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- 2/17/2023
Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia. What is FTD?
The announcement Thursday came about a year after his family said that Willis would step away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a brain disorder that leads to speaking, reading and writing problems. - 2/17/2023
QUIZ: Managing diabetes during Ramadan
This year, Ramadan, the Islamic month of daytime fasting, begins on March 22. When is it safe for your Muslim patients with diabetes to fast, and when is it not? Test your knowledge here. - 2/17/2023
B.C.’s auditor general says data gaps during COVID-19 vaccine rollout posed risks
Auditor general Michael Pickup says the Health Ministry had ways to estimate vaccination rates for residents and staff in about 500 long-term care and assisted-living facilities but the process was cumbersome. - 2/17/2023
Locally operated health website Virtunurse aims to address issues relating to access to care
Initial appointment intake costs $67 and takes 20 minutes. It addresses medical history and current medical concerns. - 2/17/2023
The fight against antibiotic resistance is growing more urgent, but artificial intelligence can help
Antibiotic-resistant infections cause the deaths of up to 1.2 million people annually, making them one of the leading causes of death. - 2/17/2023
Quebec tables legislation to allow advance requests for medical assistance in dying
The main change in the bill tabled on Thursday by the junior health minister for health and seniors, Sonia Belanger, applies to people suffering from a “serious and incurable” illness that could make them incapable of consenting to medical care. - 2/17/2023
Alberta health minister promises $158M in budget to recruit front line health staff
Jason Copping said Thursday that the workforce is stretched and demands will only increase as the population ages. - 2/16/2023
Premiers urge Trudeau to agree to regular health funding reviews
The premiers say in a letter sent today that they are prepared to accept the offer for now but further discussions are needed to establish longer-term predictability and stability in healthcare. - 2/16/2023
States' push to define sex decried as erasing trans people
Republicans have put transgender issues at the center of their agenda, a tactic that many observers see as an effort to keep conservative voters energized and to push voters sympathetic to Democrats on other issues into the GOP camp. - 2/16/2023
Pharmacy-led primary care clinics off to a strong start in N.S., pharmacy group says
Five hundred people were seen by Shoppers Drug Mart stores alone in the first week of the pilot program