Women's health
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Spain becomes 1st Western country to offer time off work for period painA reform bill introduced by the Spanish government seeks to grant the right to menstrual leave, would remove sales tax on sanitary products, and would improve abortion access.HealthMay 12
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One year later, advocates say $45M sexual, reproductive health fund not yet releasedThe federal government announced the fund, to be spread out over three years starting in 2021-22, in last year's budget.HealthMay 8
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NDP promise to ‘fully cover’ birth control under OHIP if elected in JuneOntario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said the promise can be done "within weeks" of the June 2 provincial election.PoliticsApr 21
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Canadian endometriosis patients face ‘substandard’ quality of care: expertsCanadian women with endometriosis wait years to be diagnosed and face 'substandard' treatment compared to elsewhere in the world, experts say.HealthNov 14, 2021
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Heart to heart: Manitoba spending $650K on women’s healthThe Manitoba government is launching a social impact bond in partnership with Reh-Fit Centre and the Victoria General Hospital Foundation aimed at supporting women's heart health.EconomySep 8, 2021
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Quiet grief: Albertans open up about stigma and suffering after pregnancy loss'As a mother, you connect with that baby quickly. It's not just sad and disappointing -- it causes you to feel like you have lost a loved one,' said one Albertan about miscarriage.HealthMay 4, 2021
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‘Phenomenal’: Patients welcome Atlantic Canada’s first multidisciplinary endometriosis clinicThe IWK Health Centre in Halifax will soon be home to Atlantic Canada's first multidisciplinary clinic for endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain.HealthMar 22, 2021
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Heart and Stroke Foundation finds new ways to fundraise and raise awareness amid pandemic"This is the number one killer of women," said Dr. Tara Sedlak, Vancouver General Hospital cardiologist, about heart health.Jan 15, 2021
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Fredericton councillors reconsidering opening meetings with poem after poet laureate reads abortion versePoet laureate Jenna Lyn Albert triggered the controversy when she read a poem about a personal experience with abortion written by Conyer Clayton.CanadaSep 29, 2020
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Coronavirus: Lack of women’s care could see nearly 1M unplanned pregnancies globallyAcross 37 countries, nearly 2 million fewer women received services between January and June than in the same period last year, a new report says.HealthAug 19, 2020
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