https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/compliance-problems-maid-canada-leaked-documents
For years, there have been clear signals that euthanasia providers in Canada may be breaking the law and getting away with it. That is the finding of the officials who are responsible for monitoring euthanasia deaths to ensure compliance in the province of Ontario. Newly uncovered reports reveal that these authorities have thus far counted over 400 apparent violations — and have kept this information from the public and not pursued a single criminal charge, even against repeat violators and “blatant” offenders.
In Canada, medical assistance in dying, or MAID, is regulated by criminal law. Practitioners must comply with federal and provincial criteria or face lengthy prison sentences. Among other requirements, they must carefully assess whether people who request euthanasia are eligible, uphold all the safeguards against abuse, and report each request and each death.
Euthanasia advocates often tout the strictness of these laws as evidence that the safeguards are working. “Like most clinicians that do this work, I’m acutely aware of what happens … if I break the rules anywhere,” says Stefanie Green, a former president of the leading organization of Canadian euthanasia practitioners, on a podcast. “There’s criminal liability sitting in the back of my head, blaring out loud and neon signs: 14 years in jail.”
In Ontario, the responsibility for lighting up those neon signs falls to the Office of the Chief Coroner. Since 2014, that office’s head has been Dirk Huyer, who has publicly boasted that “Every case is reported. Everybody has scrutiny on all of these cases. From an oversight point of view, trying to understand when it happens and how it happens, we’re probably the most robust in Canada.”
But private documents reveal a different side of the story.
From 2018 to 2024, in presentations held behind closed doors and in reports that were nominally public but garnered little attention, Huyer has shown that his office has identified hundreds of “issues with compliance” with the criminal law and regulatory policies. In 2023, his office raised these concerns for a quarter of all euthanasia providers in Ontario.
Most of the information in these documents, which were shared with The New Atlantis by three physicians who had access to them on condition of anonymity, is being newly made public or reported on for the first time in this article.
After more than four hundred identified issues with compliance, ranging from broken safeguards to patients who were euthanized who may not have been capable of consent, Huyer’s office has failed to alert the public or take any steps to prosecute offenders. Whether or not these hundreds of “issues” are in fact violations of criminal law is unclear precisely because none of them have been referred to law enforcement for investigation. Instead, Huyer’s office has deemed virtually all of them as requiring nothing more than an “informal conversation” with the practitioner or an “educational” or “notice” email. Even in one egregious case, in which the practitioner was found to have violated multiple legal requirements, and which Huyer himself described as “just horrible,” his office reported the case only to a regulatory body instead of the police.
Oversight of euthanasia is meant to be “protecting vulnerable people from abuse and error,” according to the Supreme Court of Canada. Instead it is protecting euthanasia providers from their abuse and error coming to light.
Global warming caused vital Atlantic Ocean currents to collapse just before the last ice age, a new study suggests.
The weakening currents triggered a cascade of effects, resulting in a dramatic cooling of the Nordic Seas — the Greenland, Iceland and Norwegian seas — while the surrounding oceans grew warmer. And scientists say we could be heading toward the same thing again, as the world warms with climate change and temperatures race closer to the levels that existed before the last ice age.
"Our study is indeed alarming regarding what we might be heading to," study lead author Mohamed Ezat, an associate professor and paleoceanographer at The Arctic University of Norway, told Live Science in an email.
The Last Interglacial period (130,000 to 115,000 years ago), which occurred between the previous two ice ages, was a relatively warm stage of Earth's history characterized by higher temperatures, higher sea levels and smaller ice sheets than we see today. Climate scientists say the Last Interglacial provides an analogue for the near future if countries fail to slash greenhouse gas emissions, with temperatures reaching 1.8 to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (1 to 2 degrees Celsius) above preindustrial levels.
"The time period we investigated, the Last Interglacial, is an interesting and very timely period to study," Ezat said. "We found that about 128,000 years ago, enhanced melting of Arctic sea ice had a significant effect on the overturning circulation in the Nordic Seas."
Nordic Sea currents play a critical part in a wider system of Atlantic Ocean currents called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), which includes the Gulf Stream. The AMOC is essential for warming the Northern Hemisphere and functions like a giant conveyor belt, with warm waters from the Southern Hemisphere riding northward on the ocean surface and then cooling and plunging to the bottom in the North Atlantic to travel back south.
Melting ice in the Arctic can significantly impact the AMOC, because fresh water pouring into the North Atlantic dilutes surface waters, preventing them from sinking to the bottom to form deep currents. Research shows the AMOC is already slowing down as a result of global warming, and scientists say the system could grind to a halt in the coming decades.
Earlier this month, 44 leading climate scientists rang the alarm bell on the AMOC in an open letter addressed to the Nordic Council of Ministers, an intergovernmental forum that promotes cooperation between the Nordic countries. The letter outlined the risks linked to an AMOC collapse, including major cooling in the Northern Hemisphere and catastrophic shifts in tropical monsoon patterns.
Climate models suggest the AMOC could collapse before 2100, but there are huge uncertainties in predicting the timescales. "Looking at the distant past of the Earth's climate history in particular when it was warmer than today can reduce such uncertainties," Ezat said.
For the new study, Ezat and his colleagues analyzed new and existing data from sediment cores from the Norwegian Sea. They compared these data to similar information from North Atlantic sediments to reconstruct the sea ice distribution, sea surface temperature, salinity, deep ocean convection and sources of meltwater during the Last Interglacial.
The results, published Oct. 27 in the journal Nature Communications, suggest Arctic meltwater blocked the formation of deep-ocean currents in the Norwegian Sea during the Last Interglacial. This considerably slowed the southward flow of the AMOC, in turn slowing the engine that brings heat to the Northern Hemisphere.
"In brief, we found cooling in the Nordic Seas that we were able to link to a warming global climate and enhanced melting of sea ice," Ezat said.
The study highlights what could happen to the AMOC in the near future, Ezat said. Satellite observations show a drastic decline in Arctic sea ice over the past four decades, and scientists say ice-free summers will likely take hold by 2050. These will have major consequences for the AMOC.
"It sends out another reminder that our planet's climate is a delicate balance, and that climate action is an emergency," Ezat said. "We know that severe weakening of the AMOC isn't unlikely, and if it happens it will have serious implications [for] the high latitude regions and beyond."
Its strange to me, they teach us in american high schools that the ice age ended a long time ago, and never teach us about things like "inter glacial" periods. But become a specialist such as a geologist or something similar and you learn about it pretty quick.
All I see here is our leaders boldly claiming that its man made, when there is no proof of that.
Was it mankind warming the environment 115,000-130,000 years ago? How can they so boldly claim mankind is going to cause this event if it happens on a fairly repeatable, predictable pattern? Real humdinger I guess.
Before you scream fake, at least try to attempt to contemplate the information here. I know people dont believe in ice cores, but they only tell half the story.
For the new study, Ezat and his colleagues analyzed new and existing data from sediment cores from the Norwegian Sea. They compared these data to similar information from North Atlantic sediments to reconstruct the sea ice distribution, sea surface temperature, salinity, deep ocean convection and sources of meltwater during the Last Interglacial.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_sediment
Rates of sediment accumulation are relatively slow throughout most of the ocean, in many cases taking thousands of years for any significant deposits to form. Sediment transported from the land accumulates the fastest, on the order of one metre or more per thousand years for coarser particles. However, sedimentation rates near the mouths of large rivers with high discharge can be orders of magnitude higher. Biogenous oozes accumulate at a rate of about one centimetre per thousand years, while small clay particles are deposited in the deep ocean at around one millimetre per thousand years.
Sediments from the land are deposited on the continental margins by surface runoff, river discharge, and other processes. Turbidity currents can transport this sediment down the continental slope to the deep ocean floor. The deep ocean floor undergoes its own process of spreading out from the mid-ocean ridge, and then slowly subducts accumulated sediment on the deep floor into the molten interior of the earth. In turn, molten material from the interior returns to the surface of the earth in the form of lava flows and emissions from deep sea hydrothermal vents, ensuring the process continues indefinitely. The sediments provide habitat for a multitude of marine life, particularly of marine microorganisms. Their fossilized remains contain information about past climates, plate tectonics, ocean circulation patterns, and the timing of major extinctions.[1]
The science is pretty solid on this one.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/28/politics/russia-china-cuba-hurricane-misinformation/index.html
Russian, Chinese and Cuban operatives all spread misinformation about US government hurricane relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, a US official said Monday, citing recent US intelligence.
A China-linked social media account used a likely AI-generated image of Vice President Kamala Harris overlooking flood damage next to a sign falsely claiming that “all of the United States’ money went to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan,” the US official said in a statement to CNN.
Meanwhile, a Russian state-owned news agency shared a likely AI-generated image on the social media platform Telegram depicting a flooded Disney World, the official said. Russian operatives have also spread other “provocative hurricane-related content,” including some suggesting the US government was denying people disaster-relief funds.
Cuba has “amplified narratives” suggesting that US support for Israel and Ukraine has diverted resources from disaster relief efforts, echoing some of the same themes as Russia and China, according to the US official.
It’s the clearest statement yet from the US government that foreign powers have spread false information about the two hurricanes that hit the US in September and October. Much of the false information about the federal response to the hurricanes has been spread by Americans, including the billionaire Elon Musk, who owns the social media platform X. False claims that relief funds were being given to migrants, for example, have gone viral.
But covert foreign activity like what the US official described can further amplify the information to reach additional online users. US officials have been increasingly concerned that that sort of disinformation lead to violence.
A North Carolina man was arrested this month for allegedly threatening harm against FEMA employees responding to Helene.
