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Red Carpet: 'It's the hope that keeps us going': Luncheon of Hope marks 20th anniversary

Red Carpet: 'It's the hope that keeps us going': Luncheon of Hope marks 20th anniversary

Popular event has raised more than $900K over the past two decades 
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The women who fought for a breast health clinic are now fighting to keep it

The women who fought for a breast health clinic are now fighting to keep it

One of those founders, Anne Matte, says hospital ‘picked the wrong’ program to target
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HSN nurse wins provincial Human Touch Award

HSN nurse wins provincial Human Touch Award

'It was a humbling experience,' says Adrienne Barrett
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'It just makes me so happy': Conference tells teens it's OK to get help, and not judge those who do

'It just makes me so happy': Conference tells teens it's OK to get help, and not judge those who do

Keynote speaker shares how he struggled with mental illness as a youth, and the importance of seeking help
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Breast assessment service remains in limbo after meeting between management, surgeons

Breast assessment service remains in limbo after meeting between management, surgeons

Health Sciences North officials wouldn’t agree to speak with Sudbury.com about what happened at the meeting
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North’s health care crisis: Ontario’s ‘double standard’ means northern patients lose out

North’s health care crisis: Ontario’s ‘double standard’ means northern patients lose out

During her visit to the city, Dr. Nadia Alam, president of the Ontario Medical Association, heard from local doctors who are frustrated with under-funding in health care and who describe a strained relationship with HSN executives 
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Ontario Medical Association head speaks out: Restructuring Sudbury breast cancer clinic bad for patients

Ontario Medical Association head speaks out: Restructuring Sudbury breast cancer clinic bad for patients

Dr. Nadia Alam speaks out against planned changes to the Breast Screening and Assessment Clinic as Mike Foligno, whose wife died from breast cancer, steps up to offer help from the Foligno Foundation
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Letter: Please reconsider cuts to HSN's breast screening clinic

Letter: Please reconsider cuts to HSN's breast screening clinic

Re: Article "Surgeon speaks out: Women will suffer when hospital axes breast screening assessment clinic," published by Sudbury.com Sept. 13.
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Gallery: Nurses, supporters rally to protest cuts at Health Sciences North

Gallery: Nurses, supporters rally to protest cuts at Health Sciences North

Community, CUPE, ONA members demonstrated concerns about loss of breast screening assessment clinic, cuts that could reduce quality of care
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You know those 60 nursing jobs HSN cut? More are coming, union president says

You know those 60 nursing jobs HSN cut? More are coming, union president says

With nurses rallying this morning outside the hospital, Kelly Latimer, president of ONA Local 13, says morale low and nobody’s job ‘is safe right now’
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