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New NICU beds scrapped, jobs cut at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Expansion meant to boost newborn care to 21 beds dropped as hospital moves ahead with staff cuts

New NICU beds scrapped, jobs cut at St. Joseph’s Healthcare
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Hamilton among worst hit by ‘catastrophic’ home-care supply shortages During the home-care crisis, Hamilton, Haldimand, Niagara and Brant were among the communities with the most complaints and calls for help, found Ontario’s patient ombudsman

Hamilton among worst hit by ‘catastrophic’ home-care supply shortages
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Seven years of silence ended with the words, ‘thank God.’ How a surgeon gave a Hamilton dad his voice back Seven years of silence ended with the words, ‘thank God.’

Seven years of silence ended with the words, ‘thank God.’ How a surgeon gave a Hamilton dad his voice back
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How will Hamilton find $365 million to renovate Juravinski Hospital? Questions remain about whether the rebuild will go ahead in 2028 without cash from the City of Hamilton.

How will Hamilton find $365 million to renovate Juravinski Hospital?
Questions remain about whether the rebuild will go ahead in 2028 without cash from the city.
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How simple blood tests could transform cancer treatment McMaster University looks to get ahead of the curve on “liquid biopsies.”

How simple blood tests could transform cancer treatment
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More patients to get family doctors in Glanbrook, Binbrook Hamilton Family Health Team to expand primary care with $834,200 from the provincial government

More patients to get family doctors in Glanbrook, Binbrook
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Life-transforming hemophilia treatment tested on Hamilton patients McMaster University researchers help show it’s safe to switch from emicizumab.

Life-transforming hemophilia treatment tested on Hamilton patients
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‘Credit card companies don’t wait’: Province takes weeks to pay back $7,000 to single mom Special Services at Home is supposed to help families with disabled kids but backlogs have caused stress instead

‘Credit card companies don’t wait’: Province takes weeks to pay back $7,000 to single mom
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‘Recipe for disaster’: Speedy e-scooters send kids to McMaster’s ER Electric-powered rides might be the ‘cool toy,’ but a Hamilton doctor warns of the danger

‘Recipe for disaster’: Speedy e-scooters send kids to McMaster’s ER
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Should city buses be free during heat waves? Should city buses be free during heat waves?

Should city buses be free during heat waves?
Advocates urge Hamilton to make bus fares optional during heat warnings.
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Faster, busier, better: How Hamilton’s ambulance crisis turned around As Michael Sanderson retires he’s leaving the Hamilton Paramedic Service in drastically different shape than when he started as chief

Faster, busier, better: How Hamilton’s ambulance crisis turned around
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Is it safe for paramedics to treat patients instead of taking them to hospital? As emergency department visits rise, McMaster University researchers examine how paramedics can ease the pressure.

Is it safe for paramedics to treat patients instead of taking them to hospital? As ER visits rise, Hamilton researchers examine how paramedics can ease the pressure.
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Dark skin was part of his identity until a medical condition stole it away McMaster University medical student felt isolated and misunderstood, so he created Canada’s first support group for vitiligo

Dark skin was part of his identity until a medical condition stole it away. McMaster medical student felt isolated and misunderstood, so he created Canada’s first support group for vitiligo. #HamOnt
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Not feeling well? Read this before you Google your symptoms Doctors speak out about alarming rise in DIY medicine

Not feeling well? Read this before you Google your symptoms
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Hamilton says sewage surveillance to detect disease is too costly Price tag too high to bring back the monitoring tool started during the COVID-19 pandemic

Hamilton says sewage surveillance to detect disease is too costly
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Nine months after the fire, a new Wentworth Sports emerges Pickleball courts, basketball courts, batting cages and two indoor soccer fields are now there. But no ice.

Nine months after the fire, a new Wentworth Sports emerges
Pickleball courts, basketball courts, batting cages and two indoor soccer fields are now at Hamilton sports facility. But no ice.
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‘Historic moment’: Hamilton reforms public health decision-making Adding members of the community to board of health called momentous occasion

‘Historic moment’: Hamilton reforms public health decision-making
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‘More upset about the prospect of losing my hair than I was of dying’: Treatment to avoid hair loss during chemotherapy not offered in Hamilton Adina Isenberg said Paxman Scalp Cooling System to prevent hair loss made all the difference when she was being treated for breast cancer.

