# health services (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover health services. Page: Feed: --- ## [Alberta Seniors Deserve Better Care, Which Means AgeCare Workers Deserve Better Working Conditions](http://www.friendsofmedicare.org/agecare_working_conditions) _2026-08-18 · Alyssa Pretty · News - Friends of Medicare_ EDMONTON — Bargaining is ongoing at a number of AgeCare continuing care facilities in Alberta, where staff have not had a contract since 2022 . The union representing these workers, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, has issued a formal complaint over bargaining delays, and has reported the employer has offered meager wage increases of just 1% over four years. They also report that there… ## [New Menopause Clinic Coming in September](https://www.bvihsa.vg/new-menopause-clinic-coming-in-septempber) _2026-08-18 · Desiree Vergara · BVIHSA_ Dr. Sutherland-Vaccianna – OBGYN/Certified Menopause Specialist at the BVIHSA New Menopause Clinic Coming in September Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – August 18, 2026 – The BVI Health Services Authority ## [Nigerian Government launches inter-ministerial platform to harness population for economic growth](https://wardcnigeria.substack.com/p/nigerian-government-launches-inter) _2026-08-14 · WARDC · WARDC SRHR NEWS UPDATE_ 🟢 Nigerian Government launches inter-ministerial platform to harness population for economic growth ## [Paid Plasma Collection Pause is Good News for Albertans’ Safety; Time to Ban it Altogether](http://www.friendsofmedicare.org/paid_plasma_pause) _2026-08-14 · Alyssa Pretty · News - Friends of Medicare_ EDMONTON — Private, for-profit plasma collector Grifols has announced they are temporarily pausing blood plasma collection at all of its donation centres across Canada , including collection sites here in Alberta. This news came after months of public scrutiny on the company’s operations following the deaths of two individuals who sold their plasma at a Grifols site in Winnipeg. ## [Sokoto Strengthens Family Planning Access Through Reproductive Health Commodity Investment](https://wardcnigeria.substack.com/p/sokoto-strengthens-family-planning) _2026-08-07 · WARDC · WARDC SRHR NEWS UPDATE_ Welcome to this week’s SRHR News Update, your trusted roundup of policy actions, government commitments and interventions shaping sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) across Nigeria. ## [Benue Government Strengthens Maternal Health Services Through Comprehensive SRHR Training](https://wardcnigeria.substack.com/p/benue-government-strengthens-maternal) _2026-07-31 · WARDC · WARDC SRHR NEWS UPDATE_ 🟢 Benue Government Strengthens Maternal Health Services Through Comprehensive SRHR Training ## [FG Expands Digital Birth Registration to Strengthen Maternal and Child Health Services](https://wardcnigeria.substack.com/p/fg-expands-digital-birth-registration) _2026-07-24 · WARDC · WARDC SRHR NEWS UPDATE_ 🟢 FG Expands Digital Birth Registration to Strengthen Maternal and Child Health Services ## [Alberta Takes Another Step Towards Two-Tier Health Care with Orders in Council](http://www.friendsofmedicare.org/oic_step_towards_two_tier) _2026-07-24 · Alyssa Pretty · News - Friends of Medicare_ EDMONTON — This Wednesday, as Canada’s Premiers were meeting in Charlottetown for the Council of Federation, the Alberta government quietly issued Orders in Council which reclassified all preventive health testing services as non-insured extended health services, as well as other regulatory changes. ## [Joint statement: Canada’s health workforce united: investing in health care keeps Canada strong](http://www.friendsofmedicare.org/canadas_health_workforce_united) _2026-07-23 · Alyssa Pretty · News - Friends of Medicare_ Friends of Medicare is a signatory to the following joint statement from the Canadian Medical Association : As health advocates and clinicians on the frontlines, we know what is needed to improve health care access and build a stronger country and workforce. That’s why our organizations are calling on Canada’s premiers gathered in Charlottetown to invest in solutions that create a healthier… ## [Health coalitions call on premiers to protect public health care in the face of two-tier threat](http://www.friendsofmedicare.org/health_coalitions_call_on_premiers) _2026-07-22 · Alyssa Pretty · News - Friends of Medicare_ CHARLOTTETOWN — Public health care advocates rallying outside the premiers’ Council of the Federation meeting are demanding Canada’s premiers stop the spread of American-style, two-tier health care before it takes root nationwide. ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/D0akC6whfhnN) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [Federal Government Advances New National Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy](https://wardcnigeria.substack.com/p/federal-government-advances-new-national) _2026-07-17 · WARDC · WARDC SRHR NEWS UPDATE_ 🔵 Federal Government Advances New National Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy ## [New Bill 11 Legal Opinion Prompts Renewed Calls for Federal Health Minister to Act](http://www.friendsofmedicare.org/bill11_renewed_calls_federal_action) _2026-07-14 · Alyssa Pretty · News - Friends of Medicare_ OTTAWA — Friends of Medicare’s executive director, Chris Gallaway, was on Parliament Hill in Ottawa this morning, joining the Canadian Health Coalition, Canadian Doctors for Medicare, Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights and Goldblatt Partners LLC lawyer, Emma Phillips, for a press conference to release a brand new legal opinion on the recent Bill 11 regulations released by the Alberta… ## [Ogun Assembly Advances Safe Termination of Pregnancy Bill](https://wardcnigeria.substack.com/p/ogun-assembly-advances-safe-termination) _2026-07-10 · WARDC · WARDC SRHR NEWS UPDATE_ 🔵 Ogun Assembly Advances Safe Termination of Pregnancy Bill ## [BVIHSA Celebrates International Grand Prize Win for Infection Prevention Film](https://www.bvihsa.vg/bvihsa-celebrates-international-grand-prize-win-for-infection-prevention-film/) _2026-07-08 · Desiree Vergara · BVIHSA_ BVIHSA Celebrates International Grand Prize Win for Infection Prevention Film Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – July 7, 2026 – The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) is proudly celebrating an ## [Advocates Push Stronger Implementation of Safe Abortion and Post-Abortion Care Guidelines](https://wardcnigeria.substack.com/p/advocates-push-stronger-implementation) _2026-07-03 · WARDC · WARDC SRHR NEWS UPDATE_ 🔵 Advocates Push Stronger Implementation of Safe Abortion and Post-Abortion Care Guidelines ## [BVIHSA Strengthens Clinical Leadership](https://www.bvihsa.vg/bvihsa-strengthens-clinical-leadership) _2026-06-29 · Desiree Vergara · BVIHSA_ BVIHSA Strengthens Clinical Leadership Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – June 29, 2026 – The British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) recently concluded a three-day Leadership Development Workshop for ## [Oyo Assembly Assures Swift Passage of Unplanned Pregnancy, Unsafe Abortion Bill to Reduce Maternal Mortality](https://wardcnigeria.substack.com/p/oyo-assembly-assures-swift-passage) _2026-06-26 · WARDC · WARDC SRHR NEWS UPDATE_ 🟢 Oyo Assembly Assures Swift Passage of Unplanned Pregnancy, Unsafe Abortion Bill to Reduce Maternal Mortality ## [TELUS Health Advertising $3000 MRIs to Albertans is the Latest Example of Shameless Two-Tier Profiteering](http://www.friendsofmedicare.org/3000_dollar_mris) _2026-06-26 · Alyssa Pretty · News - Friends of Medicare_ EDMONTON — With the recent passing of Bill 29 in the spring session permitting private-pay diagnostic services without referral, TELUS Health hasn’t wasted any time capitalizing on their chance to charge Albertans directly out-of-pocket for diagnostic testing. A promotional email sent on June 15 advertises “ Total Body MRIs Starting at $2995 ,” available at their TELUS Health SKY Clinic in… ## [Gideons BVI Donates Bibles to Support Patients and Healthcare Staff](https://www.bvihsa.vg/gideons-bvi-donates-bibles) _2026-06-26 · Desiree Vergara · BVIHSA_ From left to right: Mrs. Cedorene Malone-Smith (Chief of Operations, BVIHSA), Nurse Donna Thomas, Mr. Joseph DeCastro, and Mr. Ian Nathaniel – at the presentation of Bibles from Gideons of ## [Strong Public Health for Albertans Requires a Fair Transition for Inspectors](http://www.friendsofmedicare.org/strong_public_health) _2026-06-24 · Alyssa Pretty · News - Friends of Medicare_ EDMONTON — Earlier this