ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 1/8/2013
Beware the shrinking penis
Researchers raise awareness of a little-known side-effect of prostate cancer therapy - 1/8/2013
New practical health informatics short course series launched
Short online courses focusing on practical advice and guidance for the eHealth professional that would be useful in day-to-day practice begin mid-January. - 1/7/2013
Stolen CareCard used to fill scripts despite “flag”
Remark by pharmacist first clue that stolen B.C. CareCard was used to fill 19 prescriptions. - 1/7/2013
A cardiologist goes to great lengths for heart research—all the way to the South Pole
Dr. Heather Ross, director of the Heart Failure Program at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre in Toronto and the medical director of the Cardiac Transplant Program, is venturing to the South Pole to raise awareness for heart failure research, cardiac transplantation and heart health. - 1/7/2013
Former Toronto doctor admonished for sex with patients
TORONTO | It’s been four years since Dr. Jacobo Joffe was found guilty of having sex with his patients, but the former Toronto resident was finally given a reprimand for “disgraceful” behaviour. - 1/7/2013
Guidance on probiotic use in children
A new statement from the Canadian Paediatric Society examines evidence for the use of probiotics for various childhood conditions. - 1/7/2013
Off-duty nurses who rushed to action in thick of Stanley Cup riot honoured by police
Peace Arch Hospital nurse Jennifer McDuff never imagined that a night at a hockey game with her colleagues would end with the group spattered in blood caught in the middle of a riot. - 1/7/2013
Health ministry denies funding to Thunder Bay NP-led clinic
The head of Ontario's registered nurses says the Ministry of Health’s decision to not fund additional staff at the Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led clinic is short-sighted. - 1/7/2013
Are nurse practitioners the cure for B.C.'s family doctor shortage?
Rosemary Graham was one of the first to take advantage of British Columbia’s relatively late entry into the brave new world – at least in Canada – of salaried nurse practitioners, touted by many as a cure for the province’s chronic shortage of family doctors and a cost-effective way to deliver better health care.