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- 2/12/2024
‘We strongly urge the Premier to reconsider’: Statement from Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of the Alberta Medical Association
‘We hold our responsibility to the health of Albertans sacred, which includes a duty to bring healing and hope as well as to do no harm.’ - 2/12/2024
Dispute among Alberta physicians now in second year, draws new counter-allegations
The dispute involving Dr. Daniel O’Connell of Edmonton began more than a year ago and led to the Opposition NDP calling for an independent investigation. - 2/12/2024
New book based on sex survey offers unprecedented look into Canadians’ bedrooms
The respondents answered an array of questions about their sexual activities, opinions and identity. - 2/12/2024
‘Risk factors’: Study suggests severe menopausal symptoms linked to dementia
Earlier studies showing that HRT increases the risk of stroke by about a third, later found to be somewhat overstated, resulted in an entire generation of women being deprived of the benefits. - 2/12/2024
Judge overturns convictions of B.C. woman, accused of coughing on grocery worker
A B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled on Thursday that Kimberly Woolman should have been allowed to call a character witness in her 2022 trial. - 2/9/2024
New payment model sees 16.5% jump in B.C. family doctors, but more needed: minister
There are still almost 900,000 people without a primary care provider in B.C. - 2/9/2024
Pharmacist earns celebrity status designing board games
Quebec pharmacist Maxime Tardif is a star in the world of board games thanks to his latest strategy game Earth. - 2/9/2024
A refresher on puberty blockers and what they actually do
The effects of puberty blockers are reversible if they are stopped, but taking them allows youth time to decide if they want to continue gender-affirming surgeries, some of which are irreversible. - 2/9/2024
The lonely patient’s guide to hospital land
Vancouver’s Dr. Davidicus Wong offers up info for patients on how to make the most of their hospital stay. - 2/9/2024
QUIZ: Test your knowledge of fatty liver
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are growing problems fueled by the increased incidence of obesity and type 2 diabetes. See how much you know!