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- 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
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. - 1/7/2013
Bariatric surgery breeds better babies
Post-surgical offspring have healthier profile, study shows - 1/7/2013
Discovery gives clues to more effective morphine use
Adults and children whose pain gets worse when treated with morphine may be closer to a solution, based on research published in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience. - 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
Nursing a demanding job that’s in demand
Her older sister, the teacher, and younger brother, the business school grad, left the Windsor area to find jobs in their fields, but Meagan Klyn, the registered nurse, was hired right out of university by a local hospital.