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Youth are being encouraged to volunteer in healthy-living related activities with the incentive of scholarship awards and the Premier’s Healthy Living Award, Premier Greg Selinger announced.

Annual patient-safety reports, analysis and learning sessions for staff, quarterly critical incident summaries and a new website are among the new tools being introduced as the next steps in Manitoba’s strategy to reduce errors in the health-care system.

More Manitoba physicians will be able to make use of electronic medical records (EMR) to better manage patient information with the support of a new funding program, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.

An investment in multiple sclerosis (MS) care and research, and coverage for an important MS drug, was announced by Health Minister Theresa Oswald including setting aside $500,000 for clinical trials of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) treatment, if and when scientific evidence demonstrates that trials are safe and appropriate.

The province and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) are launching a new program aimed at increasing the number of organ donations by more than 20 per cent by funding a team of hospital-based organ donation specialists, Health Minster Theresa Oswald announced.

A Manitoba-based mass vaccination injector manufacturer is confident research into the use of needle-free injectors will help potential customers decide whether or not to invest in the technology.

Weekend weather forecasts indicate temperatures in some areas of the province may reach the low 30s with possible humidex values close to 40.

A columnist with Food Technology Magazine says a growing consumer demand for healthier food products is creating new opportunities for food manufacturers.

As temperatures reach the mid-30s Celsius with humidexvalues close to 40 Celsius throughout much of the province, Manitoba Health is reminding Manitobans to take precautions to prevent heat-related illness.

Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced new resources to educate, recruit and retain more doctors with a specific focus on increasing the supply of family doctors throughout Manitoba.