Unions representing health-care workers in Newfoundland and Labrador say a surge in COVID-19 infections in employees and residents of long-term care homes is worsening staffing shortages and impacting the quality of care provided in these facilities.
A 51-year-old Ontario woman with severe sensitivities to chemicals died by medically-assisted suicide after her desperate search for affordable housing free of cigarette smoke and chemical cleaners failed, advocates say.
Adults who have a history of allergies may also have an increased risk of high blood pressure and developing coronary heart disease, according to new analysis of cross-sectional survey data from the U.S.