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Canada seeks warning on prescription painkillers amid rising deaths

January 23, 2017April 2, 2017amp Leave a comment

January 23, 2017 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters

As deaths from powerful painkillers continue to rise, Canada is pursuing unprecedented measures to curb their use, including requiring cigarette-style warning stickers on every prescription, Health Minister Jane Philpott told Reuters.

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Assisted death bill could land Canadian government in court all over again

April 21, 2016April 24, 2016amp Leave a comment

April 21, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Just when you thought Canada’s years-long legal battle over assisted death was finished, the federal government may find itself back in court, being sued again over allegedly unconstitutional laws.

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Attawapiskat’s suicide emergency is no surprise to anyone paying attention

April 11, 2016April 23, 2016amp Leave a comment

April 11, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Patrick Cain and Katie Scott, Global News

Perhaps the most gutting thing about Attawapiskat’s suicide emergency is how unsurprising it is to those closest to the crisis.

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Abortion pill Mifegymiso comes to Canada this spring – but it may not make abortion more accessible

April 5, 2016May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

April 5, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

The abortion pill Mifegymiso comes to Canada this spring, and prescribers will be trained in its use this month. But it may not make abortions accessible to Canadians who can’t access them now – at least not at first.

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Feds won’t require potent opioids to be tamper-resistant

April 4, 2016April 9, 2016amp Leave a comment

April 4, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Health Canada has decided not to require controlled-release opioid painkillers to be tamper-resistant, saying that measure wouldn’t help Canada’s fastest-growing drug problem, which kills hundreds of people across the country each year.

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Facing lawsuit, PEI will start offering abortions

March 31, 2016May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

March 31, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Prince Edward Island will no longer be the only province in Canada where you can’t get an abortion.

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Health Minister ‘will be checking’ on provinces’ abortion access plans

February 23, 2016May 30, 2016amp Leave a comment

February 23, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

Health Minister Jane Philpott says she’ll be following up on conversations she’s had with P.E.I.’s health minister, among others, to ensure they’re improving access to abortion.

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Key questions ahead of Canada’s assisted death report

February 22, 2016March 13, 2016amp Leave a comment

February 22, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

A special joint committee will give the federal government its recommendations on physician-assisted death Thursday, bringing Canada a step closer to setting up a framework for doctors to help their patients die.

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Refugee health care’s coming back. Will doctors get the memo?

February 19, 2016February 21, 2016amp Leave a comment

February 19, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

The six-year-old girl with an agonizing stomachache was turned away from the Montreal walk-in clinic: They only treat refugees who pay a fee first, they said.

The girl’s mom couldn’t afford the fee. So they left.

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Refugee health care will be fully restored April 1, feds say

February 18, 2016February 21, 2016amp Leave a comment

February 18, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News

All refugees and refugee claimants will get extended health care as of April 1 — six months after the Liberals came to office and five months after they made a special provision allowing Syrian refugees to access care.

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