Bird Talk » Health

Posted date : Dec 20, 2023.

I applaud Ross Quigley’s editorial extolling the virtues of the N95 mask to combat the smoke and residue spewing from forest fires. However, if space allowed, I’m sure that he would have alerted readers to the dangers of Valley Fever. This a disease that is endemic to the desert states such as Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and California

Posted date : Sep 14, 2023.

Is there a way to estimate the amount of provincial health plan coverage for health costs incurred in the U.S.? The reimbursement amount is important to know, in order to help snowbirds choose a deductible amount when they are buying out-of-country insurance.

Posted date : Sep 14, 2023.

I have chatted recently with several military and RCMP retirees about the change of health-care providers, from Sun Life to Canada Life. There is yet much confusion and frustration regarding the overall transition…

Posted date : Aug 2, 2023.

We want to take our grandchildren to the United States through land-border crossing to Disneyland, California. Can they go without COVID vaccinations?

Posted date : May 10, 2023.

Winter visitors to Arizona often travel to Mexico for dental work. Are medical emergencies, such as excessive bleeding/blood loss from extractions, covered by Medipac?

Posted date : Sep 19, 2022.

I’m a CSA member. I get every issue of CSA News. Let me get my two cents in on this “ArriveCan app” issue. This regulation is right out of the Communist Manifesto if I’ve ever seen one. ..

Posted date : Jul 21, 2022.

Medical marijuana use is legal in Canada, but not in all of the states. When we cross into the U.S., I do not bring any form of CBD (which I have registered to use) with me…

Posted date : Dec 16, 2021.

Like many Canadians, I received the AstraZeneca vaccine, which apparently is not approved in the U.S. Without documentation showing that one has been vaccinated with a U.S.-approved COVID vaccine, many of us may be unable to enter shops, restaurants…

Posted date : Dec 16, 2021.

After spending six months in Mesa, AZ we followed the rules set out by the Canadian Government. We had the required COVID testing prior to, during and after our mandatory, three-night stay in a hotel….

Posted date : Sep 16, 2021.

I have just returned from Texas after spending 3 1/2 months in the Rio Grande Valley. I thought that the association might be able to provide some data…