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- 10/2/2022
No injuries after more than 12-hour police standoff at Ont. hospital
Authorities had been called to the facility next to Credit Valley Hospital for reports of a what they described as a "barricaded person.'' - 10/2/2022
Nobel win for Swede who unlocked secrets of Neanderthal DNA
While Neanderthal bones were first discovered in the mid-19th century, only by unlocking their DNA—often referred to as the code of life—have scientists been able to fully understand the links between species. - 10/2/2022
Case Report: Is it a stress rash?
Dr. Robert Dickson encounters a patient in his walk-in clinic whose stress level is causing skin reactions. - 10/2/2022
COVID-19 burden to fall on primary care, Ontario needs new approach: science table
The Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table released three briefs that focused on the response to the pandemic by family doctors and nurses. - 9/29/2022
Perimenopause for Healthcare providers
Vaginal dryness isn’t just a topic to bring up with those who are actively having sex. Vaginal discomfort is an important topic to address specifically for those who aren’t having sex, are enduring painful sex, or are avoiding sex. We can’t ignore perimenopause and menopause any longer. - 9/28/2022
Alberta doctors reach deal with province
The $750 million is to be used for recruitment and retention programs, rural and remote programming and expanding capacity across the system. - 9/28/2022
Gutter to gut: How antimicrobial-resistant microbes journey from environment to humans
Mr. X. has a sore throat. He buys some penicillin and gives himself, not enough to kill the streptococci (bacteria known to cause sore throats and tonsils) but enough to educate them to resist penicillin. He then infects his wife.