Three stories in three minutes

For today, I thought I'd try something else with this space. So many of my colleagues are doing great work so I thought I'd highlight a few stories that caught my attention today.

Episode Transcript

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Something a bit different for today,A bit of an audio newsletter, a
quick rundown of some of the topstories at saltwire dot com. We start
with the husband of Alison Holtoff.Gunter was with his wife when she was
at the Cumberland Regional Healthcare Center emergencyroom New Year's Eve. She died six
hours after showing up with extreme painin her abdomen, a case that is

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now the subject of a lawsuit.After her story became public, there were
statements from the health minister in thepremier that there would be an investigation into
the case, something called a qualityreview that was triggered automatically, and Tim
Houston said the results would be sharedwith the family in the public. But
that has not and apparently will nothappen. In fact, Gunter Holtoff says

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the document he received does not answerthe questions about what happened. He tells
Saltwire reporter Eric Beswick, there's noactual points outlining how they will address what
happened and what they're going to doabout it. As reported, the letter
outlines five recommendations, including ensuring patientsor triage in accordance with NAT standards,
implementing standardized patient assessment processes that catchthe deteriorating condition of patients, education for

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staff, and improved communications. NovaScotia Health Authority won't share the report into
her death with her husband. Storytwo the Coleman Rose article titled Nspediatrician sees
noteworthy rise in Type one diabetes cases. As she writes, he is hoping
to raise awareness about type one diabetesand children following a recent noteworthy rise of

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new cases. Doctor Joel Cox,who is the only pediatrician in the Tri
County area, says he's already diagnosedseven children with type one diabetes since last
December. That's more diagnoses of thechronic disease than he has made in a
year since twenty nineteen, and ofthose cases, two were in severe condition.
And as far as the spike,doctor Cox says, the exact reason

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for that isn't entirely clear. Typeone diabetes, one of the most common
chronic diseases in childhood, is causedby insulin deficiency due to the body destroying
insulin producing cells the pancreas. Coxsays the symptoms can be hard to recognize,
like seeing the forest for the trees. However, it may be a
sign of type one diabetes if yourchild appears to be fatigued and going to

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bed earlier or has subtle changes inweight. Also classic onset symptoms that are
present, such as frequent urination inlarge volumes and excessive drinking and thirst.
Story three by Ian Faircliff Kentfill policeinvestigating complaints of uncertified football coaches running unsanctioned
program. It goes on to saypolice received complaints that a man and a

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woman in the town were running afake football program. A couple claimed they
were running the program sanctioned by FootballNova Scotia and were certified coaches, but
that was not the case. Theissue came to light when teenagers were invited
to a sleepover by the coaches anda relative of a player started asking questions.
Football Nova Scotia president Rob Suffron saysthe program was not sanctioned by the

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organization and police are not commenting,saying it's still under investigation. I'm Sheldon
McCloud for Saltwire.