month, Albertans learned that the provincial government would be transferring more than 400 Public Health Inspectors, Researchers, Health Promotion Facilitators and support staff out of Alberta Health Services, where they operate at arms length, into direct government employment. Inspectors and their colleagues are responsible for ensuring that spaces like child-care… ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LcQuQGf3h3BX) _2026-06-24 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [Taraba Government Strengthens Adolescent SRHR Through Youth Champion Initiative](https://wardcnigeria.substack.com/p/taraba-government-strengthens-adolescent) _2026-06-19 · WARDC · WARDC SRHR NEWS UPDATE_ 🟢 Taraba Government Strengthens Adolescent SRHR Through Youth Champion Initiative ## [BVIHSA Celebrates Relaunch of Hampers for Mothers & Books for Babies](https://www.bvihsa.vg/bvihsa-celebrates-relaunch-of-hampers-for-mothers) _2026-06-19 · Desiree Vergara · BVIHSA_ Books for the Babies – Presentation Books for Babies and Hampers for Mothers Hampers for Mothers Hampers for Mothers – Presentation Books for babies BVIHSA Celebrates Relaunch of Hampers for ## [Government Continues to Prioritize Profits Over Care with Bill 11 Surgical Regulations](http://www.friendsofmedicare.org/bill11_surgical_regulations) _2026-06-18 · Alyssa Pretty · News - Friends of Medicare_ EDMONTON — This morning, Minister Adriana LaGrange announced regulations to Bill 11: Health Statutes Amendment Act 2025 (No.2) , passed last December. This sweeping, 300-page legislation established an unprecedented model of two-tiered health care access in Alberta by allowing physicians to work in both the public and private systems concurrently, including charging patients out of pocket. No… ## [Nigeria Govt’ Moves to Update National Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy](https://wardcnigeria.substack.com/p/nigeria-govt-moves-to-update-national) _2026-06-12 · WARDC · WARDC SRHR NEWS UPDATE_ 🟢 Nigeria Govt’ Moves to Update National Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy ## [Government Continues to Push Forward Surgical Privatization and Voucher Model](http://www.friendsofmedicare.org/surgical_vouchers) _2026-06-01 · Alyssa Pretty · News - Friends of Medicare_ EDMONTON — This afternoon, Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services, Adriana LaGrange announced that the first phase of an Activity-Based Funding (ABF) model for “high-volume” surgeries has now been implemented in 12 Alberta hospitals . ## [While You Decide Who Is Worth Saving](https://www.psychiatryisdrivingmemad.co.uk/post/while-you-decide) _2026-04-13 · WrenAves · Psychiatry Is Driving Me Mad_ I wrote about doing CPR on someone I love. People told me to leave her to die. This is about that. ## [Art Heals Project Transforms D.D.O.S.H With Large-Scale Pieces](https://www.bvihsa.vg/art-heals-project-transform-ddosh-with-large-scale-pieces) _2026-04-09 · Desiree Vergara · BVIHSA_ Healing Moments by Via Donovan-Hodge Healing Dream by Walden Benjamin Calm Resilience by Esau Andrews Window of Hope by Darryl Bess Serenity in Bloom by Sim Llewellyn Art Heals Project ## [I Was Always Autistic, You Just Ignored It](https://www.psychiatryisdrivingmemad.co.uk/post/i-was-always-autistic) _2026-03-29 · WrenAves · Psychiatry Is Driving Me Mad_ Autism isn't a trend, a label, or a debate. It's a lived reality - even when no-one recognises it. ## [Facility Enhancement Works & Parking Advisory](https://www.bvihsa.vg/facility-enhancement-works-and-parking-advisory/) _2026-03-23 · Desiree Vergara · BVIHSA_ Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital – Facility Enhancement Works & Parking Advisory. Road Town, Tortola, BVI, March 23, 2026 — The British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) wishes to ## [An Open Letter To The Playwright Who Stole My Blogs](https://www.psychiatryisdrivingmemad.co.uk/post/an-open-letter) _2026-03-14 · WrenAves · Psychiatry Is Driving Me Mad_ An open letter describing my experience of having my work plagiarised and my experiences of trauma taken without my permission. ## [Ultra-Quiet Business Mini (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/7VJmx545DIma) _2026-03-14 · **Sponsored**_ Compact business mini, ultra-quiet for focused