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- 1/28/2013
Ontario woman first in North America to get MRI-safe defibrillator implant
NEWMARKET, ONT. | Every year an estimated 1.5 million magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are performed in Canada and the number is growing at a rate of about 10% per year. At the same time, a soaring number of Canadians who rely on implanted defibrillators to keep their hearts beating are denied this valuable, life-saving diagnostic test despite a 50 to 75% probability that they will require one over the lifetime of their defibrillator. - 1/28/2013
Dr. Cal Gutkin’s retirement
- 1/28/2013
Mattress management program cuts rental costs for Kelowna hospital
Faced with escalating costs for renting specialized mattresses for inpatients prone to bed sores, Kelowna General Hospital has implemented a mattress management program that has reduced rental costs by 67% since its introduction in November 2010. - 1/27/2013
Last oral drug for gonorrhea may be ineffective
Toronto study first in North America to show clinical failures with cefixime - 1/27/2013
MDs' inappropriate touching of nurse leads to latest suspension
Also said would like to meet another physician 'in a dark alley with a baseball bat' - 1/27/2013
Slower preterm infant growth linked to altered brain development
VANCOUVER | Preterm infants who grow more slowly as they approach what would have been their due dates also have slower development in the cerebral cortex, report Canadian researchers in a new study published in Science Translational Medicine. - 1/24/2013
Outreach improves adherence