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Health Singer Billy Joel said Friday he was recently diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus and that it was affecting his hearing, vision and balance. What is the brain disorder and how can it be treated? Symptoms can be similar to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseasesCBC News · Posted: May 23, 2025Continue Reading

Health Waitlists for mental health and substance use services are one of the deterrents for girls and young women in Canada looking for professional help, a new report from Statistics Canada suggests. Break down barriers for young people looking for mental health help, psychologists say Amina Zafar · CBC NewsContinue Reading

The late-stage cancer diagnosis of former U.S. president Joe Biden has some medical professionals wondering how the disease was able to go undetected when his health had been under intense scrutiny near the end of his presidency. In a statement on Sunday, Biden’s office said the 82-year-old has been diagnosedContinue Reading

Health Members of the World Health Organization have adopted an agreement intended to improve preparedness for future pandemics following the disjointed global response to COVID-19. Absence of the U.S. casts doubt on the treaty’s effectivenessThomson Reuters · Posted: May 20, 2025 10:20 AM EDT | Last Updated: May 20 WHOContinue Reading

Health Canadians who need a hip or knee replacement could get the surgery quickly without needing more operating rooms or funding if surgeons worked off a centralized list of patients, the author of a new study says. Eliminating prolonged wait times for joint replacement surgery possible, Ontario research suggests AminaContinue Reading

Health A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving after getting an experimental gene editing treatment made just for him. Baby one of 350 million people worldwide with rare diseasesThe Associated Press · Posted: May 15, 2025 4:43 PM EDT | Last Updated: MayContinue Reading

Health The World Health Organization has reduced its management team by half and will have to scale back operations, its director-general said on Wednesday, four months after the United States announced it was leaving the agency and cutting funding. UN agency facing 21% budget cut amid U.S. withdrawalThomson Reuters ·Continue Reading

Health A global study from UNICEF suggests many Canadian kids are unhappy, with social struggles such as bullying and difficulty making friends among the sources of their anguish. Progress on indicators of child well-being has largely stalled in Canada, report says Amina Zafar · CBC News · Posted: May 14,Continue Reading

Ontario hospitals paid for-profit staffing agencies $9.2 billion over a decade, a finding that comes as one hospital aims to stop its use of temp services by September. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives commissioned Monday’s report, titled Hollowed Out: Ontario Public Hospitals and the Rise of Private Staffing Agencies.Continue Reading