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- 2/27/2023
The fungus zombies in ‘The Last of Us’ are fictional, but real fungi can infect people, and they’re becoming more resistant
I’ve been studying fungi since my PhD work in the 1980s, and I grow more fascinated by these amazing organisms with every passing year. - 2/27/2023
Vancouver Island clinic finds success counter to the trend
Shoreline Medical has a unique funding model having begun as a non-profit society and achieved charitable status. - 2/27/2023
Quebec labour tribunal orders nurses’ union to stop threatening mass resignation
The tribunal noted the union has been working to gather the signatures of 500 nurses who are ready to resign over the Mauricie-Centre-du-Quebec regional health authority’s scheduling changes. - 2/27/2023
Alzheimer’s Society seeks funding to extend support pilot projects in Ontario
When Alfred Aquilina brought his wife to the long-term care facility that would be her new home, he was carrying her suitcase and a heavy load of emotions. - 2/27/2023
Alberta signs $24B, 10-year healthcare funding deal with Ottawa
Alberta is the seventh province to sign on, after the four Atlantic provinces, Ontario and Manitoba. - 2/24/2023
10-year cancer care plan in B.C. to improve detection and treatment: premier
Premier David Eby says nearly everyone in the province has been affected by cancer in some way, through their own diagnosis or that of a family member or friend. - 2/24/2023
How weight affects the body's ability to metabolize vitamin D
Excess body weight consistently characterized by lower 25-OHD blood levels and a higher prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency. - 2/24/2023
Manitoba, federal government reach $6.7B healthcare deal
Manitoba becomes the the sixth province to sign onto a new healthcare deal proposed by Ottawa earlier this month. Ontario and the four Atlantic provinces signed Thursday. - 2/24/2023
Director of PMPRB resigns same week as colleague steps down
Douglas Clark, executive director of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, announced today he will be leaving his post after almost a decade with the regulator.