President Joe Biden grew so concerned about the spread of false information about hurricane relief efforts that he requested a memorandum from his team on the federal government’s digital response, including how officials were remediating misinformation, CNN previously reported. Senior US officials also instructed public affairs teams at federal agencies to ramp up social media posts from government accounts with photos that illustrate how federal workers are clearing debris and dispensing aid.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/01/us/north-carolina-asheville-hurricane-helene-aftermath/index.html
“The conditions that I’m seeing here in western North Carolina are almost exactly the same, minus the gunfire and artillery shells,” he told CNN on Monday from the town hall in Waynesville, 30 miles west of the city of Asheville. “You have people who don’t have water, they don’t have medications, they don’t have personal hygiene products.
“And,” he added, “they don’t have any way to get them.”
And now, it’s that beloved southern Appalachian terrain isolating the city and many even more remote neighboring enclaves as residents begin the long, hard work of recovering from a storm that dumped as much as 30 inches of rain in the region and left at least 140 dead across six states.
Five days after Helene hit, hundreds in western North Carolina are still missing. And while President Joe Biden has approved the governor’s request to declare a major disaster in 25 counties, the emergency response remains difficult, an operation grappling with decimated roads and complicated by communication outages.
What is clear is what people here need: essentials like water, food and gas. And they’re adamant they need it now.
“There’s no help or relief from the government or FEMA right now,” Tyler Kotch, the owner of an Asheville pizza joint, told CNN on Monday. “It’s four days out, and we’re still waiting on that.”
https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-helene-congress-fema-funding-5be4f18e00ce2b509d6830410cf2c1cb
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday.
The agency is being stretched as it works with states to assess damage from Hurricane Helene and delivers meals, water, generators and other critical supplies. The storm struck Florida last week, then plowed through several states in the Southeast, flooding towns and killing more than 160 people.
Mayorkas was not specific about how much additional money the agency may need, but his remarks on Air Force One underscored concerns voiced by President Joe Biden and some lawmakers earlier this week that Congress may need to pass a supplemental spending bill this fall to help states with recovery efforts.
“We are meeting the immediate needs with the money that we have. We are expecting another hurricane hitting,” Mayorkas said. “FEMA does not have the funds to make it through the season.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gdw2w5dnwo
At least 180 people are now known to have died. More than 600 are still unaccounted for. Thousands are without power, and fresh water supplies are dwindling.
The government has deployed 6,000 National Guard members and 4,800 federal aid workers to the region, but many have criticised the response, saying that the bulk of rescue efforts have been left up to volunteers.
Even before the storm, mobile reception and Wi-Fi was patchy. Poverty and rough, rural roads have added to the difficulties people have faced getting out.
“A lot of times people say ‘well, why didn’t they leave?’,” Diello said. “Well maybe you can't afford a tank of gas, and how many nights in a hotel in a safer place? Maybe you know you can't leave your family, maybe you can't leave your job.”
In Green Valley, a woman, who did not want the BBC to use her name, said that five days after the storm she still had no power and no communication with the outside world.
Her only functioning device was a battery powered antenna radio that she said was decades-old.
"If you're raised in the mountains, you'll cope," she said.
"It's frustration that these numbers are inaccurate, and [you can't] tell us that they are [accurate]. And frustration that we're also 22 days without water. And then the third part of it is … feeling like we've been forgotten, and most people [outside of the area] don't really understand the extent."
Tygielski, who is cofounder of Partners in Kind, a social impact entertainment equity fund and foundation, says she's received work emails from people in California and other far-off states that begin with greetings like, "I hope your cleanup went well." Her internal reaction is usually something along the lines of, "Have you even heard about what's happening here?"
Local outlets have done the painstaking work of trying to collect stories of the horror. The Asheville Citizen-Times this week published a story of two brothers, 9 and 7, who were swept away in the floodwaters along with their mother. Their bodies weren't found until a week later.
The two boys were among four Buncombe County Schools students who died. Earlier this week, the county school system said 21 other children remained unaccounted for. On Friday, they updated to say that all 21 had been found alive. Still, as the system aims for an Oct. 25 reopening date, leaders know that more than 400 students experienced a "significant impact" from the storm and more than 700 are now experiencing homelessness, the Citizen-Times reports.
Toss in that this is already a region full of residents distrustful of the government, who've lived on family land for generations, and who see programs such as FEMA's flood mitigation program, which buys out flooded homes and helps people move to safer areas, as land grabs.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/16/north-carolina-helene-federal-money-00183503
Congress has poured billions of dollars into programs to buy out homeowners and help them relocate to safer areas after natural disasters. But they’re not expected to win over many residents in flood-ravaged rural North Carolina.
Powerful storms, worsened by climate change, are causing more frequent flooding and destroying communities once considered safe — including those wiped out by Hurricane Helene, which killed more than 230 people across the Southeast.
Zeb Smathers, the mayor of Canton in western North Carolina, said he’s no longer comfortable persuading people and businesses to remain after heavy rainfall from Helene overflowed the banks of the Pigeon River just three years after a “once-in-a-lifetime” flood hit the town of 4,400. So Smathers is looking to federal programs to help residents and business owners who want to move out of the town.
https://www.newsweek.com/william-parsons-fema-threats-north-carolina-1970638
After being released on a $10,000 bond, he spoke to Fox8 and explained that he believed FEMA was failing to help hurricane victims.
He said: "I viewed it as if our people are sitting here on American soil, and they're refusing to aid our people. So we were going to go up there and forcefully remove that fence."
But, after he "went up and saw that there was absolutely nothing there," he "stayed and volunteered all day."
Parsons added: "They want to sit here and lie and say I was carrying guns around. I had one gun on me, which was legally owned and sitting on the side of my hip, and I had a rifle and another pistol that were in my vehicle that were both lawful and legal to own."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/15/fema-threats-arrest-hurricane-helene
The Rutherford sheriff’s office said initial reports that truckloads of “armed militia” had threatened Fema workers in the area were imprecise. “Parsons acted alone, and there were no truckloads of militia,” the sheriff’s office alleged.
I guess mainstream media is all owned by russia, china, ect too :shrugs:.
https://nationalpost.com/health/ontario-man-euthanasia-post-covid-19-vaccination-syndrome
https://np.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/1gbsd9k/ontario_man_granted_euthanasia_for_controversial/
(The comments are pretty good. Alot of mental gymnastics and people accusing this guy of being a antivaxxer, but if the main comment is true, dude didnt want to tell his story and make the vaccine look bad, thats a a canadian for you. No spine.)
An Ontario man in his late 40s with a history of mental illness died by euthanasia after his assisted death assessors decided that the most reasonable explanation for his physical decline was a post COVID-19 “vaccination syndrome.”
The term is controversial — Canada’s current vaccine reporting system for adverse events doesn’t include “post-vaccine syndrome” — and multiple specialists consulted before his death couldn’t agree on a diagnosis, raising questions as to whether the man’s condition met the criteria for an “irremediable,” meaning a hopeless, incurable condition.
The anonymized case is one of several highlighted in a series of reports issued by a 16-member MAID death review committee struck by Ontario’s chief coroner’s office in January. Identified as “Mr. A,” the man experienced “suffering and functional decline” following three vaccinations for SARS-CoV-2. He also suffered from depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and personality disorders, and, “while navigating his physical symptoms,” was twice admitted to hospital, once involuntarily, with thoughts of suicide.
“Amongst his multiple specialists, no unifying diagnosis was confirmed,” according to the report. However, his MAID assessors “opined that the most reasonable diagnosis for Mr. A’s clinical presentation (severe functional decline) was a post-vaccine syndrome, in keeping with chronic fatigue syndrome.” There were no “pathological findings” at a post-mortem that could identify any underlying physiological diagnosis, though people’s experiences can’t be discounted just because medicine can’t find what’s wrong with them.
However, Canada’s assisted dying law requires people to have a grievous and irremediable physical condition. Psychiatric experts raised concerns about whether the man’s mental illnesses would or should have rendered him ineligible for MAID.
Some members of the MAID death review panel also questioned whether a condition “previously unrecognized in medicine” — namely, a possible “post-vaccine somatic (meaning affecting the body) syndrome” — could be considered incurable.
The case highlights the challenges and uncertainties of granting euthanasia for people who aren’t terminally ill and whose natural deaths are not reasonably foreseeable — so-called “Track 2” cases. Another case involved a different man in his late 40s with severe ulcers and multiple mental illnesses, including depression, anxiety, narcissistic personality disorder, bipolar disorder and chronic thoughts of suicide.
Another case involved an unemployed male in his 40s with inflammatory bowel disease who was living with few social supports, was dependent on family for housing and financial support, and who struggled with alcohol and opioid addictions. He wasn’t offered treatment for his addictions, and his family had concerns about his request for MAID.
During a psychiatric assessment, the man was asked if he was aware of MAID, and given information on the option.
According to their report, “only a small number of MAID deaths in Ontario have identified concerns,” and the deaths selected “are chosen for the ability to generate discussion, thought and considerations for practice improvement.”
Dr. Sonu Gaind, who is not a conscientious objector to MAID, said he’s troubled “by almost everything in this report.”
“I think we have gone so far over the line with Track 2 that people cannot even see the line that we’ve crossed,” said Gaind, a psychiatrist and professor of medicine at the University of Toronto.
“It’s pretty clear that some providers are going up to that line, and maybe beyond it,” Gaind said. “This is actually suicide facilitation in some cases.”
In the case of the man whose doctor picked him up, “this poor guy could not get access to medical treatment for his addictions but he could be chauffeured by our medical practitioner to receive death,” Gaind said.
