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- 12/13/2022
Inside SickKids: As the operating room sits quiet, staff worry about growing backlog
Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children usually runs its operating room at 100% capacity. But on this day, six of its 16 surgical spaces are quiet. - 12/13/2022
'High risk' businesses in Ontario must have opioid antidote kits and training by June
Data from the province's coroner's office shows 2,819 people died from opioids in 2021. - 12/13/2022
Canada's chief science adviser releases recommendations to combat long COVID
The recommendations presented by Mona Nemer came from a task force that was established in July to respond to post-COVID-19 condition, or long-COVID. - 12/12/2022
CLINICAL QUIZ: Lip ulcer
A 54-yr-old rancher presents with a history of lip ulcer. For 30-years he regularly chewed tobacco. - 12/12/2022
'Supplies are tight': Canadian Blood Services concerned about current inventory
The organization set an ambitious goal in June of attracting 100,000 new donors to address its smallest donor base in a decade. - 12/12/2022
'I get yelled at a lot': An overworked emergency department prepares for a new surge
One child recently spent 36 hours in the emergency department waiting for an inpatient bed. - 12/12/2022
Trudeau says he's not willing to kick healthcare reform down the road any longer
Provincial premiers have called for a meeting with Trudeau for more than a year to discuss their demand that the federal government pay a larger share of healthcare costs. - 12/12/2022
Merck, Moderna detail potential skin cancer vaccine progress
The drugmakers said a potential skin cancer vaccine they are developing using the same tech behind COVID-19 shots fared well in a small study. - 12/12/2022
Huge U.S. study starts sharing gene findings with volunteers
It's part of a massive project to unravel how people's genetics, environments and habits interact to determine their overall health. - 12/12/2022
Newer docs have similar habits as older peers on patient interactions: study
Regardless of when they actually started practicing, primary care providers peak on patient volume around the same time.