='349' title='This colourized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26, 2024, shows avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow), grown in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) epithelial cells (blue). '/>Health officials on Friday confirmed bird flu in a California child — the first reported case in a U.S. minor.]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:46:21 EST</pubDate> <category>News/Health</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">1.7391109</guid> </item> <item cbc:type="story" cbc:deptid="2.638" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[Young people get health advice from social media. But can they tell good information from bad?]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/students-tackle-health-misinfo-1.7386095?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.7170513.1712846733!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/smartphone-home-screen-apps-social-media.jpg' alt='A close-up image of a teen boy holding a smartphone, his thumbs hovering over the apps -- including TikTok and Instagram -- on his home screen.' width='620' height='349' title='A close-up image of a teen holding a smartphone, his thumbs hovering over the apps -- including TikTok and Instagram -- on his home screen.'/>Most young people turn to social media with their questions, but end up getting an onslaught of bite-sized, dubiously reliable content. Students and experts alike say more extensive learning is needed to boost critical thinking skills and help them be savvier on social media.]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST</pubDate> <category>News/Canada</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">1.7386095</guid> <cbc:authorName>Jessica Wong</cbc:authorName> </item> <item cbc:type="story" cbc:deptid="2.636" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[Feds want $411 million to cover refugee health care as the number of new arrivals soars]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/refugee-health-care-costs-sevenfold-increase-1.7389847?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.7389953.1732221566!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/refugee-health-funding-20190327.jpg' alt='Asylum seekers line up to enter Olympic Stadium near Montreal.' width='620' height='349' title='Asylum seekers line up to enter Olympic Stadium near Montreal.'/>The federal government is asking Parliament to approve hundreds of millions of dollars in new spending to cover the health-care costs of eligible refugees and asylum seekers — a budget line item that has soared in recent years as the number of these newcomers reached record highs.]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST</pubDate> <category>News/Politics</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">1.7389847</guid> <cbc:authorName>John Paul Tasker</cbc:authorName> </item> <item cbc:type="video" cbc:deptid="2.652" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[Standing desks aren’t doing as much work as you think]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6570458?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/61356d81-1bf9-4725-94e0-f01c7d0c8717,1732283413894/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1280%2C720%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='Reporter in front of standing desk. White writing on the left reads 'Standing desks: Worth it?'' width='620' height='349' title=''/>You may think standing desks are a better alternative to a full day seated at a desk. But new evidence shows it's not that simple. ]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST</pubDate> <category></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">9.6570458</guid> </item> <item cbc:type="story" cbc:deptid="2.652" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[Petition by RFK Jr. fan pushes Montreal to stop putting fluoride in drinking water]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-west-island-fluoride-1.7390428?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.7390430.1732276237!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/mtl-fluoride-water-20241121.jpg' alt='montreal skyline from water' width='620' height='349' title='The skyline of the city of Montreal is seen on Thursday, November 5, 2020. Montreal is poised to stop putting fluoride in the water of several communities in a move spurred by a petition from a local resident who claims he was congratulated by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. '/>Montreal officials have opted to end water fluoridation in six West Island communities in a move spurred by a petition from a resident who claims he has the support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 07:04:18 EST</pubDate> <category>News/Canada/Montreal</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">1.7390428</guid> <cbc:authorName>Maura Forrest</cbc:authorName> </item> <item cbc:type="story" cbc:deptid="2.632" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[Rising threat of nitazenes joins fentanyl in Canada's toxic drug supply]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/nitazenes-1.7389061?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.6950971.1732149860!/fileImage/httpImage/image.GIF_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/opioids.GIF' alt='Firefighters in Ottawa are responding to more opioid calls, and administering more doses of naloxone. ' width='620' height='349' title='Firefighters in Ottawa are responding to more opioid calls, and administering more doses of naloxone. '/>The toxic drug crisis has taken more than 47,000 lives in Canada since 2016 and the synthetic opioid fentanyl has become a household name. But now, an even more potent class of synthetic drug is showing up in drug busts across the country: nitazenes.]