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- 2/26/2024
Seoul gives young doctors 4 days to end walkouts, threatening suspended licenses and prosecutions
About 9,000 medical interns and residents have stayed off the job since early last week to protest a government plan to increase medical school admissions by about 65%. - 2/23/2024
NDP says it has reached deal with Liberals on pharmacare bill as deadline looms
The first deadline to reach a deal was pushed back in December, with both parties agreeing to extend it to March 1. - 2/23/2024
QUIZ: When to (and when not to) refer for diagnostic imaging
The Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) is updating their diagnostic imaging referral guidelines for the first time since 2012, in consultation with family doctors, emergency physicians and other groups. See how much you know about appropriate imaging referrals! - 2/23/2024
What's next after the Alabama ruling that counts IVF embryos as children?
The ruling is the first of its kind and extends a theory championed by some anti-abortion groups—that embryos and fetuses should be considered children and be afforded legal protections—into a new realm. - 2/23/2024
Check you’re fully immunized against measles, Public Health Agency of Canada urges
The first dose of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is usually given to babies at 12 to 15 months and then again before the child starts school. - 2/23/2024
How I did it: Carlene Oleksyn explains how she implemented the ‘Pharmacist-First’ workflow
In this new feature from the print edition of Pharmacy Practice + Business, pharmacists give first-hand accounts of their practice success stories. - 2/23/2024
A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon be available to more
Researchers say the treatment—called deep brain stimulation, or DBS—could eventually help many of the nearly 3 million Americans like her with depression that resists other treatments. - 2/23/2024
Free IVF in British Columbia will ‘save marriages,’ says father of two
Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the measure in the B.C. budget will be available to everyone, regardless of income, ‘who they love, or whether they have a partner.’ - 2/22/2024
Gynecomastia increases risk of premature death for men, research shows
In men with idiopathic gynecomastia, the risks were increased by 5% compared to healthy men. The risk doubled for patients also suffering from liver disease. - 2/22/2024
Nova Scotia Health drops proof of COVID-19 vaccination for its employees
Vaccinations were made mandatory for health workers in November 2021, and workers who hadn’t received at least one COVID-19 shot were placed on unpaid leave.