‘More upset about the prospect of losing my hair than I was of dying’: Treatment to avoid hair loss during chemotherapy not offered in Hamilton
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St. Joe’s told to bring back library staff Hamilton has far fewer health library staff than Toronto and London

St. Joseph's Healthcare told to bring back library staff. Hamilton has far fewer workers for the vital service than Toronto and London.
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While touring a therapy farm, I got a call that left me reeling This was supposed to be a story about how a care farm in Brant will help others, instead it gave me solace as I grappled with a profound loss

While touring a therapy farm, I got a call that left me reeling
This was supposed to be a story about how a new care farm in Brant will help others, instead it gave me solace as I grappled with a profound loss.
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This area in Hamilton has Ontario’s worst rate of men dying too young Disparities tied to income in report by Movember Institute of Men’s Health that calls for “urgent attention” to men’s health

This area in Hamilton has Ontario’s worst rate of men dying too young. Disparities tied to income in national report calling for ‘urgent attention’ to men’s health
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While touring a therapy farm, I got a call that left me reeling This was supposed to be a story about how a care farm in Brant will help others, instead it gave me solace as I grappled with a profound loss

While touring a therapy farm, I got a call that left me reeling
This was supposed to be a story about how a new care farm in Brant will help others, instead it gave me solace as I grappled with a profound loss.
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How to stop measles spread? Follow the work of a Hamilton researcher Dr. Mark Loeb is getting a lifetime achievement award for showing how to stop the spread of infections against the backdrop of a measles outbreak

How to stop measles spread? Follow the work of a Hamilton researcher.
Dr. Mark Loeb is getting a lifetime achievement award for showing how to stop the spread of infections against the backdrop of a measles outbreak.
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Hamilton pain clinic closed after neurosurgeon’s licence suspended Dr. Stefan Joseph Konasiewicz has had issues with his licence before in Ontario and three American states.

Hamilton pain clinic closed after neurosurgeon’s licence suspended
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How aging is linked to life circumstances McMaster University researchers aim to determine how different experiences influence disease in aging

McMaster researchers aim to determine how different experiences influence disease in aging.
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How to stop measles spread? Follow the work of a Hamilton researcher Dr. Mark Loeb is getting a lifetime achievement award for showing how to stop the spread of infections against the backdrop of a measles outbreak

How to stop measles spread? Follow the work of a Hamilton researcher.
Dr. Mark Loeb is getting a lifetime achievement award for showing how to stop the spread of infections against the backdrop of a measles outbreak.
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He ran marathons and hiked Everest. But after being ravaged by long COVID, this Hamilton man can’t work — he can barely leave home Former teacher, sick for five years, fights to be taken seriously as pandemic fades into background.

He ran marathons and hiked Everest. But after being ravaged by long COVID, this Hamilton man can’t work — he can barely leave home
Former teacher, sick for five years, fights to be taken seriously as pandemic fades into background.
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Why are 16,000 fewer kids going to Hamilton’s libraries? HPL ups free programs and plans to move the children’s section at Central Library to turn around a citywide decline.

Why are 16,000 fewer kids going to Hamilton’s libraries?
HPL ups free programs and plans to move the children’s section at Central Library to turn around a citywide decline. #HamOnt
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Contract crisis: Temp workers cost nearly seven times more than Hamilton hospital staff for vital roles Contracts obtained through an FOI request show HHS and St. Joseph’s turned to pricey private agencies amid an unprecedented staffing shortage.

Private staffing contracts have become embedded in Canada’s health care system. Yet, there is little transparency or oversight around these contracts.
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What you need to know about Hamilton’s new alcohol policy Tailgate parties would be banned under changes to the Municipal Alcohol Policy that will be voted on by city councillors

What you need to know about Hamilton’s new alcohol policy
Tailgate parties would be banned on municipal property under changes that will be voted on by city councillors
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