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- 7/16/2023
New drug to protect babies and toddlers from RSV gets U.S. FDA approval ahead of cold season
Last year, a surge in RSV cases flooded U.S. hospitals with wheezing children. There are no vaccines for babies yet, though Pfizer and other companies are working on them. - 7/16/2023
Second Alzheimer’s drug in pipeline can slow the disease by a few months but with safety risk
Eli Lilly and Co. is seeking U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of donanemab. If cleared, it would be only the second Alzheimer’s treatment convincingly shown to delay the mind-robbing disease—after the recently approved Leqembi from Japanese drugmaker Eisai. - 7/16/2023
How Lisa Marie Presley’s weight loss surgery contributed to her death
The cause of death was from complications of a small bowel obstruction tied to previous bariatric surgery, the autopsy showed. - 7/16/2023
Ontario government plans to recoup COVID-19 loans to province’s doctors
The province issued a memo to the Ontario Medical Association, outlining the plan. - 7/16/2023
University of Calgary led study says concussions don’t affect kids’ intelligence
The research, published in the medical journal Pediatrics on Monday, is drawn from emergency room visits to U.S. and Canadian children’s hospitals. - 7/16/2023
Dogs trained to detect potentially deadly superbug at B.C. hospitals
Teresa Zurberg, who runs the program for Vancouver Coastal Health, said the hunting breed of pooches can smell the slightest presence of C. difficile on surfaces and equipment. - 7/16/2023
The ethics of recruiting international workers: Canada’s gains could mean another country’s pain
Recruiting health workers from countries on the WHO’s safeguard list without robust and reciprocal benefits for the countries sending them does not meet ethical standards, authors say - 7/13/2023
Caring for transgender and gender diverse patients
How pharmacists can create safer spaces and support gender-affirming care for their patients - 7/13/2023
POLL: Do you limit patients to one problem per visit?
It can be tricky to actually enforce a one-issue-per-visit policy with patients. Are you strict about it?