An 88-year-old Winnipeg man wants to end his life after being confined to a bed for several months with no chance of recovering, and says the faith-based hospital where he now lives is delaying that request. CBC | Health News
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65 transitional care beds will help smooth patients’ move home, Winnipeg health officials say
The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority plans to open up 65 new transitional beds that will help hospital patients get back home sooner and improve long-term health outcomes, officials say. CBC | Health News
National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg gets $5M to expand Ebola containment lab
The federal government is putting millions more into Canada’s National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg to help detect high-risk infectious diseases such as Ebola and other types of Avian influenza faster. CBC | Health News
36 weeks pregnant, Winnipeg woman accidentally given labour-inducing drug
A Winnipeg mother-to-be said she’s scared and wants her complaints heard after she went for an ordinary appointment with her gynecologist and was given medication to induce labour by mistake. CBC | Health News
‘This isn’t living, this is existing,’ says Winnipeg man who hasn’t been out of bed in 4 months
A Winnipeg man who is paralyzed on his left side after suffering a stroke seven years ago says he hasn’t been out of bed in more than four months. He says it’s because of his size. CBC | Health News
Bored of your Fitbit? Winnipeg researcher explains how motivations change over time
If you’ve purchased a fitness tracker in recent years, you may have personally experienced what one University of Winnipeg researcher calls the “attentional switch” from a positive outlook in the beginning to a fear of failure near the end. CBC | Health News
Abortion pill available at HSC in Winnipeg — but patients will pay
The abortion pill Mifegymiso is now available by prescription in Winnipeg, CBC News has learned. CBC | Health News
Penguins' Crosby joins 'grand' club with assist against Winnipeg
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Workers may have been exposed to Ebola, HIV and TB at Winnipeg lab, reports reveal
More than a dozen employees may have been exposed to infectious contaminants in incidents at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg over a 22-month period. CBC | Health News
Photographers flock to Lake Winnipeg after unusual weather polishes massive ice boulders
Crystalline three-metre-tall ice formations are drawing crowds of visitors to the shores of Winnipeg Beach, Man., this January. CBC | Top Stories News
