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- 11/10/2022
Awesome docs: The Medical Post Awards celebrate Canada’s physicians
Six awards selected by peers handed out. - 11/10/2022
The (pharmacy) funny pages: Do you take your medications regularly?
Your weekly dose of giggles! - 11/9/2022
Nurse accused of amputating patient's foot to put on display
A nurse in Wisconsin has been charged with elder abuse, accused of amputating a hospice patient's frostbitten foot without his consent and without doctor's orders. - 11/9/2022
Quebec to hire more nurses to address overcrowding in north after death of 10 infants
The regional health board said today that a recruitment drive is underway to hire more nurses to vaccinate children against disease and offer preventive services to the Inuit communities of Nunavik. - 11/9/2022
POLL: Is Twitter over as a health info tool?
Recently, things on the social media platform have gotten even more chaotic than usual. - 11/9/2022
How to prevent missing person incidents for seniors living with dementia
People living with dementia are at risk of getting lost, and go missing every day in Canada. - 11/9/2022
Remembrance Day spotlight: Caring for the mental health of Ukrainian refugees
A group of 200 volunteers, including psychiatrists, nurse and social workers are providing free mental health services for refugees through a McGill-based project. - 11/9/2022
Dr. Tam warns of flu upswing, new COVID-19 variants as viral triple threat continues
Although a recent surge of COVID-19 cases seem to have “plateaued,'' Dr. Tam says emerging Omicron variants BQ.1.1 and BF.7 are on the rise. - 11/9/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Lauren Lueken: "Young leaders are eager to implement change to improve the future of the current system."
I believe young leaders are beginning to pave an exciting path for the future of the pharmacy profession by introducing a fresh perspective and new approach to providing patient care. Young professionals are the key component to addressing change that has yet to be implemented in our healthcare system. - 11/9/2022
Kidney cancer: a new indication approved for Keytruda
The treatment is approved for patients who have a moderate to high risk of recurrence, following nephrectomy or nephrectomy accompanied by surgical resection of metastatic lesions. - 11/9/2022
In medical first, doctors treat fatal genetic disease before birth
Ayla Bashir, a 16-month-old from Ottawa, Ontario, is the first child treated as fetus for Pompe disease, an inherited and often fatal disorder in which the body fails to make some or all of a crucial protein.