Health-Care News

Health-care is an essential part of Canadian life. This section will feature comments made by myself about current health-care topics posted within news papers locally.

Please feel to start open discussions about these news articles, or simply add comments to my thoughts if you wish. If you find good health-care articles, please comment about those as well to start a new section below.


Hydrogel Helps Grow New, Scar-Free Skin


This is a very interesting development in skin care for burn victims and ulcer victims like myself. Studies show that this new "Hydrogel" can actually grow new skin, even produce hair follicles. For those of you who suffer from ulcers, this development is a huge step forward to wound care treatment. I am really excited to see what new advances comes from this product.

Source: Johns Hopkins University
Headline: Hydrogel Helps Grow New, Scar-Free Skin

READ ENTIRE PRESS RELEASE »»




Home Care Services are Essential to Some


My comment was published within the Hamilton Spectator once again! My article outlined the governments need to cut health care budgets for hospitals in Ontario, which will allow the government to relocate the 24.7 million dollars for home care services. Although hospitals could use a boost in budgets, many people across Canada who suffer from illnesses and diseases depend on these home care services for a variety of reasons. Read my entire post or re-read the original article published in the Spec.com.

Source: The Hamilton Spectator
Headline: Province fails to pass hospital cuts to home care
Contributor: Joanna Frketich

Nurses are Essential to Healing Patients


Nurses are the lifeblood to healing patients. At 34, with chronic pain due to life-threatening wound care and deep vein thrombosis, I rely on weekly nursing care to manage my wounds to keep the pain from preventing mobility, and to also ensure my five-year-old son has the same quality of life other children enjoy.

Source: The Hamilton Spectator
Headline: Some health-care myths debunked
Contributor: Stephen Skyvington



Health Care System Free, But at a Price!


Amen Mr. Skyvington! You hit the nail right on the hammer, outlining the difference between free and the appearance of free. You mentioned that you sat on the sidelines watching the play-makers, here's a small perspective from someone who's been in the pits personally.

Source: The Hamilton Spectator
Headline: Better health care is different health care
Contributor: Gina Browne




2 comments :

  1. I am truly pleased to read this website posts which carries lots of helpful data, thanks for providing these kinds of statistics.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Thanks!
    The company also hopes to replace the painful finger-pricking blood tests used to check blood glucose levels. The high-tech includes home health care
    solution also.

    ReplyDelete