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- 10/23/2022
Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine will cost US$110 to $130 per dose
Pfizer executives said the U.S. commercial pricing for adult doses could start early next year, depending on when the government phases out its program of buying and distributing the shots. - 10/23/2022
Paying for plasma is the new normal: Why policy has changed decades after Canada's tainted blood scandal
There has been a monumental policy shift in paying plasma donors in Canada. - 10/23/2022
Montreal hospital caters to Indigenous patients by adding bannock to meal trays
Julie Woodfine, a psychiatry liaison nurse at the McGill University Health Centre, said the idea was sparked after a 69-year-old Cree patient from Chisasibi was hospitalized after undergoing cancer surgery. - 10/23/2022
Why Viagra may be useful in treating lung diseases
The vasodilation caused by sildenafil can be beneficial in lung diseases such as pulmonary arterial hypertension or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. - 10/23/2022
Canada's top medical journal acknowledges its role in perpetuating anti-Black racism
The Canadian Medical Association Journal says a special edition released Monday is the first of two spotlighting papers by Black authors. - 10/22/2022
A solution for Canada’s physician shortage
Incentives can go a long way in keeping older docs in the workforce, says Dr. Charles Shaver. - 10/20/2022
QUIZ: Vampires! Zombies! Candy!
‘Tis the season for scary movies, ghostly decorations and pediatric dietary overindulgence. If that isn’t ghastly enough, try this fearful selection of Halloween-themed questions. If you dare! - 10/20/2022
Alberta premier says journey to fix health system in 90 days will be 'bumpy'
Premier Danielle Smith, on her first day as premier last week, reiterated her United Conservative Party leadership campaign promise to fire the governing board of Alberta Health Services. - 10/20/2022
The (medical) funny pages: My attending wants to talk to you
Your weekly dose of giggles! - 10/20/2022
Obesity Canada updates clinical practice guidelines with new info on medical nutrition therapy and pharmacotherapy
The update adds new info to the guidelines that were first published in 2020—with new edivence references on nutrition issues like intermittent fasting, as well as emerging drug therapies.