“I think there is something deeply wrong with that.”
Rare conditions can occur after vaccination that can have “life-altering consequences,” said McMaster University immunologist Dawn Bowdish. With transverse myelitis, the immune system attacks the nerves of the spinal cord, leading to a condition resembling multiple sclerosis. Guillain-Barre syndrome occurs when the person’s immune system attacks the nerves, causing muscle weakness and, in rare cases, paralysis. Both conditions are diagnosable, she said.
Serious vaccine side effects generally appear within two weeks after the first, and more rarely, second dose of a vaccine, she said.
More than 13 billion doses of COVID vaccines have been given worldwide and have saved millions of lives. A study published last year involving more than 99 million vaccinated people across eight countries found that known serious vaccine side effects are rare.
A chronic post-vaccine syndrome remains controversial.
A rapid review paper prepared by WorkSafeBC, a worker’s compensation company, found no published data supporting the development of chronic fatigue syndrome post mRNA COVID vaccination.
However, in a preprint study published last year that had not yet gone through peer-review, 241 adults who responded to an online survey reported ongoing symptoms after a COVID vaccination, such as excessive fatigue, brain fog and pain, numbness and tingling in different parts of the body. Most received mRNA vaccines.
Led by doctors at the Yale School of Medicine, the researchers cautioned that vaccines against COVID “have saved many lives,” and that the symptoms could be unrelated to the shots, occurring by chance. However, the clustering of symptoms within the first one to 18 days from vaccination “suggests a potential relationship,” they reported.
The study had limitations, including that people self-reported symptoms. Bowdish said she does not want to discount people’s experiences, but that with self-reported data “it’s impossible to validate that they were vaccinated,” and infection with COVID can cause similar lingering symptoms, she said.
Vaccination coverage is high in Canada, with 81.1% of the population vaccinated with at least 1 dose.Jul 12, 2024
I couldnt imagine letting these faggots put me down after what they did to me, canadians are fucking amazing.
https://nationalpost.com/news/medical-assistance-in-dying-nova-scotia
The Nova Scotia woman was steeling herself for major surgery, a mastectomy for breast cancer, when an unfamiliar doctor ran through a series of pre-operative questions: What was her medical history? What medications does she regularly take? Any allergies? Was she aware of medical assistance in dying?
Fifteen months later, before a second mastectomy, “it happened again,” the woman said. Different doctor, same inquiry. “In the list of questions about your life and your past and how are you treating these things was, ‘Hey, (MAID) is a thing that exists,'” she said.
“It was upsetting. Not because I thought they were trying to kill me. I was shocked that it happens. I was like, ‘Again? This happened again?'”
The woman, 51, requested anonymity because she lives in a small area with a limited number of doctors. She believes euthanasia was raised as “I was literally on my way into surgery” not because of breast cancer but because of her long history with autoimmune and other disorders that, theoretically, would make her eligible for MAID.
Its all just fake news right? Including my story? And im the gullible one ^^.
DISCLAIMER
I am fully aware some of you dont believe in covid, or germs for that matter, this post is not for you.
I however believe that covid is a weaponized cold strain, and the vaccine is the solution to it, for what reason, I can only guess.
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/11/9/2362
Among the various aspects under investigation, disruptions in mineral homeostasis have emerged as a critical area of interest. This review aims to provide an overview of the current evidence linking calcium, phosphorus and magnesium abnormalities with COVID-19 infection and explores the potential implications beyond the acute phase of the disease. Beyond the acute phase of COVID-19, evidence suggests a potential impact of these mineral abnormalities on long-term health outcomes. Persistent alterations in calcium, phosphorus and magnesium levels have been linked to increased cardiovascular risk, skeletal complications and metabolic disorders, warranting continuous monitoring and management in post-COVID-19 patients.
Phosphocalcium metabolism plays a crucial role in maintaining the balance of phosphorus and calcium in the body, which is essential for various physiological processes, including bone health, muscle function, nerve transmission and cellular signaling [5]. Any disturbances in this delicate equilibrium can lead to a spectrum of metabolic disorders, with significant implications for an individual’s overall well-being.
This manuscript review aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the current state of research on phosphocalcium metabolism disorders post-COVID. It will delve into the existing literature to explore the impact of COVID-19 on phosphorus, calcium and parathyroid hormone levels, along with the prevalence and clinical manifestations of these disturbances in recovering individuals [6].
The minerals calcium and phosphorus are essential components in the process of bone mineralization. Both minerals are found in bones and can be dissolved in serum or found intracellularly in soft tissues. Calcium and phosphorus are stored within the bone structure in the form of a crystalline compound known as hydroxyapatite. The presence of soluble calcium and phosphorus in serum is crucial for maintaining homeostasis and facilitating the proper functioning of various systems, including the nervous and muscular systems. Consequently, these levels are tightly regulated by hormones through processes such as intestinal absorption, bone resorption, renal excretion and reabsorption
Phosphorus serves as a structural constituent of bone in the form of hydroxyapatite. Phosphorus primarily serves the crucial role of facilitating cellular energy production and supporting metabolic processes by acting as a constituent of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). The maintenance of serum phosphorus homeostasis is achieved through the ongoing processes of bone mineralization and resorption, which are regulated by a delicate equilibrium between osteoblasts, the cells responsible for bone formation, and osteoclasts, the cells involved in bone reabsorption [2,4].
The regulation of calcium and phosphorus in the body is primarily controlled by three hormones: vitamin D 25(OH), parathyroid hormone (PTH), and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) [3].
- Incidence of Phosphocalcium Metabolism Disorders Related to COVID-19
The literature search revealed 240 studies, 31 of which were ultimately included in this review: 7 articles about hypocalcemia, 12 articles about hypophosphatemia and 12 articles about hypovitaminosis D.
4.2. Hypophosphatemia
There is a suggested association between disturbances in phosphate metabolism and the impact of COVID-19 on the homeostasis of vitamin D, calcium and phosphorus. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is high among individuals with severe COVID-19 infection [40]. Povaliaeva et al. recently conducted a study that established an association between abnormal kidney function, abnormal vitamin D metabolism and hypophosphatemia (Table 1) [41]. According to the authors, individuals with severe COVID-19 manifested atypical vitamin D metabolism, increased serum creatinine levels and decreased serum phosphate levels (Figure 4) [41].
Vitamin D insufficiency has been associated with reduced levels of blood calcium and phosphate as a result of renal excretion and impaired absorption in the intestines [42]. The parathyroid hormone (PTH) is known to exhibit several effects in response to low blood calcium levels. It stimulates the reabsorption of calcium in the bones, kidneys and intestines. However, it also leads to an increased loss of phosphate via the kidneys [42]. In relation to this matter, Pal et al. conducted a comparative analysis of blood phosphorus levels between COVID-19 patients and a control group of healthy individuals matched for age, sex and vitamin D status. A study conducted by researchers revealed a decrease in phosphorus levels among individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 [26]. The aforementioned discovery presents a divergence from the previously posited pathways regarding the impact of vitamin D deprivation on disruptions in phosphate metabolism during COVID-19 infection.
There is a notable prevalence of hypophosphatemia among individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 who also have end-stage renal diseases (ESRD) [43].
Mechanisms that are linked to the occurrence of hypophosphatemia in individuals with renal dysfunction have been documented in previous studies [34]. The occurrence of acute kidney injury (AKI) can be attributed to various mechanisms in the context of COVID-19. Prerenal acute kidney injury (AKI) can manifest as a result of profound dehydration and the accumulation of water within the pulmonary interstitial tissue. The predominant etiology of renal dysfunction in individuals afflicted with COVID-19 has been documented as proximal tubulopathies, which can be attributed to either vascular-related factors or direct viral infiltration. This pathophysiological process leads to the subsequent occurrence of electrolyte depletion and subsequent development of additional complications [44].
Malnutrition and the inadequate dietary intake of phosphate-rich foods can lead to hypophosphatemia in COVID-19 patients. During severe illness, especially in hospitalized patients, there might be a reduced oral intake or impaired absorption of essential nutrients, including phosphate. Additionally, COVID-19 patients with concurrent end-stage renal diseases (ESRD) may already have compromised nutrient absorption due to renal dysfunction, further exacerbating the risk of developing hypophosphatemia.
COVID-19 patients, especially those with severe respiratory distress, may experience respiratory alkalosis, a condition characterized by reduced levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the blood. This occurs when patients breathe rapidly, leading to CO2 elimination and a shift towards alkalinity. Respiratory alkalosis can cause phosphate to move from the extracellular fluid into the intracellular compartment, resulting in decreased serum phosphate levels.
Both poor nutrition and respiratory alkalosis can act synergistically to contribute to hypophosphatemia in COVID-19 patients with ESRD. Additionally, the combination of these factors with other mechanisms mentioned earlier, such as renal tubulopathies and abnormal vitamin D metabolism, can further compound the phosphate metabolism disturbances in these patients (Figure 5).
4.3. Hypovitaminosis D
The importance of the strong association between VD and COVID-19 emerged during the initial stages of the pandemic, as VD has been widely recognized for its role in modulating both innate and adaptive immune responses [45]. Vitamin D (VD) has been recognized for its antimicrobial properties and ability to inhibit viral activity. It also plays a role in regulating the adaptive immune response by promoting a transition from a pro-inflammatory state to a tolerogenic state. This results in the downregulation of immune responses mediated by T-helper-1 lymphocytes, the inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokine production and the promotion of regulatory T-cell maturation [46].
