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For the Cook Islands, emergencies do not always happen close to the capital. A cyclone, disease outbreak, or emergency can affect communities in the Pa Enua (outer islands), separated by hundreds of kilometres of ocean. When that happens, having the capacity to quickly deploy trained personnel, equipment, and supplies to provide an initial clinical response is essential. That is why the Cook Islands Medical Assistance Team (KukiMAT), the emergency medical team arm of Te Marae Ora (TMO) – Cook Islands Ministry of Health, has been steadily building its readiness to respond. Made up of doctors, nurses, public health professionals and support personnel, the team is preparing to be able to rapidly deploy wherever help is needed, whether in Rarotonga, the Pa Enua, and one day perhaps beyond the country’s shores. In Rarotonga, we met with Dr Deacon Teapa, Medical Specialist and Director of Hospital Health Services at TMO. He explained how important it was to build the capacity of their team to be able to respond to disasters and emergencies. He acknowledged the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners including the New Zealand Medical Assistance Team (NZMAT).

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Ontario Health Team-Northumberland Executive Lead Ram Puva attended the October Northumberland Hills Hospital Board meeting to reflect on a solid past and a look at the future. With the 2021-2026 strategic plan behind them, to be exact, they’re looking ahead to the one for 2027-2032.

My name is Amy Techau and I work in several health care settings. I am a nurse practitioner in rural community mental health settings. I teach and train physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants how to prescribe medications for OUD at the University of Colorado. And I am responsible for evidence-based practices that decrease barriers to accessing MOUD. When diagnosing a patient with OUD. I use the DSM-5 criteria, but I am very much about meeting the patient where they're at. I ask questions without fear or judgment, about whether opioid use is having an impact on their social life, their work life, If they are having withdrawal, if they're having cravings. Oftentimes people are very grateful that you are asking those questions because they want help, but there is just so much stigma. All of my students and anyone that I'm supporting with this, I tell them to cast a wide net because it could be someone you least expect, someone that you even know. It could be the mom next door, or that senior who is taking it for pain and then just got a little out of control.

ADVERTISEMENTToronto WatchA 13-year-old Whitby author is turning her health challenges and everyday fears into a message of courage and perseverance for kids. Carol Charles has more. October 12, 2026 at 6:58p.m. EDT

British ColumbiaB. C. NDP Leader David Eby took his campaign on the offensive on Monday, warning that a B. C. Conservative government would move towards health-care privatization. Eby pointed to Alberta which recently allowed some doctors to work in both public and private systemsSimon Little · CBC News · Posted: Oct 12, 2026 6:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 12Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The exterior of Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, BC, with patient care area entrance. The B. C. NDP are accusing the B. C. Conservatives of planning to implement for-profit health care. (Mike McArthur/CBC)B. C. NDP Leader David Eby took his campaign on the offensive on Monday, warning that a B. C. Conservative government would move towards health-care privatization. Eby pledged to maintain a fully public system, and suggested a Conservative government would emulate Alberta, which recently allowed some doctors to practise in both public and private care.

The performance of New Zealand’s health system – from hospital staffing and resourcing to access to primary care and general practitioners – is a key election battleground once more. Around 200,000 people, half of them Māori, have no GP. In the 2024-25 New Zealand Health Survey, one in seven adults (14.9%) reported not visiting a GP due to cost (25.1% for Pacific adults, 18.7% for Māori).

Oct 12, 2026The ProblemWearable health trackers often rely on batteries that add bulk, require charging, and can make continuous monitoring difficult. Our IdeaResearchers developed smart glasses with self-powered sensors that turn tiny facial movements, including blinks and jaw clenches, into electrical signals that can identify everyday behaviors. Why It MattersThe technology could transform ordinary glasses into low-power health monitors that track cardiovascular signals and behaviors throughout the day without requiring users to regularly recharge them. Our TeamProfessor Nivedita Arora; Professor Nabil Alshurafa; Master’s students Raj Dave, Yung-ching Lai, and Jovanis ProdanichFrom blinking and smiling to jaw clenching and eyebrow raising, faces are constantly in motion—and generating tiny amounts of energy along the way. Now, Northwestern Engineering researchers are putting that energy to work.

B. C. NDP Leader David Eby carries his daughter Gwen, 2, as he arrives to have lunch at Steveston Village, in Richmond, B. C., on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck All of British Columbia’s major political parties continued campaigning on Thanksgiving Monday. Here are some of the things that happened.

by Elizabeth StantonMon, October 12th 2026 at 5:30 PMNEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 12: Mike Love and John Stamos attend the 54th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala at Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 12, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Joy Malone/Getty Images)TOPICS:John StamosMike LoveBeach BoysHealth challengesBronchitisCOVID-19Ryman AuditoriumNashvilleThe Beach Boys have been performing since July after months of canceled shows, but it seems that founding member Mike Love is not doing well. John Stamos played with the band Sunday night at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville but wrote on social media just hours beforehand that Love is now “facing serious health challenges.”“We hope he’ll be doing what he loves for years to come, but we don’t know what the future holds. We have tonight,” Stamos wrote. He continued, “Mike is a fighter. Despite doctors, family and friends urging him to focus on his health, he insists on being on stage. He says he needs his band, the audience, his friends and drummer surrounding him to lift him up.”Stamos warned the potential audience that “The Mike Love we see tonight may not be exactly the Mike we’ve always known.

B. C. NDP Leader David Eby holds his daughters Gwen, 2, and Iva, 7, while standing with his wife Dr. Cailey Lynch after a provincial election campaign announcement, in Delta, B. C., on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckDELTA — British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby took aim at the premier next door while campaigning in this month’s election, promising not to implement what he called the “U. S.-style privatization” of health care. Eby told a group of supporters asking him questions in Delta on Monday that Alberta’s United Conservative Party government made vague promises about protecting public health care, but are now creating a system where doctors can charge families money for medically necessary surgeries.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates--(Newsfile Corp. - October 12, 2026) - Saudi German Hospital Dubai has launched the Saudi German Mental Health & Wellness Hub, unveiled at an evening event at Raffles The Palm on 9 October 2026. The Hub is designed to end the fragmented experience many families face when navigating mental healthcare by bringing psychiatrists, psychologists and relevant hospital specialties together around a single, shared plan for each patient. The Hub is designed as an ecosystem of comprehensive care, connecting prevention, early identification, specialist assessment, treatment, family support and ongoing follow-up through one coordinated plan for each patient. Child and adolescent mental health sits at the centre of the model. The Hub operates on the conviction that a child's difficulties cannot be understood in isolation from their home, classroom and development, and that care should reflect all three.

Travellers are seen walking towards Canadian departures at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Montreal’s public health authority has reported a new measles case.

B. C. NDP leader talks health care on Thanksgiving Monday In front of more than 100 supporters and flanked by his Lower Mainland candidates, B. C. NDP leader David Eby talked about health care at a town hall event at the Sunbury Hall in North Delta Thanksgiving Monday (Oct. 12).

Montreal’s public health authority has reported a new measles case. The health authority announced a child with measles was in the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport late Friday and in the Sainte-Justine hospital early on Saturday while still contagious.