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- 12/22/2022
Nova Scotia emergency rooms closed for staffing shortages twice as often as last year
Nova Scotia ERs were “temporarily'' closed for a total of 31,698 hours in the 12-month period ending March 31, 2022. - 12/21/2022
Case report: Allergy or virus-related rash?
It is interesting to learn how patients connect (or fail to connect) life events to medical problems. - 12/21/2022
Post lockdown sees a 37% jump in asthma- and COPD-related ED visits
But rebound varies by age with asthmatic children under 5 years seeing an 81% jump in study at Missouri hospitals. - 12/21/2022
WHO 'very concerned' about reports of severe COVID in China
Some scientists have warned that the unchecked spread of COVID-19 in China could spur the emergence of new variants, which might unravel progress made globally to contain the pandemic. - 12/21/2022
Quebec expanding urgent care phone line to all children amid ER overcrowding
Health Minister Christian Dube says the 811 appointment-booking service for children—currently available in Montreal and neighbouring regions—will now be available province-wide. - 12/21/2022
Halifax ER sees rise in patients who need community services, not acute medical care
Dr. Jasmine Mah, the Dalhousie University researcher leading a study aimed at learning how to care for so-called “social admissions,'' said they are often older than the average patient and do not have an acute medical issue. - 12/21/2022
Nurse shortage sends some obstetrics patients in Labrador 500 kms away to give birth
Depending on their doctor's assessment, patients will be transported by air or across a remote highway with no cell service. - 12/21/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Aly Háji: "I want to leave some sort of positive mark on the profession of pharmacy as a whole."
My ultimate ambition has always been to be a litigator, and to spend some of my time defending pharmacists and the profession. - 12/21/2022
Staff shifted to deal with surge of patients at Edmonton children's hospital
Carina Majaesic, medical director at the Stollery, told a news conference Tuesday that the hospital has also expanded emergency room and hallway capacity to make room for more beds. - 12/21/2022
University of Calgary researchers say reindeer could hold key to scar free healing
It all started with a captive herd of about 25 reindeer at the veterinary school that's used to teach students about wildlife medicine.