Several studies have observed an association between low vitamin D levels and worse COVID-19 outcomes, including an increased risk of severe illness, ICU admission, and mortality [47,48]. Vitamin D has immunomodulatory effects and can influence the expression of genes involved in the immune response. Deficiencies in vitamin D may lead to dysregulated immune responses, increased inflammation and impaired lung function, all of which can contribute to disease severity in COVID-19.
On the other hand, deficiencies in calcium, phosphorus and magnesium may also impact immune function and contribute to an increased susceptibility to viral infections, including COVID-19. These cations are essential for various cellular processes, including immune cell function and cytokine signaling [42]. A deficiency in any of these cations could impair the immune response and potentially compromise the body’s ability to fight off viral infections. COVID-19 itself can disrupt calcium, phosphorus and magnesium homeostasis through multiple mechanisms. The severe inflammatory response triggered by the virus can cause cytokine storm and lead to altered levels of these cations [49]. Additionally, factors like respiratory alkalosis, kidney dysfunction and electrolyte shifts due to fluid imbalances in critically ill patients can further contribute to cation abnormalities.
Vitamin D (VD) has been recognized for its significant involvement in various metabolic pathways related to musculoskeletal health [41]. Previous research has demonstrated that supplementation with VD has been shown to confer advantages in muscle recovery following periods of intense physical activity and tissue damage [31,50]. The studies found that VD levels were able to predict and exert an influence on the duration of illness and the time it took for recovery following an episode of acute severe pneumonia (Table 2). To this day, the role of vitamin D in the occurrence of long COVID has only been examined in a limited number of small-scale studies [51,52,53]. In a recent pilot study involving elderly patients recovering from acute COVID-19, the effectiveness of a six-week therapy with 2000 IU/day of cholecalciferol compared to placebo was examined. The study found that cholecalciferol therapy resulted in a reduction in creatinine kinase values and demonstrated a positive trend in improving overall health and physical well-being [54,55,56,57].
4.4. Hypoparathyroidism (pointing this out because there is no mention of hyper parathyroidism)
4.6. Hypomagnesemia
Magnesium deficiency is another important factor that merits attention in the context of COVID-19 and its impact on phosphocalcium metabolism [42]. Magnesium is a vital cofactor in numerous enzymatic reactions, including those involved in calcium regulation. A deficiency in magnesium can disrupt the balance between calcium and phosphorus levels, potentially contributing to the risk of hypocalcemia in post-COVID-19 patients [83].
Several studies have suggested a possible association between magnesium deficiency and COVID-19 severity [83,84,85,86]. COVID-19 patients with severe symptoms often experience significant inflammation and oxidative stress, leading to increased magnesium loss through urine and sweat. Additionally, the use of certain medications during the treatment of COVID-19, such as diuretics and proton pump inhibitors, can further exacerbate magnesium depletion.
- Discussion
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only impacted the respiratory system, but it has demonstrated systemic implications such as modifications in phosphocalcium metabolism. The objective of this review article was to provide a comprehensive summary and critical analysis of the existing research about disorders in phosphocalcium metabolism following COVID-19 [2,26,51]. The review aimed to offer valuable insights into the potential underlying mechanisms and clinical implications associated with these disorders.
The results derived from the examined studies highlight the frequency of phosphocalcium metabolism disorders among individuals in the process of recuperating from COVID-19. Various research studies have documented a variety of disruptions, such as hypophosphatemia, hypocalcemia and secondary hypoparathyroidism [28,50,73]. The results of this study suggest that COVID-19 has the potential to disturb the intricate equilibrium of phosphorus, calcium and parathyroid hormone concentrations within the human body.
Multiple factors contribute to the occurrence of phosphocalcium abnormalities, encompassing the length and intensity of hospitalization, coexisting medical conditions and the occurrence of additional complications like acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute kidney injury (refer to Table 1). There is evidence to suggest that individuals diagnosed with chronic kidney disease or chronic heart disease may be more susceptible to the development of phosphocalcium disorders in the context of COVID-19.
The clinical ramifications of disorders related to phosphocalcium metabolism following a COVID-19 infection are of considerable importance. The presence of hypophosphatemia and hypocalcemia may result in various clinical manifestations, such as muscle weakness, fatigue, bone pain, muscle cramps, tingling sensations and potential cardiac arrhythmias [3,4,26,50].
- Conclusions
In summary, this manuscript review highlights the importance of phosphocalcium metabolism disorders in the population recovering from COVID-19. The results underscore the significance of surveillance, interventions and additional investigation in this domain. Healthcare professionals have the potential to enhance the comprehensive care and outcomes of individuals after COVID by addressing these metabolic disturbances.
Lmao, I guess even a broken clock can be right twice a day.
That endocrinologist I seen was a nutter, sees my vitamin d was 42 mmol/l and even lower now and declares thats all it is. Lmao. Prolly a good opportunity to do a real study and learn something but these people are to concerned about protecting arcas taxes in case it does turn out they are responsible.
Speaking of which, some poor immigrant woman here in halifax got caught in a big industrial oven while cleaning it in the bread section at walmart and got roasted to crisp on the night shift. At least thats the rumor, nothing official yet. Its a shame she didnt smoke weed, they could have just blamed it on that!
10,000 dollar fine and a slap on the wrist and its business as usual.
Natasha Miller says she was getting ready to do her job preserving donated organs for transplantation when the nurses wheeled the donor into the operating room.
She quickly realized something wasn’t right. Though the donor had been declared dead, he seemed to her very much alive.
“He was moving around — kind of thrashing. Like, moving, thrashing around on the bed,” Miller told NPR in an interview. “And then when we went over there, you could see he had tears coming down. He was crying visibly.”
The donor’s condition alarmed everyone in the operating room at Baptist Health hospital in Richmond, Ky., including the two doctors, who refused to participate in the organ retrieval, she says.
“The procuring surgeon, he was like, ‘I’m out of it. I don’t want to have anything to do with it,’ ” Miller says. “It was very chaotic. Everyone was just very upset.”
Miller says she overheard the case coordinator at the hospital for her employer, Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (KODA), call her supervisor for advice.
“So the coordinator calls the supervisor at the time. And she was saying that he was telling her that she needed to ‘find another doctor to do it’ – that, ‘We were going to do this case. She needs to find someone else,’ ” Miller says. “And she’s like, ‘There is no one else.’ She’s crying — the coordinator — because she’s getting yelled at.”
"Everybody's worst nightmare"
The organ retrieval was canceled. But some KODA workers say they later quit over the October 2021 incident, including another organ preservationist, Nyckoletta Martin.
“I’ve dedicated my entire life to organ donation and transplant. It’s very scary to me now that these things are allowed to happen and there’s not more in place to protect donors,” says Martin.
Martin was not assigned to the operating room that day, but she says she thought she might get drafted. So she started to review case notes from earlier in the day. She became alarmed when she read that the donor showed signs of life when doctors tried to examine his heart, she says.
“The donor had woken up during his procedure that morning for a cardiac catheterization. And he was thrashing around on the table,” Martin says.
Cardiac catheterization is performed on potential organ donors to evaluate whether the heart is healthy enough to go to a person in need of a new heart.
Martin says doctors sedated the patient when he woke up and plans to recover his organs proceeded.
KODA officials downplayed the incident afterwards, according to Martin. She was dismayed at that, she says.
“That’s everybody’s worst nightmare, right? Being alive during surgery and knowing that someone is going to cut you open and take your body parts out?” Martin says. “That’s horrifying.”
The patient
Donna Rhorer of Richmond, Kentucky, told NPR that her 36-year-old brother, Anthony Thomas “TJ” Hoover II, was the patient involved in the case. He was rushed to the hospital because of a drug overdose, she says.
Rhorer was at the hospital that day. She says she became concerned something wasn’t right when TJ appeared to open his eyes and look around as he was being wheeled from intensive care to the operating room.
“It was like it was his way of letting us know, you know, ‘Hey, I’m still here,’ ” Rhorer told NPR in an interview.
But Rhorer says she and other family members were told what they saw was just a common reflex. TJ Hoover now lives with Rhorer, and she serves as his legal guardian.
The general outline of the incident was disclosed in September by a letter Nyckoletta Martin wrote to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which held a hearing investigating organ procurement organizations. She later provided additional details about the case to NPR.
“Several of us that were employees needed to go to therapy. It took its toll on a lot of people, especially me,” Martin told NPR. Investigations underway
The Kentucky state attorney general’s office wrote in a statement to NPR that investigators are “reviewing” the allegations.
The federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), which helps oversee organ procurement, said in a statement to NPR that the agency is “investigating these allegations.” And some people involved in the case told NPR they have answered questions from the Office of the Inspector General of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, though no federal official from that office has commented on the case.
Baptist Health Richmond, the Kentucky hospital where that incident allegedly occurred, told NPR in a statement:
“The safety of our patients is always our highest priority. We work closely with our patients and their families to ensure our patients’ wishes for organ donation are followed.” "Not been accurately represented"
KODA, the organ procurement organization, confirmed that Miller was assigned to the operating room for the case. But the organization told NPR in a statement that “this case has not been accurately represented.
“No one at KODA has ever been pressured to collect organs from any living patient,” according to the statement from Julie Bergin, president and chief operating officer for Network for Hope, which was formed when KODA merged with the LifeCenter Organ Donor Network. “KODA does not recover organs from living patients. KODA has never pressured its team members to do so.”
Organ procurement system officials, transplant surgeons and others said that there are strict protocols in place to prevent unsafe organ retrieval from happening.
“Incidents like this are alarming. And we would want them to be properly reported and evaluated,” Dorrie Dils, president of the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations, told NPR in an interview. “And obviously we want to ensure that individuals are, in fact, dead when organ donation is proceeding. And we want the public to trust that that is indeed happening. The process is sacred.”
