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- 4/20/2023
DRUG QUIZ: Nephrotic syndrome
Nephrotic syndrome is a collection of symptoms including albuminuria, hyperlipidemia, hypoalbuminemia, and edema, indicating kidney damage. - 4/20/2023
Shine a light on me: Bright light exposure leads to fewer errors for medical shift workers
Small changes could make a big difference to healthcare workers on night shift - 4/20/2023
ICAM, I saw, I conquered: The International Congress on Academic Medicine
Diverse and ambitious, this conference checked a lot of boxes—and some of the best learnings came from patients. - 4/20/2023
U.S. Supreme Court set to decide on abortion pill access
The Supreme Court is facing a self-imposed Friday night deadline to decide whether women’s access to a widely used abortion pill will stay unchanged or be restricted while a legal challenge to its Food and Drug Administration approval goes on. - 4/19/2023
It will take more than money to fix healthcare: Canadian Medical Association
Association president Dr. Alika Lafontaine says big investments do seem to have made a difference, but progress backslid when parties stopped working together. - 4/19/2023
Canadians with celiac disease especially hard hit by grocery price pain, group says
When Samantha Mackey was diagnosed with celiac disease a few years ago, she was relieved that there was something she could do to finally stop feeling sick. - 4/19/2023
How would partial privatization impact healthcare accessibility?
Two-tier healthcare in Canada would reduce medical tourism, where Canadians travel abroad to receive medical treatment, argues Dr. Jabir Jassam. - 4/19/2023
Pharmpreneur of the week Bruce Moody: "Be relentlessly positive."
I think it's important to share that, for me, the day I made the decision to become an entrepreneur has led me on an unbelievable journey of discovery and joy. - 4/19/2023
Long after heyday, soda fountain pharmacies still got fizz
Soda fountains like this were hugely popular a century ago. Often located in pharmacies, they were a gathering spot during Prohibition when bars shut down. But over the past half century, their numbers fizzled, relegating soda fountains to the scrapbooks of U.S. history. - 4/19/2023
Over-emphasis on safety means kids are becoming more anxious and less resilient
Depression rates among teens have been increasing since the early 2000s. A 2018 national survey found that 13.3% of U.S. adolescents experienced a major depressive episode in the last year.