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- 8/29/2022
Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech over COVID-19 vaccine patents
Moderna said Friday that Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine Comirnaty infringes on patents Moderna filed several years ago protecting the technology behind its preventive shot, Spikevax. - 8/29/2022
Improving outcomes for patients living with ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is the 8th most common cancer in women and the most fatal gynaecological cancer in Canada. Nonetheless, we can be optimistic about the future, as innovations bring new approaches that could have an impact on present and future patients. Read more. - 8/29/2022
CMA should be advocating for pensions for physicians
The CMA would appear to Dr. Sohail Gandhi to be back on track: paying more attention to physician advocacy. If it means to continue, the association can prove it had doctors' backs right now by advocating for a better pension situation on a federal level. - 8/29/2022
Lot of Jamp-Atorvastatin Calcium recalled due to potential incorrect strength on label
One bottle from the lot, labelled to contain 10 mg Jamp-Atorvastatin Calcium was found to contain 40 mg tablets of the drug. - 8/29/2022
Labour shortage forces P.E.I. hospital to warn of reduced access to epidurals
The statement says the reduction is not related to the ongoing countrywide epidural supply issue. - 8/29/2022
Preventing delirium protects seniors in hospital, but could also ease overcrowding and ER backlogs
Delirium affects up to 25% of older persons presenting to hospital, and is acquired by a further 25% while in hospital. - 8/26/2022
Nova Scotia looking to fast track licensing process for Ukrainian health workers
The province has already hired three Ukrainian nationals as community navigators. - 8/26/2022
The (medical) funny pages: Welcome to the Jurassic Park Emergency Department
Dr. Cliff Reid, an emergency medicine and intensive care medicine doctor from Sydney, examined what it would be like to combine the emergency department with the prehistoric world of giant lizards. - 8/26/2022
10 things you need to know about monkeypox
Dr. Noorali Bharwani drills down on this latest virus, from risk factors to treatment. - 8/26/2022
QUIZ: Vascular anomalies in childhood
Do you know when and how to treat hemangiomas, and when to refer?