The accusations that emerged at the congressional hearing in September undermine trust in the organ donation system and have led to a drop in people signing up to be donors, according to an open letter released Oct. 3 by the organization.
“For over five years, our nation’s organ procurement organizations (OPOs) – the non-profit, community-based organizations that work with grieving families every day to save lives through transplantation – have been subject to malicious misinformation and defamatory attacks based on hearsay, creating a false narrative that donation and transplant in the U.S. is untrustworthy and broken,” the letter reads.
Others also fear such unnerving reports could undermine the organ transplant system.
“These are horrifying stories. I think they need to be followed up carefully,” says Dr. Robert Truog, a professor of medical ethics, anesthesia and pediatrics at Harvard Medical School who works as a critical care physician at Boston Children’s Hospital.
“But I really would not want the public to believe that this is a serious problem. I believe that these are really one-offs that hopefully we’ll be able to get to the bottom of and prevent from ever happening again,” Truog says. 103,000 people waiting for transplants
Some critics of the organ procurement system say they weren’t entirely surprised by the allegations. With more than 103,000 people on the waiting list for a transplant, organ procurement organizations are under enormous pressure to increase the number of organs obtained to save more lives. In addition, there is an ongoing debate about how patients are declared dead.
“I hope that a case like this really is extreme, but it does reveal some of those underlying issues that can arise when there are disagreements about the determination of death,” says Dr. Matthew DeCamp, an associate professor of Medicine and bioethicist at the University of Colorado.
But some wonder how rarely this happens.
“This doesn’t seem to be a one-off, a bad apple,” says Greg Segal, who runs Organize, an organ transplant system watchdog group. “I receive allegations like that with alarming regularity.”
Likewise, Thaddeus Pope, a bioethicist and lawyer at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law in Saint Paul who studies organ donation, cites similar accusations reported elsewhere.
“This is not a one-off,” Pope says. “It has been alleged to happen before.”
Another near miss described
Dr. Robert Cannon, a transplant surgeon at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, described a similar incident during the congressional hearing where Martin’s letter was disclosed. It happened at a hospital outside of Alabama.
“We actually were in the operating room. We had actually opened the patient and were in the process of sort of preparing their organs, at which point the ventilator triggered and so the anesthesiologist at the head of the table spoke up and said, ‘Hey, I think this patient might have just breathed,’” Cannon later told NPR in an interview. “If the patient breathes, that means they’re not brain dead.”
Nevertheless, a representative from the OPO wanted to proceed anyway, Cannon says. He refused.
“We were kind of shocked that an OPO person would have so little knowledge about what brain death means that they would say, ‘Oh, you should just go ahead.’ And we thought, ‘No. We’re not going to take any risk that we murder a patient.’ Because that’s what it would be if that patient was alive.”
"Why me?"
Since TJ’s release from the hospital, his sister, Donna Rhorer, says her brother has problems remembering, walking and talking. When she asks TJ about what happened, she says he says: “Why me?”
“I do feel angry,” says Rhorer.
“I feel betrayed by the fact that the people that were telling us he was brain dead and then he wakes up,” Rhorer says. “They are trying to play God. They’re almost, you know, picking and choosing — they’re going to take this person to save these people. And you kind of lose your faith in humanity a little bit.”
I actually lost a close family member to this madness, I hate to imagine their eyes in some rich twats head. Ive told that story a few times before also.
I cant find a doctor to help with my parathyroid, but you can bet your ass nova scotia staffed every operating room with specialists nearly at the same time that nova scotia became the first "opt out" "state or whatever you want to call it" in north america for organ donation.
Meanwhile, work continues to bolster Nova Scotia's transplant system, something Beed said is key to supporting the change to presumed consent. He said donation physicians were added last year in Cape Breton, the Annapolis Valley and the Halifax area, and they were added this year in Amherst, Truro and Yarmouth. The plan is to add two more in 2022.
LMAO, this and the euthanasia program, seriously what could go wrong?
(WGHP) — Recovery efforts in western North Carolina are being disrupted by safety concerns following threats against federal responders, including FEMA workers. While local officials confirm that no threats originated in some counties, FEMA has made operational changes across the region out of caution.
FEMA teams continue to help residents register for disaster assistance, but some personnel have been moved to secure locations rather than conducting door-to-door outreach. This change follows the recent arrest of William Jacob Parsons, 44, of Bostic, who was charged with making threats against FEMA employees in the Lake Lure and Chimney Rock areas. Deputies found Parsons armed with a handgun and a rifle.
The threats came after Parsons posted a message on Facebook calling for people to “overtake” the FEMA site in Lake Lure based on what he says were social media reports that FEMA was withholding supplies from hurricane survivors.
“We the people are sick and tired of the BS. We the people are seeking volunteers to join us and overtake the FEMA site in Lake Lure and send the products up the mountains this Saturday. We the people are done playing games. It’s time to show who we are and what we believe. They want to screw our citizens. Now, we return the favor,” Parsons said.
When asked about his post, Parsons explained that he believed FEMA was failing to help residents in need.
“I viewed it as if our people are sitting here on American soil, and they’re refusing to aid our people,” he said. “So we were going to go up there and forcefully remove that fence.”
Upon arriving at Lake Lure, however, Parsons said he realized the situation was different than he had imagined.
“I went up and saw that there was absolutely nothing there, so I stayed, and I volunteered all day,” he said.
Law enforcement officials, already alerted to the threat, arrested Parsons at the scene. He insists he was simply exercising his Second Amendment rights.
“They want to sit here and lie and say I was carrying guns around. I had one gun on me, which was legally owned and sitting on the side of my hip, and I had a rifle and another pistol that were in my vehicle that were both lawful and legal to own,” Parsons said.
Parsons was charged with going armed to the terror of the public and released later that day on a $10,000 secured bond.
In response to the incident, FEMA has adjusted its operations across the region to protect both workers and residents. The agency emphasized that these changes are temporary and stressed that they continue to provide much-needed assistance to communities affected by recent storms.
Misinformation has been a major factor in heightening tensions across western North Carolina. Some residents, swayed by false reports online, have refused aid from FEMA and expressed distrust in government relief efforts.
Local authorities have addressed these concerns, urging the public to remain calm and focus on recovery efforts. The Ashe County Sheriff’s Office released a statement clarifying the situation.
“We wanted to address the current issues being spread about FEMA in Ashe County. As a response, they have been here to help and assist those in need. Recently in the mountain region, there have been threats made against them. This has not happened in Ashe County or the surrounding counties. Out of an abundance of caution, they have paused their process as they are assessing the threats. Stay calm and steady during our recovery, help folks and please don’t stir the pot,” Sheriff Phil Howell said.
The Avery County Sheriff’s Office also confirmed that FEMA operations had been affected by the incident.
“We have had no credible threats or received any information pertaining to threats toward FEMA in Avery County. We are aware of the threat that was made in Polk County and that the individual was arrested in Rutherford County. It did affect FEMA operations here as it did in several counties,” a spokesperson said.
Helping people after the fact is one thing, but it doesnt seem like there was any help at all during this event. I remember a time we would send in the national guard but since fema has taken on their new responsibilities after 911 it doesnt seem like they do that anymore. I am also curious, how does misinformation hamper people getting donations or insurance money? I am rather confused over this, sure its a annoyance, but how do people losing their shit on social media affect how quickly the government doles out relief efforts. lmao. They are appalachians, they were distrustful of government and their "promises for help" for a long time now.
Some of the stories coming out of this event are insane. This one stuck out to me.
A 75-year-old North Carolina man was swept away by Hurricane Helene floodwaters after clinging to a tree for hours as neighbors and family heard him crying for help, but were unable to reach him.
Family, friends and neighbors then looked from afar as Tipton clutched onto a nearby tree for about seven hours. Though it was hard for many to spot him, they could hear his calls for help.
This one too.
"He was able to get the rope to the tree and tie it around the tree, and he put them on his back," said Carrie. "He walked them back over here, which is when somebody came from the road with a jon boat and put them in the boat."
Carrie said she and her family's legs were beaten by the numerous things floating in the water, telling WLOS her boyfriend's legs were "completely scabbed up" after the cuts he sustained while saving the children.
Although Hurricane Helene left the family with nothing to salvage from their home, Carrie said she remains strong and chooses to reflect on "what truly matters."
"We lost all of our things, but we didn't lose us," said Carrie.
Can anyone even post one story where the government saved anyone during the hurricane? All the pr seems to be about now is the recovery efforts. They sure are bragging about their pittance of 20 million. A billion a year on the war machine and spying apparatus, nothing for the american taxpayer being fleeced of all their money.
WASHINGTON -- As search and rescue, power restoration and communication capabilities remain top priorities throughout the Southeast, FEMA has already helped thousands of Hurricane Helene survivors jumpstart their recoveries with more than $20 million in flexible, upfront funding.
Blows my mind that normies defend this. I guess they better pray they never find themselves in the middle of a natural disaster.
The message to me is clear, you cannot depend on daddy government to save you when shit hits the fan.
Some key bits here.
TORONTO (AP) — A homeless man refusing long-term care, a woman with severe obesity, an injured worker given meager government assistance, and grieving new widows. All of them requested to be killed under Canada’s euthanasia system, and each sparked private debate among doctors and nurses struggling with the ethics of one of the world’s most permissive laws on the practice, according to an Associated Press investigation.
As Canada pushes to expand euthanasia and more countries move to legalize it, health care workers here are grappling with requests from people whose pain might be alleviated by money, adequate housing or social connections. And internal data obtained exclusively by AP from Canada’s most populous province suggest a significant number of people euthanized when they are in unmanageable pain but not about to die live in Ontario’s poorest and most deprived areas.
