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- 4/19/2023
TikTok may be bad for privacy, but is it also harming our cognitive abilities?
As an attention researcher, I study all the different processes our brains use to focus and maintain attention. Attention isn’t a single mechanism, but rather the result of a number of different mechanisms across various areas of the brain. - 4/19/2023
Study: Milder autism far outpacing ‘profound’ diagnoses
A first-of-its-kind study released Wednesday shows the rate of such “profound” autism is rising, though far slower than milder autism cases. - 4/18/2023
Digital rectal examination: not reliable enough to detect prostate cancer?
German study results point to the PAS test as a superior cancer screening option. - 4/18/2023
4 top tips to manage telehealth and your pharmacy practice
When we think about healthcare services with the prefix "tele," such as telehealth or telepharmacy, we typically associate them with convenience for both patients and providers. - 4/18/2023
Galen Weston to step back from Loblaw’s day to day operations as company announces new CEO
Canada’s largest grocer and drugstore chain said Tuesday the chief executive of Denmark’s leading grocery retailer Salling Group A/S, Per Bank, will join the company in early 2024. - 4/18/2023
Why doesn't Canada make its own baby formula when we have the raw ingredients?
Canada has a surplus of the main ingredient for infant formula, but without a market for the product, dairy producers say a lot of it is either going to waste or being sold on the cheap as animal feed. - 4/18/2023
U.S. crackdown on fentanyl trade underway as Canada vows ‘public health approach’
The timing of this year's Cross-Border Crime Forum is still unconfirmed, but U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas are expected to attend. - 4/18/2023
UPDATED: Memo tells Saskatchewan hospital staff not to talk to elected officials: NDP
The Saskatchewan NDP says healthcare workers are being muzzled after employees at a small-town hospital were told in an internal memo not to speak with elected leaders about their concerns. - 4/18/2023
‘Follow up with your family doctor in 1 to 2 weeks’
It’s a knee-jerk default discharge phrase. It’s a catchall punt of responsibility and liability. And dear colleagues, we need you to think twice before ever saying it again, says Dr. Adam Stewart. - 4/18/2023
‘May cause serious side-effects’: How medical school admissions can perpetuate inequality and reward privilege
We are medical anthropologists who have researched social and cultural dimensions of medical education. As teachers, we have worked with thousands of undergraduate pre-meds.