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST</pubDate> <category>News/Health</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">1.7389061</guid> <cbc:authorName>Amina Zafar</cbc:authorName> </item> <item cbc:type="story" cbc:deptid="2.659" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[Foot care 'not being recognized as the need it is': Sask. nurse]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/health-care-advocates-call-wider-coverage-foot-care-1.7389958?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.7390000.1732223113!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/healthcare-practitioners-dealing-with-foot-issues.jpg' alt='A healthcare practitioner in blue gloves handles a foot, grasping its sole. ' width='620' height='349' title='With only 22 registered podiatrists in Saskatchewan, patients are seeking the service of foot care nurses, who are not eligible for insurance or most government funding. '/>Health-care advocates are sounding the alarm on foot care coverage in Saskatchewan. With only 22 registered podiatrists in the province, patients are seeking the service of foot-care nurses, who are not eligible for insurance or government funding.]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 06:00:00 EST</pubDate> <category>News/Canada/Saskatchewan</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">1.7389958</guid> <cbc:authorName>Chris Edwards</cbc:authorName> </item> <item cbc:type="video" cbc:deptid="2.659" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[A fall would be 'disastrous' for this woman: see how she searches for safe access after a snowfall]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6570568?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/da21c9f6-4578-4303-85ee-980c7fb55c22,1732203363773/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='Woman in wheelchair on snow covered sidewalk' width='620' height='349' title='CBC News follows Tasnim Jaisee and her father along as they navigate the streets of Saskatoon after the first snow storm. Jaisee has osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as the brittle bone disease.'/>CBC News follows Tasnim Jaisee and her father along as they navigate the streets of Saskatoon after the first snow storm. Jaisee has osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as the brittle bone disease.]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST</pubDate> <category></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">9.6570568</guid> </item> <item cbc:type="story" cbc:deptid="2.701" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[Where did COVID-19 originate? Saskatoon lab helps with genetic analysis that points to animal market]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/where-did-covid-19-originate-saskatoon-lab-helps-with-genetic-analysis-that-points-to-animal-market-1.7386847?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.5432115.1731973631!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/1194134292.jpg' alt='A woman wears a mask while pushing a wheelbarrow past the closed Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market' width='620' height='349' title='WUHAN, CHINA - JANUARY 17: (CHINA OUT) A woman wears a mask while pushing a wheelbarrow past the closed Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, which has been linked to cases of Coronavirus, on January 17, 2020 in Wuhan, China. Local authorities have confirmed that a second person in the city has died of a pneumonia-like virus since the outbreak started in December. (Photo by Getty Images)'/>A team of scientists, including one from Saskatoon, say they have strong evidence the COVID-19 virus jumped from infected animals to humans in a market in Wuhan, China, and didn't originate with a lab leak.]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 04:00:00 EST</pubDate> <category>News/Canada/Saskatoon</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">1.7386847</guid> <cbc:authorName>Alexandre Silberman</cbc:authorName> </item> <item cbc:type="story" cbc:deptid="2.656" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[A year after their loved one died in hospital, N.S. family struggles to understand what went wrong]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/shavonne-lees-emergency-room-death-westville-aberdeen-1.7387618?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.7387630.1732046425!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/wesley-and-sheila-lees.JPG' alt='A man and a woman are shown holding photos of their daughter sitting on a couch.' width='620' height='349' title='Wesley and Sheila Lees are pushing for improvements to emergency care 14 months after the death of their daughter Shavonne.'/>More than a year after the death of their daughter, Wesley and Sheila Lees say they're still trying to understand what unfolded at the Aberdeen Regional Hospital, and what needs to change to prevent similar tragedies. ]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 05:00:00 EST</pubDate> <category>News/Canada/Nova Scotia</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">1.7387618</guid> <cbc:authorName>Gareth Hampshire</cbc:authorName> </item> <item cbc:type="story" cbc:deptid="2.654" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[Largest N.B. measles outbreak in decades pushing Canada's case count to 5-year high]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/measles-outbreak-new-brunswick-cases-vaccine-canada-1.7388431?