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B.C. woman says she can’t get transplant because of cost to stay in VancouverChristina Derksen-Unrau needs a lung transplant but says she can't get on the list because she doesn't have enough money to live in Vancouver for post-operative care.Health12 hours
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Migrant worker battling cancer finally gets medical card in Nova ScotiaA migrant worker from Jamaica spent months without health care after being fired from her job on a farm, and while battling cancer.HealthMar 18
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New tech lets Surrey NICU doctors monitor babies’ ‘most important organ’New technology able to monitor how much oxygen an infant's brain is using is helping staff at Surrey Memorial Hospital's NICU save young lives.HealthMar 11
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B.C. senior discharged from hospital alone with no ride to home 120km awayA B.C. senior said she was discharged from hospital in Kamloops at night with no way to get back to her home in Clearwater 120 kilometres away.HealthMar 7
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Ontario invests $1.6 billion for new buildings at Toronto mental health hospitalThe province says the money will go toward the design and construction of the buildings at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.HealthFeb 29
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B.C. diabetics hoping for ‘life-changing’ coverage in new pharmacare billPharmacare legislation flowing from a deal between the federal Liberals and NDP is expected to be introduced in the House of Commons as early as Thursday or Friday.HealthFeb 28
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Study finds rural ground wells increase risk of higher radon levelsRadon is a harmful radioactive gas that forms naturally when uranium, thorium or radium break down in rocks, soil and groundwater.HealthFeb 26
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Alberta intends to opt out of national pharmacare planAlberta intends to opt out of the proposed national pharmacare plan.CanadaFeb 25
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Nearly 1 in 4 Canadians skipping pills, not renewing prescriptions due to cost: pollThe poll, which surveyed 2,048 adults in Canada, show 22 per cent reported splitting pills, skipping doses or deciding not to fill or renew a prescription due to cost.CanadaFeb 15
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Manitoba international students face health-care dilemma due to lack of coverageA report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives showcases international students struggles with a lack of health-care coverage.HealthFeb 14
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