First Full Face Transplant Performed Says Barret
Barret reports the patient is satisfied after a pioneering full face transplant. World experience includes partial transplants in France 2005 and later in the United States China Spain and Valencia Seville hospitals with a near total case in Cleveland in 2008. The Spanish team notes questions about eyelids and jaw. The patient viewed a mirror a week post op and expressed happiness.
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Opposition grows to mandate change in irrigation districts
County residents voice concern as Wilson explains that all area water flows through the EID and changes to licences would require public input, provincial review, and potential delays. Advocates warn of commercial transfers and loss of local control, while opponents argue water belongs to people and should stay in rivers. Public submissions closed April 14.
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Brooks to resume maternity services July 5 with phased opening
Dr Douwe Kitsste announces Brooks maternity services will reopen on July 5 with limited capacity during a transition period. High risk births will be referred to Medicine Hat as staff training and protocols are completed. The move follows a yearlong closure due to doctor shortages, with 10 doctors now available and support from Mayor Shields and MLA Amo Doerkson.
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Isotope Shortage Presses Medical Tests at Risk
Medical isotope supplies remain tight after Chalk River reactor shutdown in Ontario nearly a year ago, threatening many diagnostic tests. Patricia Ainsworth, nuclear medicine supervisor at a hospital, says calculations for types of studies are derated and waiting times vary, though cardiac and bone scans have continued with shorter waits.
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