work. ## [Technology developed at VIU takes aim at difficult-to-treat cancers](https://www.coldlakesun.com/news-sponsored/technology-developed-at-viu-takes-aim-at-difficult-to-treat-cancers-3) _2026-03-13 · Ursula Leonowicz, Postmedia Content Works · Cold Lake Sun_ New tool helps researchers understand cancer metabolism better ## [VI Youth Mental Health Programme Gains Regional Recognition](https://www.bvihsa.vg/vi-youth-mental-health-programme-gains-regional-recognition/) _2026-03-12 · Desiree Vergara · BVIHSA_ VI Youth Mental Health Programme Gains Regional Recognition British Virgin Islands – March 12, 2026 – The Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Unit of the BVI Health Services ## [Dismissal, Retaliation, and Institutional Betrayal: A Qualitative, Survivor-Led Study Exploring the Systemic Failures of NHS Mental Health Complaints Systems](https://www.psychiatryisdrivingmemad.co.uk/post/dismissal-retaliation-and-institutional-betrayal) _2026-03-01 · WrenAves · Psychiatry Is Driving Me Mad_ A Qualitative, Survivor-Led Study Exploring the Systemic Failures of NHS Mental Health Complaints Systems ## [Dual Purposes of a Plea Bargaining Simulation: Pedagogical Skills Training and Controlled Data Collection Experiment About Crime Victim’s Access to Justice Via Counsel](https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijlse/vol14/iss1/8) _2026-02-27 · Tung Yin · Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality_ ## [True Man, Captive Mother: Abortion as a Fundamental Self-Defense Right](https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijlse/vol14/iss1/7) _2026-02-27 · Nicholle Vandy · Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality_ Abortion healthcare has faced significant challenges since the Supreme Court held in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that there exists no constitutional right to abortion. Contrastingly, the right to bear arms, grounded in the right to self-defense, has strong constitutional protections, as highlighted in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen . The extension of the right… ## [Bridging the Digital Divide: The Role of Evolving Space Law in Ensuring Equitable Access and Ethical Use of Climate Data](https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijlse/vol14/iss1/6) _2026-02-27 · Caitlin B. Riordan · Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality_ ## [Reimagining Self-Regulation in Sexual Misconduct Complaints: Trust Through Transfer](https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijlse/vol14/iss1/5) _2026-02-27 · Allyson M. McBride · Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality_ To increase trust in the judiciary’s ability to self-regulate, any formal complaints about a judge should not be handled by a colleague down the hall, but a judge from a different circuit. In this Comment, I propose automatic transfer out of circuit to improve the handling of sexual misconduct complaints specifically. I first describe the different ways judicial conduct is regulated in the federal… ## [Incarcerated Persons’ Day in the Sun: Why Prisoners Should Have a Right to Fresh Air and Direct Sunlight](https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijlse/vol14/iss1/4) _2026-02-27 · David Gross · Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality_ One word sums up the current state of a prisoner’s right s to fresh air and direct sunlight: conditionality. Because the rights are conditional in the United States, the sword of litigation hangs above prisons while residents are subject to violations of their limited constitutional rights. International law and medical research respectively recognize the right to, and need for, outdoor… ## [Vice, Morality, and Immigration: Critiquing and Examining the Application of Legal Moralism in the Criminalization of Immigrants for Vice-Related Crimes](https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijlse/vol14/iss1/3) _2026-02-27 · Sofia Garcia · Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality_ ## [Clemency for Justice Reform: A Restorative Pardon Proposal Using Conditional Pardons](https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijlse/vol14/iss1/2) _2026-02-27 · Stephanie A. Clark · Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality_ President Donald Trump’s pardons to people convicted for the January 6, 2021 attacks on the Capitol intensified the nation’s divisiveness. They also illustrate why proper clemency must be restored and used for its intended purpose to ameliorate injustice under the law. Clemency is not meant to be a “get out of jail free card” solely for family, friends, and political supporters. It is a… ## [Making Room for Cultural Humility in an Anti-DEI Space](https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijlse/vol14/iss1/1) _2026-02-27 · Shelley Ward Bennett · Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality_ This Article analyzes the intersection of state anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) laws and the American Bar Association (ABA) Standard 303(c)’s cross-cultural competency education mandate and offers suggestions for how these policies can coexist. The surge in anti-DEI laws issued in twenty states over the last four years has created challenges and uncertainty for public law schools and… ## [BVIHSA Announces Completion of AC Installation](https://www.bvihsa.vg/bvihsa-announces-completion-of-ac-installation/) _2026-02-18 · Desiree Vergara · BVIHSA_ BVIHSA Announces Completion of AC Installation and Cleaning at the Nurse Iris O’Neal Clinic; Services to Return This Week. British Virgin Islands – February 18, 2026 – The British Virgin Islands ## [BVIHSA Provides Update on AC Installation Works at Nurse Iris O’Neal Clinic](https://www.bvihsa.vg/bvihsa-provides-update-on-ac-installation-works-at-nurse-iris-oneal-clinic/) _2026-01-19 · Desiree Vergara · BVIHSA_ BVIHSA Provides Update on AC Installation Works at Nurse Iris O’Neal Clinic, Virgin Gorda. British Virgin Islands – January 19, 2026 – The British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) ## [JBS’s Initial Public Offering: Threats to Environmental and Human Rights](https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijlse/vol13/iss2/7) _2025-11-18 · Kayla Thompson · Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality_ This paper centers around the decision to be made regarding JBS, the world’s largest meat company, wanting to list shares on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and the environmental and social impacts that could result from the Security and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approval. JBS has been at the center of various controversies over the last several years, including sourcing cattle from ranches… ## [The Failure of FCC Diversity Initiatives: A Postmortem and a Proposal](https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/ijlse/vol13/iss2/6) _2025-11-18 · Christopher Terry et al. · Indiana Journal of Law and Social Equality_ ## [Delving into the dark side of healthy eating](https://www.coldlakesun.com/health-sponsored/delving-into-the-dark-side-of-healthy-eating-6) _2025-10-10 · Ursula Leonowicz, Postmedia Content Works · Cold Lake Sun_ Vancouver Island University psychology student Isabelle Desrosiers researches a relatively unknown cluster of eating behaviours ## [North of Extraordinary celebrates how Canadians experience the feeling of home](https://www.coldlakesun.com/business-sponsored/coldwell-banker-canada-north-of-extraordinary-cold-lake-sun) _2025-10-06 · Advertisement · Cold Lake Sun_ Coldwell Banker Canada, proudly Canadian-owned and community-focused, believes every home tells a story worth telling ## [If They Lived Like Us](https://www.psychiatryisdrivingmemad.co.uk/post/if-they-lived-like-us) _2025-06-24 · WrenAves · Psychiatry Is Driving Me Mad_ An imagining: if those who built our suffering were forced to live inside it ## [The Silence Feels Safer: Why I Trust ChatGPT More Than Mental Health Services](https://www.psychiatryisdrivingmemad.co.uk/post/chatgpt-mental-health-care) _2025-05-13 · WrenAves · Psychiatry Is Driving Me Mad_ When ChatGPT becomes the mental health crisis care you wish you had all along ## [How Vancouver Island University is cultivating the next generation of leaders](https://www.coldlakesun.com/news-sponsored/how-vancouver-island-university-is-cultivating-the-next-generation-of-leaders-3) _2025-03-19 · Barbara Balfour - Postmedia Content Works · Cold Lake Sun_ Creating opportunities for students to engage with democracy