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• 3/5/2023

  Can’t take statins? New pill cuts cholesterol, heart attacks

  Often already prescribed in conjunction with statins, new research finds the drug reduces risks of cholesterol-caused health problems on its own.
• 3/5/2023

  Do angry patients think the college is an outlet? Let me suggest something

  Dr. Jabir Jassam argues frivolous and vexatious complaints could be deterred by charging patients a processing fee of $200 to $300 per complaint.
• 3/5/2023

  EXPLAINER: How common is transgender treatment regret, detransitioning?

  In updated treatment guidelines issued last year, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health said evidence of later regret is scant, but that patients should be told about the possibility during psychological counseling.
• 3/5/2023

  ‘Really worrisome’: Survey suggests some Alberta doctors have anti-Indigenous biases

  Two University of Calgary researchers weren’t surprised when their survey of Alberta doctors showed biases against Indigenous patients, but they were shocked by some of the comments.
• 3/5/2023

  The future of mass vaccination: Ontario study pinpoints best clinic arrangement for efficiency

  The Ministry of Health study, obtained by the Canadian Press through a freedom-of-information request, looked at nine different mass vaccination clinics in the last six months of 2021.
• 3/5/2023

  Alberta health minister says $1,400 car ride pricey, but value for money

  Jason Copping said the private car and driver allowed Dr. John Cowell to take calls and handle sensitive documents while going from Calgary to Edmonton and back in November in order to take in the throne speech at the legislature.
• 3/5/2023

  At risk Canadians should get additional COVID-19 bivalent booster this spring: NACI

  That includes adults 80 and up, those living in long-term care homes and other congregate settings for seniors or those with complex medical needs.
• 3/2/2023

  B.C. premier ‘astonished’ firm got Health Canada approval to make and sell cocaine

  Adastra Labs in Langley, B.C., said in a news release that Health Canada gave it approval on Feb. 17 for an amendment under its controlled substance dealer’s licence.
• 3/2/2023

  Did dioxins spread after the Ohio train derailment?

  But the main pathway that dioxin gets into human bodies is not directly through something burning. It’s through consumption of meat, dairy, fish and shellfish that have become contaminated. That contamination takes time.
• 3/2/2023

  The (medical) funny pages: Spotlight on Dr. Vicki Chan

  Move over Dr. Glaucomflecken, there's a new hilarious ophthalmologist in town