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CBC
14 hours ago
- Health
- CBC
P.E.I. becomes the first Maritime province to regulate acupuncture
Acupuncture is now a regulated health profession in Prince Edward Island, with the new regulations coming into effect Monday. CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin spoke with Daniel Schulman, the chair of the new College of Acupuncture of P.E.I., about what that designation means for practitioners.
CBC
7 days ago
- Health
- CBC
This year, 70 people on P.E.I. will be diagnosed with melanoma. Some will die, says epidemiologist.
Prince Edward Island continues to have the highest incidence rate for a serious type of skin cancer among all the Canadian provinces. On average, P.E.I. sees about 70 new melanoma cases a year, and nine people die because of the disease. CBC's Louise Martin talks to Dr. Carol McClure, is P.E.I.'s cancer surveillance epidemiologist.
