Many patients in understaffed hospitals don’t need medical help any more, but stay because spaces in long-term care or the community are scarce. The Globe examined the scope of the problem and what’s being done. Theresa Ainsborough sat slouched in a wheelchair outside her hospital room on a Monday afternoon in March, as her daughter …
Research now tells us that COVID doesn’t discriminate when it comes to heart problems. Until now, people who suffered mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 were thought to have dodged the brunt of the virus’s brutal side effects. But new evidence has revealed that anyone infected with COVID is at higher risk for heart issues—including clots, inflammation, and arrhythmias—a …
News comes on heels of more than 500 gymnasts calling on her to do exactly that. Canada’s Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is freezing Gymnastics Canada’s funding until the national federation signs on with the new Office of Sports Integrity Commissioner. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/gymnastics/gymnastics-letter-freeze-funding-1.6527343
Francis didn’t acknowledge Catholic Church’s leading role in residential schools, says senator who chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Pope Francis faced blistering, high-profile criticisms over his apology to Indigenous survivors of residential schools in Canada from those who say it fell far short of the demands and expectations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2022/07/26/pope-franciss-apology-fails-to-meet-truth-and-reconciliation-call-to-action-sinclair.html
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