at 18:16 on June 18, 2013, EDT.

Alberta Health Services reverses cuts to home, palliative and continuing care

EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services has reversed several decisions affecting palliative, home care and continuing care.

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at 16:13 on June 18, 2013, EDT.

New Brunswick health minister says catastrophic drug plan on the way

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's health minister says he expects to begin rolling out parts of a catastrophic drug program as early as this fall.

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at 14:56 on June 18, 2013, EDT.

HEALTHBEAT: July 1 brings changes to way diabetics on Medicare purchase blood testing supplies

WASHINGTON - Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar — but it also may cause some confusion as patients figure out the new system.

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at 23:37 on June 17, 2013, EDT.

Study finds high rate of mental illness in Calgary homeless population

CALGARY - A study has found there is an "overwhelmingly high" rate of undiagnosed and untreated psychiatric illness among Calgary's homeless population.

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at 19:51 on June 17, 2013, EDT.

Earliest known MERS outbreak, in Jordan, infected at least 10 people

The earliest known outbreak of the MERS coronavirus infected at least 10 people, with testing still underway on blood samples from seven people who were likely exposed during the April 2012 incident, officials in Jordan and in the United States have revealed.

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at 15:45 on June 17, 2013, EDT.

Doctors say public purse and public health at risk because of government cuts

OTTAWA - Public health and the public purse are in danger because of cuts to refugee health funding, doctors and refugee advocates said Monday as they protested the cuts across the country.

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