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This CBC article highlights the difficulties smaller cities and towns are having with the opioid crisis. Here's an excerpt:
A related report released Wednesday by the Canadian Institute for Health Information says people in smaller Canadian cities were hospitalized due to opioid poisoning at far higher rates on average in 2017 compared to large cities.
"We previously had thought that the opioid crisis is a big-city issue … but this analysis shows us that the opioid crisis affects smaller communities as well as bigger communities," said Roger Chen, program leader with the CIHI opioid reporting team.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/opioid-poisoning-hospitalization-rates-rural-manitoba-1.4942762
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Hospitalizations due to opioid poisoning continue to rise nationwide, but it's smaller cities, around the size of Brandon, Man., that are the hardest hit, a new national report suggests.Another gift for HSC!
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$5M donation set to help fund new cancer treatment equipment at HSC
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It’s equipment that can save limbs, enhance cancer treatments and help some patients heal faster.The Health Sciences Centre Foundation says a $5-million donation will pay half the tab to add …Opposition leader Wab Kinew said the mobile cancer clinics "provide essential health care to thousands of women outside Winnipeg" and should be back in operation:
www.chrisd.ca/2018/12/09/manitoba-mobile-cancer-screening-cancelled/
Kinew Calls on Manitoba to Restore Mobile Cancer Units | ChrisD.ca
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WINNIPEG -- Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew is calling on the province to restore its mobile cancer clinics after several screening appointments were cancelled at the last minute.