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Contaminated surgical tools found in Grande Prairie operating room in April, AHS records show Retained tissue was found on instruments at the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital on at least two occasions this year according to meeting notes attained by CBC News in Access to Information and Privacy request. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/grande-prairie-hospital-contaminated-instruments-9.7301849?cmp=rss

Trump signs executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccinations U.S. ‌President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday calling for fewer childhood vaccinations by limiting the inoculation schedule to 11 immunizations. Health experts warn changing the inoculation schedule leaves more children vulnerable. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-order-childhood-vaccine-shots-spacing-9.7302161?cmp=rss

'Nobody is too far gone': Thunder Bay, Ont., woman in alcohol, addiction recovery calls for more resources Tara Johansson says she was stuck in a “vicious cycle” of alcoholism and addiction for years. Now, she’s helping others seek recovery in Thunder Bay, which has the highest opioid-related death rate in Ontario. She shared her story with CBC Thunder Bay, and is calling for more support to hel... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/tara-johansson-thunder-bay-recovery-9.7296789?cmp=rss

When mom was diagnosed with dementia, we had a blueprint for her care written by her Crystal MacCormac’s mother was diagnosed with vascular dementia at 65. The guidebook for managing her mother’s care was written by her mom, based on her experience caring for her own mother decades earlier. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/first-person-pei-dementia-crystal-maccormac-9.7290751?cmp=rss

Indigenous Nurses Day celebrates their contributions to the nursing profession
Indigenous Nurses Day is April 10, which is the birthdate of Edith Anderson Monture, a Kanien'kehá:ka (Mohawk) woman and the first First Nations woman to become a registered nurse in Canada. The day acknowledges the significant contributions of First Nation, Métis and Inuit nurses to health and wellness in the nursing profess...
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