Some of the requests from the forums were approved and acted upon. Others were denied. But the discourse about patients who are poor, disabled or lonely shows a fraught process where medical professionals test the limits of what conditions warrant euthanasia. The controversial cases in the forums have never been disclosed through Canada’s oversight system, even in an anonymized manner.
When Canada legalized assisted dying in 2016, officials said they wanted to reduce suffering and support individual autonomy and freedom of choice — and polls have consistently shown public approval. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised then that safeguards would prevent vulnerable people from being euthanized “because you’re not getting the support and care you actually need.”
But experts tasked with delivering euthanasia to people who aren’t dying have called it “morally distressing” and say the legal provisions are too vague to be protective, obliging doctors and nurses to at times end the lives of people they believe might otherwise be saved.
“I don’t want (euthanasia) to become the solution to every kind of suffering out there,” a physician wrote to colleagues on one of the private forums.
The nonprofit organization Inclusion Canada regularly hears from people with disabilities who are offered euthanasia, including one disabled woman whose physiotherapist suggested it when she sought help for a bruised hip, said executive vice president Krista Carr.
“Our response to the intolerable suffering of people with disabilities is: ‘Your life is not worth living,’” she said. “We’ll just offer them the lethal injection, and we’ll offer it readily.”
When euthanasia was legalized, doctors and nurse practitioners set up email discussion groups as confidential forums to discuss potentially troubling cases, with limited patient details for privacy. They’re now run by the Canadian Association of MAiD Assessors and Providers.
Association President Dr. Konia Trouton told AP via email that providing euthanasia for vulnerability or financial reasons alone is “completely forbidden.” Trouton said doctors and nurse practitioners consult with one another on the forums “to gain insights and learn from the experiences of others.”
The participant who shared some of the email discussions with AP provided dozens of messages raising questions about the medical and ethical complexities of euthanasia requests from people nationwide who weren’t terminally ill.
A middle-aged worker whose ankle and back injuries made him unable to resume his previous job told his doctor that the government’s measly support was “leaving (him) with no choice but to pursue MAiD.” His doctor told forum participants the patient met legal criteria, with severe pain, strained social relationships and inability to work. Others agreed and assured the doctor the man was clearly in pain. But the doctor was hesitant because the man cited reduced government payments as a key factor.
Cases of homelessness appear regularly and spark some of the most heated debate. One doctor wrote that although his patient had a serious lung disease, his suffering was “mostly because he is homeless, in debt and cannot tolerate the idea of (long-term care) of any kind.” A respondent questioned whether the fear of living in the nursing home was truly intolerable. Another said the prospect of “looking at the wall or ceiling waiting to be fed … to have diapers changed” was sufficiently painful.
The man was eventually euthanized.
One provider said any suggestion they should provide patients with better housing options before offering euthanasia “seems simply unrealistic and hence, cruel,” amid a national housing crisis.
“The question about who gets euthanasia is a societal question,” said Kasper Raus, a researcher at Ghent University’s Bioethics Institute in Belgium. “This is a procedure that ends people’s lives, so we need to be closely monitoring any changes in who is getting it.
“If not, the entire practice could change and veer away from the reasons that we legalized euthanasia.”
Health Canada, the government agency responsible for national health policy, publishes yearly reports of euthanasia trends but hasn’t released any review of cases that triggered ethical concerns.
Marie-Pier Burelle, a spokeswoman for Health Canada, said in an email that “lack of access to social supports or to health services is not and would never be part of eligibility criteria” for euthanasia. Burelle cited “stringent safeguards to affirm and protect the inherent and equal value of every person’s life.”
In private, though, Canadian officials have examined worrisome cases.
A document from the Ministry of the Solicitor General in Ontario sent to all euthanasia providers in the province in May noted two cases of “lessons learned” in nonterminal cases. The document was shared with AP by a doctor on condition of anonymity because it wasn’t authorized for release.
In one, a 74-year-old patient who’d suffered high blood pressure, a stroke and blindness, among other difficulties, was increasingly dependent on their spouse and “expressed their interest in MAiD to their family physician, due to their vision impairment and loss of hope for improvement of their vision and quality of life.”
The report cited three instances where legally mandated safeguards were not met. Among them: No assessor or expert versed in the nonterminal condition was involved, and efforts to discuss alternatives to death were “limited.”
The report also said the procedure was scheduled “based on the spouse’s preference of timing.” Officials questioned whether “the patient’s death was genuinely voluntary and free of coercion.” Independent legal experts said those breaches could constitute violations of criminal law.
When a health worker inquired whether anyone had euthanized patients for blindness, one provider reported four such cases. In one, they said, an elderly man who saw “only shadows” was his wife’s caregiver when he requested euthanasia; he wanted her to die with him. The couple had several appointments with an assessor before the wife “finally agreed” to be killed, the provider said. She died unexpectedly just days before the scheduled euthanasia.
Nah, seems legit, what could ever go wrong here.
Just a reminder that nova scotia wants to discipline doctors who refuse to refer people to other doctors willing to give maid.
https://ctkdartmouth.com/conscience-protection-for-nova-scotia-doctors/
Should a doctor refuse to provide a referral and a patient lodges a complaint against that doctor, he/she could be subject to disciplinary action including a mark on their record, a fine, and possible loss of their medical license.
I really cant wait for the hate tribunal to be a thing.
Straight to the gulags we go! They cant really make me any broker than I am at this point.
Under the current law, you have to be a complainant to receive a remedy from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. Under the proposed new powers, the tribunal will be able to award $20,000 to “any victim identified” in a communication deemed to be hate speech. How many victims might be identified if the hate speech is posted online? Is everyone who sees a hate speech message a victim?
In another new remedy power, the tribunal can order a fine of up to $50,000, payable to the government, having regard for the circumstances and the wilfulness or intent of the perpetrator. Weirdly, the tribunal is also asked to consider the perpetrator’s ability to pay the fine.
Meanwhile, your online enemies will pay a huge price. We used to say at the CHRT that the process itself is the punishment. It takes years to bring a case to conclusion. No one wants to be a respondent to a human rights complaint. Everyone knows that, and that’s likely the point.
Canada lmao.
Kinda insane really. I cant file a human rights complaint because apparently truth and justice isnt a human right or some stupid bullshit.
But because I hurt the feelings of these fucking faggots who did all this to me, I may potentially have to pay them money I dont have because I cant work from what they did?
Self immolation seems like the only way forward in that scenario honestly.
This isnt a conspiracy per say, but just another one of my rants to point out the intelligence of an average redditor.
Ive been keeping a eye on this story because it is intertwined with the native indian bands who live there. They are pretty much allowed to catch whatever they can sell for a "moderate living".
I dont think that has ever been technically defined. But they did get embroiled in some shit years ago with the chinese who were buying as much as they could from these guys as possible. I still think its hilarious knowing what they did to indians in the residential schools (aka try to erase their culture) that people are shocked when they act like a typical white person. One of those, no shit things.
Not sure why the focus was on the natives, and not the chinese who were profiteering the entire thing.
Anyway, so I have seen lately that shit is getting real bad here, someones going to likely get killed over some fucking lobster.
You read into it, and it starts talking about organized crime. I get the feeling we arent talking about native american tribes here, but groups like the hells angels. Then you dig in more and even my fellow americans are in on it too. Im guessing they arent to happy all the lobster appear to be disappearing.
Carla Guenther, chief scientist for the Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries, said many lobstermen remember when scientists were “predicting the collapse of lobsters back in 1998.”
“It’s not quite ‘the boy who cried wolf,’” Guenther said, “but there is a certain feeling of invincibility among Maine lobstermen.”
Even as lobstermen quibble with the data, or point to an uptick in the number of molting lobsters, Guenther said, they will acknowledge that something is different.
“Ask the question a little less directly and those same lobstermen will admit that this has been a weird year,” she said. “They’ll say, ‘I’ve never seen a year like this before.’”
Its like as the equator gets hotter they move farther up north or something.
https://projects.thestar.com/climate-change-canada/nova-scotia/
Warming waters around Nova Scotia have created a sweet spot for the crustacean over the past decade. LeBlanc and his fellow fishermen are hauling in more lobster, for highest-ever prices ranging from $7 to $13 per pound depending on the time of year — more than triple the $3 prices as recently as 2008’s recession.
“It’s been a double boom for me ... there’s been more lobsters than I’ve ever seen before ...
Anyway.
https://np.reddit.com/r/NovaScotia/comments/1fvczka/federal_fisheries_officers_refusing_duties/
Without even clicking into this thread, I knew what the comments were gonna be like.
A family member of mine works with Environment Canada and they have desperately been requesting that their boats be painted a different colour compared to the Fisheries because they have been threatened with gun violence when approaching docks, etc. by Aboriginal fishermen
I actually dont believe this member for a second, most indians arent the type to threaten like that, but a hells angel member would. A native in the hells angels definitely would lol.
You even click into this article.
The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the risk of employment reprisals, said the work has become more violent as fishers are increasingly unwilling to accept officers' authority. He also said tensions with some Indigenous fishers are rising.
I dont think they are being honest here. And I also find it funny they have a blurb about work safety. Lmao no one gave a shit if I died in the back of arcas shop so its rich to listen to these retarded faggots talk about work safety.
https://www.nationalfisherman.com/nova-scotia-lobstermen-walk-out-over-poaching-crisis
Reading comprehension skills are important.