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.7207877.1715970655!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/measles-virus-particle.jpg' alt='Colorized transmission electron micrograph of a measles virus particle.' width='620' height='349' title='Colorized transmission electron micrograph of a measles virus particle (red). Public Health Ontario says the recent death of a child marks the province’s first deadly case of measles since 1989 — as far back as its data goes.'/>A measles outbreak in New Brunswick is set to push Canada's annual case count to the highest it's been in five years, highlighting how infectious the disease is and how low vaccination rates have allowed it to take hold, says an immunologist.]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 14:45:28 EST</pubDate> <category>News/Canada/New Brunswick</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">1.7388431</guid> <cbc:authorName>Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon</cbc:authorName> </item> <item cbc:type="story" cbc:deptid="2.651" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[Canadian scientists urged to end government-funded research with China in sensitive areas]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/stop-research-canada-china-report-1.7387395?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.5039148.1723235712!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/dna-missing-persons.jpg' alt='A person holding multiple tubes' width='620' height='349' title='Founded in 2017, the DNA Doe Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to identifying unidentified individuals using investigative genetic genealogy.'/>The new head of the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg has some homework to do before taking over in January — starting with a long-awaited parliamentary committee report that recommends ending all government-funded research in sensitive areas with people or entities from within China.]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 18:36:56 EST</pubDate> <category>News/Canada/Manitoba</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">1.7387395</guid> <cbc:authorName>Karen Pauls</cbc:authorName> </item> <item cbc:type="story" cbc:deptid="2.632" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[In Canada's universal health system, mental health care is not so universal: report]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/cmha-report-mental-health-care-1.7386745?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.7386749.1731967440!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/leanne-minichillo.jpg' alt='A woman with dark hair sits on a bench wearing a pink top and blue vest. ' width='620' height='349' title='Leanne Minichillo, vice-chair of CMHA’s National Council of Persons with Lived Experience, in Toronto.'/>About 2.5 million people — nearly the populations of Manitoba and Saskatchewan combined — aren't getting adequate care for their mental health, according to a new report.]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 06:01:00 EST</pubDate> <category>News/Health</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">1.7386745</guid> <cbc:authorName>Amina Zafar</cbc:authorName> </item> <item cbc:type="story" cbc:deptid="2.637" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[Tom's of Maine toothpaste tainted with bacteria, says U.S. Food and Drug Administration]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/toms-of-maine-toothpaste-bacteria-fda-1.7388689?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.7388740.1732133149!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/57204262.jpg' alt='The logo for Tom's of Maine.' width='620' height='349' title='A Tom's of Maine sign is seen at the manufacturing plant March 28, 2006 in Sanford, Maine. A recent inspection of a Tom's of Maine facility found that the company's toothpaste was made using bacteria-tained water, among other health violations, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.'/>A recent inspection of a Tom's of Maine facility found that the company's toothpaste was made using bacteria-tainted water, among other health violations, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:11:38 EST</pubDate> <category>News/Business</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">1.7388689</guid> <cbc:authorName>Jenna Benchetrit</cbc:authorName> </item> <item cbc:type="story" cbc:deptid="2.651" cbc:syndicate="true"> <title><![CDATA[Grace Hospital's ER saw nearly double patient capacity in overcrowding 'catastrophe,' doctor says]]></title> <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/grace-er-wait-times-november-2024-1.7386659?cmp=rss</link> <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/1.7386663.1731964060!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/dr-doug-eyolfson.JPG' alt='A man in a black jacket and glasses looks forward.' width='620' height='349' title='Dr. Doug Eyolfson'/>Dr. Doug Eyolfson says Grace's ER was built to handle 30 active patients, but that number surged to 52 on Sunday — with another 40 people in the waiting room. He said some people waiting for a bed were left on stretchers in the hallways.]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 06:00:00 EST</pubDate> <category>News/Canada/Manitoba</category> <guid isPermaLink="false">1.7386659</guid> </item> </channel> </rss>