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Get kids back to school sooner after concussion for a better recovery, new study says

Get kids back to school sooner after concussion for a better recovery, new study says

A new Canadian study says that kids who have suffered a concussion should get back to school sooner to give them a better recovery.
Renovated ER at Nova Scotia's Cumberland Regional Health Centre to reopen next month

Renovated ER at Nova Scotia's Cumberland Regional Health Centre to reopen next month

After months of delay, renovations at a hospital emergency department in northern Nova Scotia are drawing to a close. The provincial health authority says the newly renovated space at the Cumberland Regional Health Centre in Amherst, N.S.
Ontario expanding free tuition program to paramedic and lab tech students

Ontario expanding free tuition program to paramedic and lab tech students

LONDON, Ont. — Ontario is expanding a grant that sees the province pay for tuition for students who enrol in some health-care programs.
Lilly shares slip as FDA seeks more Alzheimer's drug data

Lilly shares slip as FDA seeks more Alzheimer's drug data

Eli Lilly shares slipped Friday after regulators said they need to see more data on the company’s application for a quick approval of its potential Alzheimer’s disease treatment.
Study: Sports help people with intellectual disabilities lower risk of depression

Study: Sports help people with intellectual disabilities lower risk of depression

A study on the positive impact the Special Olympics has on its athletes has given John Bryden hope that he'll be able to speak with his daughter Carly again.

Inspections of Ukrainian grain ships halved since October

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Inspections of ships carrying Ukrainian grain and other food exports have slowed to half their peak rate under a U.N.
Cannabis company Hexo regains compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement

Cannabis company Hexo regains compliance with Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement

GATINEAU, Que. — Hexo Corp. says the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC has informed the cannabis company that it has regained compliance with minimum bid price requirements. Gatineau, Que.

Nigeria confirms diphtheria outbreak; 25 dead in one state

KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian health authorities confirmed an outbreak of diphtheria Friday and reported that 25 people, most of them children, have died so far in one of the worst-hit states in the country's north.
Japan to lower COVID-19 to flu status, further easing rules

Japan to lower COVID-19 to flu status, further easing rules

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday announced plans to downgrade the legal status of COVID-19 to the equivalent of seasonal influenza in the spring, a move that would further relax mask wearing and other preventive measures a

Recall of soft, semi-soft surface-ripened cheeses triggered by illness outbreak

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for Le Fromage au Village and La Vache à Maillotte brand soft and semi-soft surface-ripened cheese due to possible Listeria contamination.