Areas 27 through 38 are the fishing grounds that surround Nova Scotia and touch the offshore limits. The statement released by the 11 groups also read, “Black market lobster fishing, out of season, must be stopped. DFO has declared this fishery to be unauthorized and illegal, yet DFO has not taken any steps to end this out-of-season and out-of-control fishing activity. This sanctioned activity has now spread to numerous communities throughout the Maritimes.”
The statement also shared that there are reports that U.S. fishermen have set lobster traps in Canadian waters because the DFO is not maintaining a visible presence in the region. This statement and news follow weeks of tensions building in Nova Scotia. The United Fisheries Conservation Alliance (UFCA), an alliance of commercial fishery stakeholders, filed a lawsuit against Sipenkne’katik First Nation and the Canadian attorney general due to their summer and fall lobster fishery that UFCA deems as unlawful and that they have no treaty right to it. The commercial lobster season begins in late November, so the effects that the poaching has on commercial fishermen are devastating.
In addition to the lawsuit, local lobstermen have been prepared to take matters into their own hands by patrolling the waters and removing the illegal fishing gear- this move could lead to confrontations with poachers. Many federal fishery offers have refused to patrol certain areas due to harassment and threats, including gun and knife violence, leading to commercial harvesters taking authority themselves.
Nova Scotia's fisheries minister says the federal failure to stop what he calls illegal out-of-season fishing in some of the most lucrative lobster grounds in the country has fuelled organized crime that is "terrorizing the community" along a stretch of the province's southwest.
Kent Smith made the comments in a letter last week to his federal counterpart, Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier, in which he claims the illegal fishery has "entrenched itself" in the region of Clare and surrounding areas.
Smith said in an interview his letter does not refer to the Sipekne'katik First Nation fishery, which is now the subject of a lawsuit and is currently being conducted outside of federal regulations in St. Marys Bay, which runs adjacent to the coastal communities of Clare.
Lol, but these retarded people man all they can say is.
INDIANS BAD, not one fucking comment with any semblance of truth, what a fucking disappointment my fellow conspiracies users, this is why I have a hard time having hope anymore.
Lmao, put some real fucking blame where it lies you retarded weak willed pieces of shit. Grow a fucking backbone and demand your government do its fucking job.
Dipshits.
The device, called a Lympha Press, is designed to move the fluid in her legs. She spends at least five hours a day tied to the machine, unable to do anything else — including caring for her two children, ages nine and 13. She also wears compression garments 24 hours a day.
This, combined with the fact she has been fighting the provincial Health Department in court for two years, has pushed the Halifax woman to the brink.
"I can't go on living like this," Brady said.
Brady, a dietitian and occasional columnist for CBC's Information Morning Halifax, has lymphedema. It's a disease that causes an accumulation of fluid and can result in painful swelling, increased risk of blood infection, cellulitis and hardening of the skin. In her case, it's a side-effect from having her lymph nodes removed during a radical hysterectomy to treat cervical cancer.
In June, Brady applied for medical assistance in dying (MAID). Following intake, the MAID team brought her case to the attention of clinical lead Dr. Gord Gubitz, who then wrote a letter addressed to the special adviser to the Minister of Health and Wellness. Brady shared the letter with CBC.
"I have reviewed dozens of atypical MAID requests, but have never found myself in the position of writing a letter such as this," wrote Gubitz on July 7.
"In my experience, people do not request MAID unless their life circumstances have become so dire that it is the only option. To request a MAID assessment is not an easy thing for most people; to do so when one is only 46 years old, otherwise healthy, and has two children at home is almost unthinkable."
In the letter, Gubitz said Brady satisfies all federal criteria for medically assisted death except for one — that the medical condition underlying her request is irremediable. He said there are clear options for care that have been identified and should be explored.
"Your office can make this happen," he wrote to the province's health department.
The care Brady is seeking is surgery that is covered by Nova Scotia's Medical Service Insurance (MSI), but no one in the province provides it and Nova Scotia has denied her request for out-of-province care.
Brady's battle for medical care is well-documented through an ongoing judicial review she filed in July 2022 in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia to get reimbursement from the province for her medical care and better care options for people in her position. Final arguments were made in March and both parties are still waiting for a decision.
"I can't even imagine what their lawyers' fees will be at the end of the day to fight me and prevent me from getting treatment," she said.
Brady's lawyer said the consequences for Nova Scotia patients are "life and death."
"Saying no to treatment and surgeries ... has very high stakes and very real life consequences to people like Ms. Brady who can't wait forever to obtain the medically required treatment that they need to lead their lives," said Richard Norman.
Were gonna fuck you over, and were gonna put you down when its done and take any organs or tissues that are still viable. Thats compassion.
What fucking shocks me, and I mean this is where I just cant comprehend what canadians are thinking, and ive lived here 10 years now. Yeah you fucked me over, just put me out of my misery.
My plan is to go lay down on the step of wcb or some politicians house when im in my deaththrows, seriously.
Ive tried so hard to get help, ive begged, ive been pricked a hundred times. Im done, these people can fuck off. Im not waiting hours for a chance to maybe see someone.
Although its nice seeing the local retards start to realize whats happening, but at this rate they will be dead before they figure anything out.
https://np.reddit.com/r/halifax/comments/1fjoc5y/a_halifax_woman_has_spent_years_fighting_for/
This is deplorable. A mother of two, 46 years old, and she is applying for MAID because of what is a bureaucratic decision. Isn’t the first oath of a physician to “do no harm?” Maybe our administrators for health should take the same one! Beyond disgusted.
It's sad, especially since the surgery only cost her 60k in Japan. That's actually super reasonable and many people in the province run up bills in the 100s of thousands for their conditions. I worked in oncology and many drugs were 100k a year and people would take them for years. Can we just get this lady a gofund me or something?
The province has almost definitely paid more in legal costs fighting this, than the $60,000 she's requesting reimbursement, Buncha crooks, I tell ya
So fucking ridiculous. Taxpayers paid for this lady’s torture.
Can almost guarantee the lawyers fees will end up being ten fold what she’s seeking. Fucking abhorrent system and a joke of a country.
The MAID program seems to have a side benefit as a mechanism to advocate for possible care not offered by the province.
This person gets it lmao.
If wcb had helped me, when I first begged them for help, when I first started actively seeking medical help for the refrigerant poisoning. I would likely be fine.
Instead, they just yanked me around, lied about it when they realized they fucked up, painted me as crazy (thats what really gets me man, really upsetting). Now here I am I am fucking dying from parathyroidism, and no one will even do a fucking basic 24 hour urine collection test.
Fuck these retarded faggots. I guarantee they spent way to much money on investigations, and manhours for my case, shoulda just fucking helped me in the first place you simple retarded ass dumb shit crooked criminal cock sucking piece of cowdung ass fucking dolittle duncecap wearing dipshits.
This person is a moron.
The current government was brought to power by the people because their no.1 promise was they WILL FIX the health care. After all these years, they fixed nothing. Its still the in the same bad shape as earlier.
Lmao, all that the dumbass of a premier has done is implement virtual care and mobile clinics. They do not provide the same standard of care, or followups as a walkin does.
Let alone a family doctor to support you through the long term stuff. This idiots policy's are forcing doctors to leave the family doctor profession because its just not worth the long hours for little pay. But I guarantee his doctor gets paid a little extra for taking care of the politicians.
I suffer every day because of whats happening to me, no one gives a flying fuck. If I was a female, or gay, or black, or haitian, maybe someone might give a fuck then.
What a sad sorry world we live in.
On social media, health-related misinformation pops up as relentlessly as furry heads in a game of whack-a-mole. In recent years, posts have claimed that ginger can be “10,000 (times) more effective(opens in a new tab)” at killing cancer than chemotherapy, that fluoridated water provides “no benefits, only risks(opens in a new tab),” and that the measles vaccine is “more dangerous(opens in a new tab) than becoming infected with measles.”
A national survey released in January by Abacus Data and the Canadian Medical Association (CMA)(opens in a new tab) found that false health claims can have a direct impact on patient care. Encountering health misinformation led 35 per cent of respondents to delay seeking appropriate medical care and 29 per cent to avoid effective treatments.
Must have been misinformation that got this poor kid recently.
Paxton Clarke, 13, sits upright in his bed as he yawns repeatedly and softly explains that he doesn't remember an entire week of August.
While memories such as squeaking chairs come back to him in fragments, his mother, Jennifer Weatherbie, recalls every painful moment of how he dipped in and out of consciousness and nearly died.
She's now seeking an apology from Nova Scotia Health and the Colchester East Hants Health Centre after Paxton was sent home by two doctors in Truro, only to end up in emergency brain surgery at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax.
"For them to basically tell us to leave with a child that can't even walk or say more than a couple of words and is hallucinating … that's not normal, in my opinion," said Weatherbie.
Paxton had been feeling poorly in July and the situation gradually worsened. On Aug. 6, she took him to a crowded emergency department at the Colchester East Hants Health Centre in Truro, but left after two hours when people around her said they had already been there for nine hours or more.
The following day, Aug. 7, she took him to a walk-in clinic where a doctor diagnosed the teen with cluster migraines.
Things escalated on Aug. 9. Paxton was unconscious and needed to be transported by ambulance to the emergency department in Truro. After seven hours, he was once again diagnosed with cluster migraines and told to rest at home.
As it turned out, Paxton had a strain of bacteria called streptococcus anginosus that developed into an infection and spread to his brain, according to Weatherbie. She said as soon as the IWK team saw her son's MRI scans on Aug. 12, they immediately jumped into action.
"The doctors were standing there waiting for me and they were like, 'It's surgery or death,'" she said.
Damn that misinformation really fucked this kid up huh.
