Canada Health News API

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            "description": "B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne says the funding is a game changer and will benefit more than half a million residents who are living with diabetes and about 160,000 people with menopausal symptoms.",
            "content": "The national pharmacare program will start in British Columbia on Sunday, giving residents free access to a variety of diabetes medications and menopausal hormone therapy.\nB.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne says the changes will benefit more than hal... [1345 chars]",
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            "description": "A chance meeting led to Rita’s ARVC diagnosis and lifesaving care at UHN. See how research and transplant care gave her a second chance.",
            "content": "A chance meeting\nIn February 2009, Rita Spiteri boarded a plane home from Los Angeles to Toronto. But as others opened their books and plugged in their headphones, something compelled her to strike up a conversation with the man beside her.\nIt turned... [7834 chars]",
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            "description": "Colorectal Cancer Canada has recommended provinces and territories commit to lowering the routine colorectal cancer screening age for average-risk Canadians from 50 years of age.",
            "content": "Colorectal Cancer Canada is recommending provinces and territories should “commit to lowering the routine colorectal cancer screening age to 45 for average-risk Canadians.”\nThursday’s press release argues that lowering the screening age from 50 is “a... [2879 chars]",
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