18-year-old UBC student with disability first in Canada to use Swiss driving system

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An 18-year-old UBC student is the first in Canada to be licensed to be on the road using the Joysteer electronic driving system that allows people with minimal hand function to control a vehicle with a single joystick.



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Bike and pedestrian-friendly Vancouver not so friendly to disabled people, prof says

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“When you make it hard to park, maybe you are encouraging people who are able to walk and bike … to take the bus. Me? You’re just keeping me out," says a professor with mobility disability.



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Going the distance: Corner Brook woman driving 120 km for family doctor

Dawn Duffy and her daughter Taylor

A long search for a family physician was successful for one woman, although she's clocking hundreds of kilometres for her checkups.



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Health Canada OK's non-prescription nasal spray overdose antidote

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Health Canada has authorized non-prescription use of naloxone nasal spray to temporarily reverse opioid overdoses.



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Trudeau won't give premiers commitment to meet on health-care funding

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has written to Canada's provincial and territorial premiers, saying he will not commit to meet with them to discuss a new health accord before mid-December, as they had demanded in a recent letter.



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Loneliness equals a pack a day

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Loneliness may be hazardous to your health. @NightshiftMD gauges the impact of social isolation.



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Homeopathic teething tablets and gels may pose a risk to infants and children: FDA

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is calling for parents to steer clear of homeopathic teething products because of potential risks.



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