Just like when I was poisoned with refrigerant and all these retards kept saying I was fine lmao.
The comments in the local subreddit are pretty good, surprised the thread didn't get deleted.
I had a spinal stroke in one of the emergency rooms here in the HRM and was told “it was all in my head” because I was “stressed”. It wasn’t until they got frustrated with my inability to walk that they sent me to a different hospital via ambulance. The first hospital did 0 scans.
horrifying! And you know if it's happened to you, it's also happening to others too.
No fucking shit, I said this back in 2018. God DAMN. I am literally waiting to die because im tired of spending years just to get pricked a hundred times and treated like a hypochondriac.
But in my case its definitely the misinformation killing me, definitely not the lack of doctors or proper medical care. Yea totally not that.
Who the FUCK is dumb enough to fall for this?
https://np.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/1exn4b8/canadians_dying_through_euthanasia_programme/
Not shocked they had to remove this one.
Saw this absolute gem of a comment, and it was nice to know that others see it too.
The Canadian dream. Work your whole life, never afford a house, get sick, wait forever to see an overworked specialist, wait to see an overworked surgeon, lose your job to a temporary foreign worker, go broke, still waiting, condition worsens, finally get into see specialist, it's inoperable at this late stage, no room in hospice, apply for suicide in a barely functioning government bureaucratic system, denied because filled out form wrong, homeless, food bank is overrun with immigrants without citizenship, die of starvation while in line at a supervised drug injection site because why not try government supplied fentanyl, family can't afford funeral, leave nothing but debt as a legacy. Beautiful.
Could not have said it better myself, sadly.
This response though, this is why I had to get the fuck away from reddit.
My Grandpa used this program. He trained Yugoslavian resistance fighters, made beach landings in Burma, moved to Canada, fought fires in Alberta, bought a home, started a business, sent two kids to college and loved his country. Your characterization of the program, the country, and the people who use it is bullshit, and insulting to his memory. He was diagnosed with throat cancer at 93. For some whinging neckbeard to chime in and suggest that he shouldn't have had the right to go out on his terms, that he should have to waste away in a hospital bed while he loses the ability to eat and control his bowels.... People like you are honestly disgusting to me. Viscerally disgusting.
Just to note, I dont think the preexisting laws prevented someone who was actually terminally ill from euthanasia, so I dont understand their point.
But oh man, the ignorance really is too much sometimes. I also wanted to post about this article as well, since no one else seen it.
Just figuring this out while some hick Dr who was in charge of one of ohio's top natal units was saying this the entire time lmao.
Oh and just to top it off with my daily rant, which hey I feel like I need some props, ive accepted that death is coming and i am trying my best to not be so negative about it. But GOD DAM I still get so fucking BURNT thinking about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpDfrYrqIxg&t=131s
AKA CARDIAC SENSITIZATION YOU STUPID ASSHOLE FUCKERS AT WCB
I think out of hundreds of doctors I have watched talk about this subject, or even better, the ones who claim to be "doctors" who work at worker comp nova scotia, who say that freon cant cause irregular heart rhythms, this is the only guy who seems to know what he is talking about. This shit just makes me so infuriated.
And then I feel like crying, god damn life is so fucking CRUEL.
FUCK YOU SOCIETY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another prime example of how big government would never ever lie to you!!
Your safety, is their only priority!!!
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness/teflon-flu-amid-rise-cases-us/story?id=112306317
A recent record number of cases of polymer fume fever, also known as "Teflon flu," are putting a spotlight on one of the most common causes of the condition, the use of nonstick pans.
Over 265 suspected cases of polymer fume fever were reported in 2023, the highest number of cases since the year 2000, according to America's Poison Centers, which represents the nation's 55 poison centers in partnership with the United States government.
Over the past two decades, there have been more than 3,600 reports of suspected cases of polymer fume fever, according to the Centers. Not all of these cases happened at home - many were occupational exposures, according to the Centers. But experts say the new record is putting a spotlight on the proper way to use these pans when cooking at home.
The condition is caused by overheating pans coated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), which releases fumes into the air. Breathing in those fumes can cause flu-like symptoms.
Symptoms of polymer fume fever include chest tightness, coughing, difficulty breathing and headaches.
The symptoms tend to go away within two to three days but the long-term effects of the condition remain unknown, according ABC News medical contributor Dr. Darien Sutton, an emergency medicine physician.
"We don't yet know the long-term effects, but we do know that these chemicals, these PFAS, are associated with health conditions like thyroid abnormalities, certain cancers, like kidney cancer, as well as certain problems with infertility," Sutton said Friday on "Good Morning America." "So it's important to be safe with these products."
Teflon flu, kinda makes it sound like something you get and then it goes away and your 100% again. But thats not how these pfas work, they accumulate in your body over time.
The devil we know is a really good documentary about dupont's efforts to hide this. And how they have switched to a different chemical now, which could be potentially even worse, but they can skirt the law because not much is known yet, outside of the company.
The Devil We Know is a 2018 investigative documentary film by director Stephanie Soechtig regarding allegations of health hazards from perfluorooctanoic acid a key ingredient used in manufacturing Teflon, and DuPont's potential responsibility.
Fun fact, DuPont also created many refrigerants.
Dupont, along with Frigidaire and General Motors, was a part of a collaborative effort to find a replacement for toxic refrigerants in the 1920s, resulting in the invention of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by Thomas Midgley in 1928.
This Thomas Midgley dude inhaled some r12 and proclaimed it safe lol. I bet he was high for days after that. Did irregular heartbeat get him?
No, he killed himself with lead poisoning from inventing lead gasoline.
Technically his death was a result of strangulation by his invention, or suicide.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/24/world/thomas-midgley-jr-leaded-gas-freon-scn/index.html
Midgley’s life ended under tragic circumstances. After contracting polio in 1940, he became severely disabled and devised yet another invention: a machine that would lift him out of bed and into a wheelchair autonomously, via strings and pulleys. But on November 2, 1944, he became entangled in the machine and died of strangulation.
“The official cause of death was suicide,” he said. “He had a tremendous sense of guilt. The industry told him he was brilliant. But he did stuff that in hindsight was pretty irresponsible. The lead poisoning could have contributed to his psychosis.”
Its funny enough to mention that even in this article they claim freon has no health effects on humans.
He found that CFCs, or chlorofluorocarbons, were an ideal substitute and harmless to humans. However, they turned out to be deadly to the ozone in the atmosphere,
This is simply not true, again a very small percentage of the population will experience cardiac sensitizing when subjected to this chemical. It can happen on the first breath, or the thousandth.
Freons are well absorbed by inhalation or ingestion and are usually rapidly excreted in the breath within 15–60 minutes. Like chlorinated hydrocarbons, freons may potentiate cardiac arrhythmias by sensitizing the myocardium to the effects of catecholamines.
I wonder how much money DuPont spent to hide these effects from everyone, just like they did with teflon.
Surely a few decades later, weve learned our lesson right?
No mega rich company would ever lie to protect their profits.
Right?!
A group of Christian doctors is fearful their position on medical assistance in dying will result in disciplinary action against them and lead to an exodus of like-minded doctors from Nova Scotia, but the province's physician regulator called their remarks incendiary.
The policy requires physicians who are unable or unwilling to provide a legally available treatment to provide a referral in good faith to another clinician.
The association's executive director, Larry Worthen, said 41 physicians in the province have signed a letter saying they cannot comply with the new policy for moral and ethical reasons.
"These 41 physicians are ... at risk of a complaint, investigation and a disciplinary process that could result in the loss of their licence to practise in Nova Scotia," he said.
Holland said the college wants what's in the best interest of patients.
Rich.
Dr. Nicholson can lie about never giving me beta blockers because of a calcium blocker that I was never actually prescribed. His friend, the cardiologist Dr. McClelland told this guy not once, but twice to start me immedietly on calcium blockers first then beta blockers because my resting blood pressure was 170/110 while being described as "depressed", not agitated, not manic. 60 bpm heartbeat and my blood pressure was this high as I calmly sat and tried to explain to Dr.McClelland my story.
Dr.Nicholson fucked me good when he swapped the blood pressure readings to make it look like I wasn't having issues.
He definetly works with WCB to deny people their medical claims. I wonder how many other people he has done this to. One of these day hes going to cross someone who really does have mental problems.
Anyway, when I filed my complaint, these same group of rejects, just ignored what he said about the medication I was never given. I called and they told me they cant tell me if he did, or did not prescribe me the calcium blockers because they aren't doctors after all.
After a month they said, its to late to say anything, sorry.
Truly evil and criminal when you can plug your eyes and pull the equivalent of a 4 year old plugging their ears and going NANANANA.
I hope god is real, I really do. These people are either going to hell forever or they are going to be reincarnated as cockroaches for the next million cycles.
Hope your mcmansions were worth destroying society for.
Im sure they are gonna read my post. Cant sue me for the truth, faggots.
And even if you could, I have nothing left, you assholes destroyed my life when you refused to help me. I have never, and never will be the same.
Evil evil people.
T. JOHN’S, N.L. — The Roman Catholic Church has been ordered to pay settlements totalling $104 million to 292 survivors of historical abuse in Newfoundland and Labrador, including those at the now infamous Mount Cashel orphanage in St. John’s.
The decision Friday was met with relief, hurt and even grief by survivors who’ve endured a decades-long fight for justice, said lawyer Geoff Budden. His firm represents more than 200 survivors of abuse at the former Mount Cashel orphanage from the 1940s to the early 1960s.
But remember they werent doing it to native americans just to steal their land. Thats a hoax to make the average white person feel guilty for being white.