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I was diagnosed with Alzheimer's after 'overused' medical procedure caused my dementia

I was diagnosed with Alzheimer's after 'overused' medical procedure caused my dementia

At 61, Sean Fischer's mother was misdiagnosed with Alzheimer's after decades of worsening symptoms - until a spinal dye scan found a tiny leak from past epidurals, the true cause of her illness.

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Alberta to begin charging residents a fee to get the COVID-19 vaccine

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