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- 12/6/2022
PSA test: How can we prevent overdiagnosis and overtreatment of prostate cancer?
Prostate cancer remains the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer among Canadian men and is the third leading cause of cancer-related death. - 12/6/2022
Saskatchewan faces shortage of 2,000 healthcare staff over next five years: auditor
The Saskatchewan Party government's current plan to recruit workers isn't adequate for the 2,000 spots that need to be filled by 2027, Tara Clemett said in her report tabled in the legislature Tuesday. - 12/5/2022
Alberta to bring in another five million bottles of children's pain medication
Health Canada has distributed the children's Tylenol to retailers and has also sent children's ibuprofen—commonly known as Advil—to hospitals. - 12/5/2022
Speaking up to prevent workplace injuries
Pharmacy technician Judy Turner knows first-hand how crucial it is to educate yourself and your employer about workplace injuries that impact health. - 12/5/2022
Nova Scotia will cover online mental health coaching for all residents
The online program, called Tranquility, offers weekly one-on-one virtual coaching alongside cognitive behavioural therapy resources. - 12/5/2022
B.C. to start public push to get more kids vaccinated against flu as cases climb
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said after two years of low rates of flu, mostly due to travel restrictions, the province is seeing a "dramatic increase'' in illness and it arrived sooner than normal. - 12/5/2022
Doctors say flu starting to hit adults as hospitalization rates of seniors climb
Infectious diseases specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch says he's already seeing more seniors with flu as in-patients at Toronto General Hospital. - 12/4/2022
Veterans' cases raise fresh concerns about expanding assisted dying law
Revelations that some Canadian veterans have been offered medically assisted deaths while seeking help from the federal government are adding to worries about Ottawa's plans to expand such procedures. - 12/4/2022
Pharmacists ask parents not to stockpile as shortage of kids pain meds continues
The federal government imported one million units of children's acetaminophen—commonly known as Tylenol—as emergency relief amid a shortage coupled with soaring rates of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV. - 12/4/2022
Most B.C. kids and adults younger than 60 infected with COVID-19 or vaccinated: study
Lead author Dr. Danuta Skowronski, an epidemiologist at the BC Centre for Disease Control, said the findings can be generalized to the rest of Canada.